Trump’s Return Prompts Companies to Stifle Climate Talk With ‘Greenhushing’ March 5, 2025 By Coco Liu and Olivia Rudgard As the chief executive officer of Caelux, Scott Graybeal runs a technology startup in Baldwin Park, California, that makes high-efficiency...
Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance February 20, 2025 By Ross Kerber Top mutual fund manager Vanguard has paused meetings with portfolio companies while it reviews the impact of new guidance on...
Trump’s SEC Leader Shifts Power From Investors to Boardrooms February 19, 2025 By Ross Kerber New policies from the top U.S. securities regulator hand corporate boards more power over investors in ways that could curtail...
US Companies Say ESG Rules Are a Serious Barrier to EU Trade February 10, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe. The American Chamber of...
Settlements Eclipse $40 Billion in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge January 8, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40 billion in 2024, according to an extensive analysis of more than 1,400...
EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025 January 3, 2025 By Siobhan Wagner From record solar installations to rising electric vehicle sales, the world is in many ways ramping up the fight against...
Wells Fargo Says It’s Quitting Climate-Banking Group December 23, 2024 By Saijel Kishan and Alastair Marsh Wells Fargo & Co. said it’s leaving the world’s biggest climate alliance for banks, in the latest sign that Wall...
House Committee Says It Finds Evidence of ‘Climate Cartel’ December 16, 2024 By Tim Quinson The House Judiciary Committee said it’s found “substantial evidence of collusion and anticompetitive behavior” by the financial industry to “impose...
Datamaran Announces Deal With Deloitte to Use ESG Software December 11, 2024 By Frances Schwartzkopff Datamaran, a provider of sustainability-related software, announced a collaboration with Deloitte in three European markets to provide companies with ways...
Goldman Sachs Quits Global Climate Coalition for Banks December 6, 2024 By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness Goldman Sachs said it has quit a sector coalition aimed at aligning bank lending and investment activities with global efforts...