AI’s Climate Footprint Draws Growing Concern From Asset Owners September 18, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Asset owners are increasingly concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on the environment and society, according to a report...
SEC Seeks Court Order for ISS Client Data Sought in ESG Probe September 9, 2026 By María Paula Mijares Torres The Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal court for an order compelling Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. to turn over...
SEC to Keep Hands Off Shareholder Proposals, Worrying Activists August 17, 2026 By Ross Kerber The top U.S. financial regulator on Friday made permanent its decision to cease judging whether companies may exclude shareholder resolutions...
US Ready to ‘Take Any Actions Necessary’ to Fight EU ESG Rules August 17, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff The US is doubling down on its efforts to quash European environmental and human rights rules it says unfairly impact...
AI Giants Are Quiet on Climate in Sign of Post-ESG Wall Street August 12, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Summer Maxwell In a few short years, US artificial intelligence startups have grown into some of the most powerful and influential businesses...
Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI July 2, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Spencer Soper The greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google spiked in 2025, pointing to a growing problem for...
Proxy Advisers Notch Third Legal Win Staving Off Republican ‘Anti-ESG’ Rules June 30, 2026 By Ross Kerber and Mike Scarcella A federal judge late on June 26 granted a preliminary injunction blocking an Indiana law requiring new disclosures from proxy...
D&O Market Expected to Tighten Under Pressure, Says AM Best June 8, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Analysts at insurance rating firm AM Best said there are “warning signs” for the directors & offers liability market, leading...
Shareholders Press Big Tech Over AI Energy Use and Climate Goals May 22, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Activist investors are pushing technology companies to explain how they’re reconciling surging electricity demand for AI with their climate commitments....
Red-State AGs Call Out Credit-Rating Companies Over ESG April 30, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde A group of state attorneys general wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and major credit-rating firms, raising concerns...