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Biden’s first veto backs pension investments in ESG - Roll Call

President Joe Biden vetoed an attempt to block pension investment managers from weighing environmental and social justice factors.

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Why Pinterest's new CSO is also the head of the company's public affairs

Pinterest appointed its first-ever CSO, LeMia Jenkins Thompson, in January, a month ahead of releasing the company's inaugural ESG report.

Fortune

Critics blame ESG for Silicon Valley Bank failure

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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Conservative group takes anti-ESG campaign to the next level

It calls ESG an "existential threat to our liberty."

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Congress rejects ESG in retirement plans

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Q&A: Indonesia’s new capital chief Bambang Susantono

Man in charge of capital project tells Al Jazeera he is confident Nusantara will be a ‘liveable and loveable’ place.

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Texas’ next ESG target will be insurers: ‘We’re gonna teach them some manners’

Texas’ fight against environmental, social and corporate governance policies may soon expand to another front: insurance companies.

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Anti-ESG crusader wants to take Trump’s agenda to ‘next level’

Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is basing his long-shot Republican campaign for president in 2024 on persuading even hard-core supporters of Donald Trump that he can take the former president’s “America First” agenda “to the next level.”

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Baker Tilly Asia expansions

Thailand and other Asia Pacific countries hold great opportunity for their economy to grow and for Baker Tilly to expand its presence here after the London-based global accounting firm posted a record revenue of US$1 billion from this region last year, executives say.

Bangkok Post

GOP pits endangered Democrats against Biden with sensitive votes

Two Senate Democrats voted for an ESG resolution that Biden has promised to veto.

Axios

What is ESG investing and why do some hate it so much?

After starting as a niche corner of the finance world, ESG investing has since exploded to become a major force on Wall Street _ and the latest front in the nation’s cultural schism

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The American right has gone to war with 'woke capitalism' – here's what they get wrong

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and likely future presidential contender, has opened up a new front in his party’s war on “woke capitalism”. He is proposing to change the rules around how public bodies within Florida borrow from the markets by issuing bonds.

The Conversation

Why are non-scientists leading the world’s largest companies’ sustainability efforts?

No multinational would pick a non-specialist to manage its treasury or legal compliance. Without scientific competence, the right questions won’t be asked.

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Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule?

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CEOs aren't abandoning their ESG plans

Companies are getting better at defining and explaining their policies.

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Indiana lawmakers join ESG pushback

Members of the Indiana General Assembly’s House Financial Institutions Committee on February 2 passed a bill that would require the state to remove all pension funds from management by financial firms that support ESG or consider ESG criteria in investments:

Bangkok Post

ESG investors warned of greenwashing dangers

Greenwashing has become a challenge for environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment, says the SCB Chief Investment Office (CIO), which is advising investors to consider ESG ratings before allocating funds.

Fortune

Why your company may soon be hiring an 'ESG controller'

Some major companies are hiring for the position to meet climate change disclosure requirements.

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Materiality assessments may soon be everywhere. But do they really drive strategy?

More than three-quarters of Fortune 250 companies perform ESG materiality assessments. But the assessments often don't do what they're designed to do.

Fortune

Companies are following the public’s agenda, not politics–and it’s paying off

Americans want companies to pay good wages and treat workers fairly–and the market is rewarding the ones that do, according to JUST Capital's research.

Axios

The right's anti-ESG crusader

Vivek Ramaswamy is vying to be the anti-BlackRock — and wants state pensions to work with him instead.

Roll Call

GOP attorneys general sue Labor Department over ESG rule - Roll Call

Republican state attorneys general are trying to block a Labor Department rule easing the path for investors to consider ESG criteria.

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States sue Biden administration over ESG in retirement plans

As the new Republican House majority prepares to push back against ESG investing, some House Democrats have launched their own ESG-related caucus to counter Republicans’ efforts:

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Montana governor announces ban on ESG considerations in state investments

The office of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) released the following statement on January 18 announcing that Montana has joined several other states in prohibiting non-financial considerations, including considerations related to ESG, in the state’s investments:

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Virginia governor expresses concerns about ESG investing

Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin (R)—who worked for most of his career in financial services (private equity), where he eventually became co-CEO of the Carlyle Group— signaled last week that he, like many of his Republican colleagues, has some concerns about ESG:

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