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ESG Watch: Insurers Refusing to Finance Oil and Gas Ahead of COP27
November 02, 2022
Ahead of the next COP27 meeting, the number of insurers that refuse to cover coal projects, particularly in the reinsurance sector, is growing steadily.
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Haskins: ESG Scoring Resembles China's Social Credit System
November 02, 2022
Justin Haskins, director of the Socialism Research Center at the Heartland Institute explains how Environmental, social and governance, or ESG, social responsibility grading for entities ranging from corporations to governments is similar to the Chinese Communist Party’s system created in 2014 designed to influence behavior and transform society.
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Kocur: Blackrock and the Consequences of Corporate Social Activism
October 26, 2022
As investors become increasingly concerned with the decline of the stock market, they are looking for a maximum financial return going against the recent trends of BlackRock, Inc. which continues to engage in corporate social activism, pressuring funds to invest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).
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NRO: SEC May Drop Scope 3 GHG Emissions from Climate Disclosures
October 26, 2022
Following backlash, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering dropping “Scope 3” GHG emissions from the mandatory climate disclosures that would significantly change the plan advanced by the Biden Administration's SEC.
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McKinsey Launches “Sustainability Academy”
October 26, 2022
McKinsey & Company has announced their new program called the “Sustainability Academy” which aims to aid clients train their boards, executives and employees for the net zero transition and to address sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
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