Green Taxonomy Trashed: UK Ditches Plans After “Very Mixed” Reaction
July 17, 2025
The UK government has opted to scrap plans for a long-awaited green taxonomy due to “very mixed” feedback to a public consultation.
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Excluding ESG: Biden Sustainable Investing Rule Overturned
June 2, 2025
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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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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GII provides false solutions says feminist group
April 6, 2023
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has criticised gender impact investment (GII) strategies for failing to achieve the systemic change it promises.
The ‘Gender Impact Investing & The …
Read MoreLack of board independence may make UK investment trusts targets for activist shareholders according to Simon Westlake at City of London Investment Group, a big activist investor in emerging market investment trusts. “Some boards have been too much in the …
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