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Bloomberg: SEC Proposals for ESG Ignore 80 Years of Financial Science
June 08, 2022
Former managing director and head of financial market research at AQR Capital Management Aaron Brown argues that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is right to be concerned about « greenwashing » of investments with environmental, social and governance considerations but is ignoring 80 years of financial science which will lead to ineffective solutions.
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Brookings compares U.S. and EU UN-ESG Disclosure Regimes
June 08, 2022
Addisu Lashitew writing for the Brookings Institute explores how Environment, Social and Governance disclosure regimes differ between the United States and the European Union.
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Accenture, Microsoft to partner on UN-ESG Service Offerings
June 08, 2022
Accenture, Microsoft and their digital cloud and advisory services and solutions joint venture Avanade announced the launch of a new partnership enabling organizations transform operations, products, services and value chains to accelerate the net zero transition, with plans to expand their focus to ESG issues in the future.
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U.S. SEC Unveils Rules to Ensure ESG Funds Follow Through on Investments
June 01, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rule changes enforcing more standardization of fund’s environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) credentials and limit unfounded claims.
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Conservatives Counter Woke Companies with New Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index
June 01, 2022
Inspire Investing, a Christian investment and technology firm, and the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal foundation have launched Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index to measure “corporate respect for religious and ideological diversity in the market, workplace and public square”, countering the corporate scorecards on issues such as sustainability, racial justice and LGBTQ rights that abound on the left.