ESG backlash

Emphasis on disclosure and move away from portfolio emissions targets 'could foster more competition on climate', managers say.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Investors 'lack comprehensive data' on autonomous weapons; Oxfordshire pension fund responds to NZAM exits.

Asset owners welcome relaunch of Net Zero Asset Managers initiative but voice disappointment over US departures.

Major global firms no longer listed as members of Net Zero Asset Managers after initiative relaunch, others withdraw regional divisions.

Filers encouraged by limited response to SEC's step back from proxy process despite exclusion of ESG proposals by some corporate giants.

Summary judgment granted in favour of American Sustainable Business Council, which argued law impinged free speech rights.

Firm's 2025 US proxy review finds continued drop in support for environmental and social proposals, but some large managers buck the trend.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Schroders echoes concerns over SFDR sovereign treatment; ECB research links repo pricing to transition risk.

Amid an assault on the proxy process, filers are not backing down and signs are emerging that companies may not exploit a system tilted in their favour.

Project aims to 'set the record straight' about proxy advisers amid growing attacks on market participants.