US Dollar, ESG, ESG reporting

Excluding ESG: Biden Sustainable Investing Rule Overturned

June 2, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A rule from former US President Joe Biden’s administration permitting retirement plans to consider ESG factors when selecting investments will be scrapped by the Department of Labor …

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sustainability reporting, EU sustainability reporting, CSRD

EU Parliament proposes further cuts to sustainability reporting requirements

May 22, 2025


A European Parliament committee has proposed measures to further reduce the number of companies that must comply with the EU’s sustainability reporting framework, going much further than …

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BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

ICGN raises concerns over plan to remove audit oversight powers

May 16, 2025


The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has shared concerns over a proposal to revoke the powers of an independent body that oversees audits.

The group sent a

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Texas

Texas introduces restrictions on small shareholder proposals

May 9, 2025


Texas has put forward a bill imposing new restrictions on shareholder eligibility to submit proposals, potentially limiting the voice of small investors seeking change.

The bill, which passed 45 to …

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Sustainability reporting

ISSB proposes changes to ease requirements for financial companies

May 2, 2025


The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed reforms to its climate-related disclosure standards to ease greenhouse gas reporting requirements for companies.

The board has proposed

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Apple

Judge rules Apple violated injunction with continued anticompetitive practices

May 1, 2025


Apple has been referred for a criminal contempt investigation after a US district judge ruled the company continued anticompetitive practices on the App Store, despite a previous injunction.…

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proxy voting

US lobby group urges reform of “outdated” proxy-voting processes

25 April, 2025


Swift action is needed from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Congress to modernise outdated proxy-voting processes, according to a report published on Wednesday (23 April)

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anti-ESG

Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office used Signal for anti-ESG policy discussions, lawsuit says 

April 25, 2025


Jordan Harvey, chief of staff for Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ, used messaging app Signal to communicate and coordinate policy with several groups actively opposing environmental, social

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ESG investing

US Labor Department considers overturning pension fund ESG rule 

April 24, 2025


The US Department of Labor has requested that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals suspend litigation over a Biden-era rule that allows pension funds to consider environmental, social

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RPMI Railpen urges government to protect shareholder rights

CII calls for legislation to enhance transparency of multi-class voting

April 11, 2025


The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has called on the US House Committee on Financial Services to introduce legislation requiring class-by-class disclosure of vote results.

The CII

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