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House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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How boards are responding to investor and political pushback on ESG goals

On the state level, Florida is leading the charge with 18 other states in a movement against ESG investing.

Fortune

Florida governor signs bill opposing ESG

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Louisiana attorney general launches ESG investigation

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) launched an investigation on April 25 into Climate Action 100+, which describes itself as “an investor-led initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change.” Landry’s office says the investigation seeks to determine whether some asset management…

Ballotpedia

How social goals are key to business growth

Companies are discovering how achieving social impact and making money can go hand in hand.

Fortune

'We don't do woke, we just work:' 3 CEOs talk ESG, A.I., and geopolitics

C3.ai CEO Tom Siebel, Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber and Workday co-CEO Carl Eschenbach joined Fortune's private dinner for CEOs on Tuesday.

Fortune

Shareholder activists sue the SEC, alleging bias

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Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds

BlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

Biden issues executive order on environmental justice

Ballotpedia

Kansas has new anti-ESG law amid raft of culture war vetoes

Kansas officials won’t be allowed to use environmental, social and governance factors in investing public funds or deciding who receives government contracts

The Independent UK

Asia-Pacific companies lagging on ESG

Less than 30% of companies in Asia-Pacific incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their goals and key performance indicators, even though more than half of them claim the issue is critical to their long-term success, according to a recent survey.

Bangkok Post

These anti-ESG Republicans are longtime supporters of green power

Some key Republican senators who’ve slammed Wall Street’s efforts to tackle climate change are themselves big supporters of green energy.

Tribune News Service

How environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing controversies can impact fossil fuels

The past few years have witnessed a surge in the popularity and momentum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing — a form of responsible investing that aligns financial returns with positive environmental and social ones.

The Conversation

Tennessee joins open letter opposing ESG

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Transforming ESG commitments into real change

Increasingly, businesses are coming under pressure from all stakeholders to demonstrate tangible progress towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

Ballotpedia

Economy and Society, April 11, 2023: Tennessee joins open letter opposing ESG

Fortune

How Autodesk's CFO is tackling sustainability—from home remodels to 'smart cities'

Sustainability and financial priorities are inherently linked, Debbie Clifford says.

The Independent UK

Kansas passes anti-ESG bill, but it's milder than some want

A proposal designed to thwart environmentally and socially conscious investing has cleared the Kansas Legislature but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being a strong as some conservatives wanted

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Economy and Society, April 4, 2023: Ballotpedia launches database of asset management companies that contract with state pensions

Fortune

Why CEOs are going all in on the energy transition

Money is flowing out of ESG funds...to climate funds.

Fortune

Chipotle's bonus program rewards a metric that 73% of Fortune 500 companies now use to set executive compensation

The compensation plan holds leadership accountable to reach set goals, says Chipotle's chief corporate affairs officer.

Ballotpedia

House fails to overturn veto of ESG legislation

Kiplinger

ETF Funds for Anti-ESG Investors

A new crop of anti-ESG ETF funds offers an alternative to investments that focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues.

Reason

Biden's First Veto Protects and Promotes ESG

What at first appears to be deregulation is actually economic activism in disguise.

Ballotpedia

Biden vetoes Congressional Review Act resolution that aimed to block ESG retirement plan rule

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