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We studied 235 stocks–and found that ESG metrics don’t just make a portfolio less profitable, but also less likely to achieve its stated ESG aims

Non-ESG rules that incorporate returns result in higher ESG scores, compared with ESG-based rules, new research finds.

Fortune

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas ESG supporters

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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State attorneys general appeal challenge to labor department’s ESG rule

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How CEOs and leaders can 'stand their ground' and resist the backlash on diversity, inclusion, and ESG

Measurable, effective commitments to DEI and ESG goals remain an existential necessity for businesses.

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Invest With Your Principles With These 3 ESG Companies!

Looking for companies that are friendly to the environment? Consider companies with a high ESG score, like these three.

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SEC deprioritizes ESG enforcement

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How Australian companies can fudge their numbers to show social and environmental progress

What’s the easiest way to improve a company’s social and environmental performance? The unfortunate answer, from our analysis of Australian public companies, is to change the way you measure it. In particular, by changing what you said last year to make this year’s performance look better.

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Chevron meets ESG

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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ESG is at a crossroads. A new framework can help companies avoid box-checking exercises

A roadmap for precisely what to say 'yes' to when it comes to ESG empowers a company to say 'no' to measures that are not tied to the business.

Fortune

How will House speaker election affect GOP ESG pushback?

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Why lobbying should be included in ESG ratings

There are many examples of companies lobbying against the very kinds of green initiatives they are undertaking.

Fortune

Senators ask Treasury for additional climate finance regulation

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ESG bonuses are on the rise: Are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?

An increasing number of companies are paying bonuses to executives in the pursuit of sustainability. Driven by an ever-growing focus on global issues, more than three-quarters of large, publicly traded companies in Europe and North America now use environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) metrics when determining executive bonuses.

The Conversation

Federal court rules in favor of Biden ESG retirement rule

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Not a single Fortune Global 500 company made a new net zero commitment last year

"The backlash [against ESG] is having an effect," says Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners.

Fortune

6 insights from Fortune Impact Initiative 2023

Key takeaways from robust conversations about ESG and impact from our meeting in Atlanta.

Fortune

Is ‘ESG’ over? GE, Walmart, and Colgate-Palmolive execs on when they do and don’t still use the term

ESG "means a lot of different things to different people," said Kathleen McLaughlin, EVP and chief sustainability officer at Walmart Inc.

Fortune

Walmart CSO says the trouble with ESG is it's 'become a boogeyman' but the Fortune 500 giant is 'addressing the things that matter'

Speaking at Fortune's Impact Initiative, GE's Roger Martella said, “We cover the topics that are part of ESG, but we don't really use those silos internally."

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Companies that jumped on the DEI bandwagon in 2020 may be most likely to backtrack this year

When companies rush to create diversity commitments, those efforts are typically not long-lasting.

Fortune

ESG proponents are going back to basics by prioritizing employees and customers

They're combating a hostile environment toward ESG by focusing on their bottom line.

Fortune

BlackRock and Vanguard were once ESG’s biggest proponents–now they seem to be reversing course

Major financial firms have adopted ESG to keep up with the times–but they also saw this as an opportunity to make lots of money.

Fortune

From America’s IRA to China’s eco-civilization, a new global consensus is emerging. Globalization and growth are out, redesigning society is in

Existential threats are converging–and they are a direct result of a global economic model that blossoms at the expense of the environment and society.

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JPMorgan: India's ‘trailblazing’ rules set to boost ESG market

MUMBAI: India’s new rules for environmental, social and governance investments and ratings are likely to attract more investors to the nation’s $1.4 billion market and serve as a model for other countries, according to JPMorgan Chase Co.

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SEC regulation slows ahead of expected climate disclosure rule

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Examining BlackRock’s shift away from ESG

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