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Women's History Month: Retired NASA astronaut Janet Kavandi brings inclusion to Sierra Space missions

Spacewalks and radiation limits were limiting career opportunities for NASA women astronauts. Janet Kavandi pushed back those barriers but says more work is needed.

Space

Congress rejects ESG in retirement plans

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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SpaceX capsule delivers latest four-member crew to International Space Station

The multinational Crew 6 astronauts will be conducting experiments and trials on the ISS

Evening Standard

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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:

Ballotpedia

Investors focus ESG on contrast between climate words and actions

Investors will ramp up their scrutiny of corporate political spending this spring with a specific focus on whether companies’ advocacy and lobbying align with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

Tribune News Service

Investors focus ESG on contrast between climate words and actions - Roll Call

Investors say they will ramp up their scrutiny of companies to make sure their ESG actions are in line with words.

Roll Call

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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Capricorn Energy postpones NewMed merger vote

Edinburgh-based energy company culls several board members ahead of key general meetings

Insider UK

Vanguard announces exit from net zero climate investment alliance

On December 2, the Federal Reserve’s board of governors released its proposed rule on climate risks for big banks, including its proposed environmental stress tests. The board asked for public comments:

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Cleaners and caterers to strike at UK’s business department

Outsourced workers supporting civil servants are skipping meals because they can’t afford them, says PCS union

The Guardian - UK

NASA Cooling Method Could Allow Super-Quick EV Charging

Many advanced technologies developed by NASA for space missions have found applications on Earth. The latest could enable EVs to charge more quickly.

InsideEVs

More board seat battles expected as universal proxy card mandate takes effect

Universal proxy cards, mandated this month for use for the first time in U.S. corporate board elections, are promising to spice up elections for contested director seats.

Tribune News Service

More board seat battles expected as universal proxy card mandate takes effect - Roll Call

The SEC's mandate for universal proxy cards is expected to spice up elections for board directors, possibly giving activists more influence.

Roll Call

Economy and Society, August 30, 2022: Texas lists 10 funds ineligible for business with state over ESG policies

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After quitting the ISS, Russia reveals its next-gen space station

The country revealed a model for a new space station. It could host scientific equipment and tourism, and may even orbit at higher latitudes than the ISS.

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Economy and Society: July 19, 2022- Missouri Treasurer challenges ESG impact on public pensions

Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: Musk's Twitter Lawsuit, Uber Penalized For Overcharging People With Disabilities, Johnson & Johnson Cuts Outlook And Other Top Financial Stories Tuesday, July 19

CNBC Amazon Courts More Trouble As Regulators Inspect Its Warehouses

Axios

Spirit Airlines takeover fight heads to a vote

Frontier Airlines and JetBlue each want to remake America's airline industry.

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Australia just flew its own 'vomit comet'. It's a big deal for zero-gravity space research

Last Saturday, a two-seater SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet took off from Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne with an expert aerobatic pilot at the controls and a case full of scientific experiments in the passenger seat.

Benzinga

The Role Financial Company Corporate Boards Need to Play In ESG Reporting

By Rashida Salahuddin

Benzinga

Twitter Refuses To Let Go Board Member Egon Durban - Read Why

Twitter, Inc (NYSE:TWTR) refused to remove Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban from its board after failing to win the support of the necessary majority of Twitter investors. The board considered Durban a highly influential member bringing an unparalleled operational knowledge of the industry, a unique perspective, and an invaluable skill set and experience…

Tribune News Service

Amazon shareholders approve $200M payout to CEO Jassy, reject worker safety, climate initiatives

At its annual meeting for shareholders, Amazon's investors approved a more than $200 million payout for CEO Andy Jassy and voted against 15 proposals asking the company to report on worker safety, climate goals, pay rates, use of its face recognition technology and its stance on workers' right to unionize.

Inverse

50 years ago, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. joined forces to ensure astronauts could survive in space

In 1972, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. signed a landmark agreement that led to the first international space mission — a test to ensure one superpower could help the other's astronauts out in space.

Benzinga

Why Retailers Must Navigate Muddy Waters Of ESG Requirements

By Rashida Salahuddin

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: California's landmark corporate diversity law was overturned. What happens next?

Critics of the movement to make corporate boards more diverse by adding women and ethnic minorities to what used to be a white, male sandbox may take it as vindication that a California judge recently overturned as unconstitutional the 2020 state law mandating board diversity.

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