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Federal courts block proxy advisor disclosure laws in Kansas and Indiana

Federal judges struck down state proxy advisor disclosure laws in Kansas and Indiana within four days of each other in late June 2026, handing Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis their second and third consecutive court victories against such laws.

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When companies face hostile takeover threats, they turn to ESG — and the whole community benefits

When a company faces the prospect of a hostile takeover, its board may reach for traditional anti-takeover defences. “Poison pills,” for instance, allow existing shareholders to buy additional shares at a discount, diluting a would-be acquirer’s stake and making the target more expensive to absorb.

The Conversation

Federal prosecutors subpoena banks over alleged closure of accounts

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The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Three-quarters of S&P 500 companies now tie a portion of their CEO’s pay to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. They typically include carbon emissions, workforce diversity and worker safety, among others.

The Conversation

2026 VIETNAM ESG INVESTOR CONFERENCE: FROM MARKET SIGNALS TO PRACTICAL DIALOGUE: ESG TO BECOME THE "NEW FILTER" FOR INVESTMENT CAPITAL

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4th annual conference, 2026 Vietnam ESG Investor Conference, successfully took place on 26-27 May, 2026, at the New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. With the participation of over 250 domestic and international delegates, the event focused on…

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'Green fatigue' sweeps the ethical investments market

Retail money flows into funds adhering to an environmental, social and ethical investment framework have fallen sharply since peaking in 2021.

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This Dell Technologies Option Strategy with Bullish Tilt Is Geared for Upside Gains

Dell Technologies (DELL) is holding nicely above rising 21, 50 and 200-day moving averages and is a highly rated stock among many analysts. Today, we are looking at an unbalanced iron condor, with a slightly bullish bias.

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Vinhomes Green Paradise: A Newly Unlocked Treasure in Vietnam's Luxury Real Estate Market

In Vietnam, the Vinhomes Green Paradise, a development positioned as a global ESG-oriented living landmark located in Can Gio, is a place where nature is restored, human wellbeing is renewed, and wealth is simultaneously compounded into a multigenerational legacy.

International Business Times

3 ETFs Combining Market-Beating Performance and ESG Goals

Investors looking for outstanding returns as well as an adherence to the principles of ESG might start with these three ETFs.

MarketBeat

Why Real Estate Needs a New Breed of CFO: Heather Hall on ESG, Enterprise Value, and the Future of Finance

Heather Hall, a fractional CFO and founder of Sapphire CFO Solutions, believes the next generation of financial leadership in real estate must be deeply fluent in ESG.

International Business Times

The DEI & ESG retreat isn’t just bad business, it’s cowardly. We define who we are in moments of fear, and it’s time to make a stand

We define who we are not in times of ease—but in moments of fear. Today, fear is everywhere.

Fortune

Jim Cramer's 'Trump Discount' Proves Real—As ESG Bets Turn Toxic

The clean energy trade that once looked bulletproof is now melting under the weight of President Donald Trump's climate rollbacks—and Jim Cramer's infamous "Trump discount" is playing out in real time.

Benzinga

How ESG Is Shaping the Future of Financial Services

This article will unpack the role and evolution of ESG and IT solutions for financial services, as well as how the concept might revolutionize financial businesses moving forward.

Latin Times

Guns, Booze, And Gambling Stocks Are Crushing ESG In Trump's America

Nearly six months into President Donald Trump's second term, the market has picked its winners—and it's not on ESG, the strategy built around environmental, social and governance principles.

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says leaders have to be 'much more guarded' about what they say because of social media and populism

Fink said the level of public scrutiny was the biggest change leaders had to contend with over the past 30 years.

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ESG inventor says Trump its 'best possible advert'

Despite recent resistance, the man who came up with the term "ESG" says it has largely done its job to shift attitudes among asset owners to better manage risk.

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ESG Is Coming for Your Candy Bars

As climate and equity proposals lose steam, activist investors are targeting junk food, soda, and alcohol in the name of corporate responsibility.

International Business Times

Wangari Global Sets New Standard In Financial Services With Sustainability Insights Driven By AI

Founded to address historic silos between financial analysts and sustainability professionals, Wangari Global is resolving a growing issue preventing the adoption of pioneering ESG initiatives.

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Labour MPs and peers urge banks to view UK defence investments as 'ethical'

More than 100 Labour MPs and peers have called on British financial institutions to class UK defence investments as ethical to boost support for…

Evening Standard

Labour MPs and peers urge banks to view UK defence investments as ethical

An open letter called for financial institutions to ‘rethink’ environment, social and governance requirements that often exclude defence investment.

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JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore

Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa

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Support for ESG proposals at record low driven by US investors, report shows

Report highlights ‘worrying retreat’ in support for shareholder resolutions on environmental and social risks

Evening Standard

Is this the end for boardroom virtue signalling?

Wall Street banks and tech giants are rapidly reining back on their ESG and DEI agendas

Reason

Why Companies Are Ditching ESG

Many have started to recognize a need to focus on their core business rather than virtue-signaling.

The Conversation

Canadian companies are using social media to boost their ESG credibility, but investors aren’t buying it

Tesla founder Elon Musk made his stance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings unmistakably clear in June 2023 when he posted “ESG is the devil” on his social media platform, X. Musk, a well-known critic of ESG, made the comment in response to a report that cited poor ESG…

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