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Wednesday, 17 August, 2022

Moral Money
The utopian world where carbon and crypto meet Premium content
Plus, hedge fund lobbyists attack the SEC’s disclosure drive
Monday, 15 August, 2022

Moral Money
Funds want SEC’s ESG names rule ‘discarded’ Premium content
Plus, an interview with Jonathan Reynolds, UK shadow secretary for business, energy and industrial strategy
Monday, 15 August, 2022

Salman Rushdie
Blinken condemns ‘despicable’ Iranian response to Salman Rushdie attack
Author who spent years in hiding because of fatwa is in critical condition but able to speak
Saturday, 13 August, 2022

Salman Rushdie
Author Salman Rushdie stabbed at event in New York state
Suspect charged with attempted murder and assault of writer who spent years in hiding because of Iranian fatwa
Wednesday, 10 August, 2022

Moral Money
Corporate Japan faces historic environmental activism Premium content
Plus, big wins for solar and carbon capture tech in US climate bill
Sunday, 7 August, 2022

ESG investing
US banks tout fossil fuel credentials after Republican ESG backlash
Several red states have introduced legislation to punish firms adhering to ‘woke’ agenda
Friday, 5 August, 2022

Moral Money
‘Grotesque greed’ — but are energy windfall taxes the answer? Premium content
Plus, US companies face shareholder pressure over abortion access
Monday, 1 August, 2022

Moral Money
How foreign money is still fuelling abuses in Xinjiang Premium content
Plus, the world reacts to the ISSB’s draft standards
Friday, 29 July, 2022

Moral Money
Net zero group cites antitrust threat — legal experts don’t buy it Premium content
Plus, US executives weigh in on the January 6 hearings
Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Moral Money
What does Boris Johnson’s exit mean for the UK’s green agenda? Premium content
Plus, global recession fears cut into corporate sustainability spending
Monday, 25 July, 2022

Moral Money
ESG under fire in US state capitols Premium content
Plus, the climate litigation risks you need to watch
Monday, 18 July, 2022

Moral Money
Why Ukraine is condemning global banks over ‘war crimes’ Premium content
Plus, carbon offsets and lobbying pose greenwashing risks
Monday, 18 July, 2022

Special ReportSustainable Finance
Chief sustainability officers prosper as ESG risks mount
CSOs are an increasingly indispensable part of the executive team — and a potentially valuable source of tip-offs
Monday, 11 July, 2022

Moral Money
European ESG funds buy up defence and energy stocks Premium content
Plus, the SEC offers whistleblowers a juicy reward
Monday, 11 July, 2022

US financial regulation
SEC to rescind Trump-era rule for proxy advisers
Companies backed requirement that ISS and Glass Lewis tell them voting recommendations
Saturday, 2 July, 2022

On Wall StreetInvestor activism
Abortion and other ESG issues rise up the AGM agenda
Despite a high profile defeat for Carl Icahn on animal welfare, activists scored notable wins in shareholder votes
Friday, 1 July, 2022

Moral Money
Crackdown looms for ESG ratings businesses Premium content
Plus, SEC prods Bank of America on ESG tax credits
Wednesday, 29 June, 2022

Moral Money
The sustainable clothing movement thrown into turmoil Premium content
Plus, shareholders at Japan’s power companies reject climate proposals amid historic heatwave
Monday, 27 June, 2022

US & Canadian companies
US company spending on private jets for personal use hits 10-year high
Businesses relax restrictions on using private aircraft by chief executives and chairs because of pandemic
Friday, 24 June, 2022

Moral Money
The largest-ever impact fund has $15bn for dirty companies Premium content
Plus, the carbon bombs lurking on global stock markets
Wednesday, 22 June, 2022

Moral Money
The ‘nightmare’ facing European regulators Premium content
Plus, how some ESG strategies are still beating the market
Monday, 20 June, 2022

Moral Money
Tariq Fancy on Stuart Kirk, the Republicans and what’s next for ESG Premium content
Plus, green Spacs: where are they now?
Saturday, 18 June, 2022

Climate change
Corporate America seeks to halt SEC climate rule
Regulator’s proposal would force companies to disclose carbon emissions and climate change risks for the first time
Friday, 17 June, 2022

Moral Money
How ESG strategies hurt emerging markets Premium content
Plus, the comment period on the SEC’s big climate proposal comes to an end
Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

Moral Money
Gfanz kicks off carbon cutting proposal Premium content
Plus, ‘ecocide’ prevention comes for banks and pension funds