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May 24, 2023
Is the US debt ceiling stand-off compromising Biden's green agenda?
As US president Joe Biden’s administration tussles to get agreement from the Republicans over raising the debt ceiling, some fear the price could be a...
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May 2, 2023
Do ESG resolutions stand a chance at banks’ AGMs?
Though a Securities and Exchange Commission rule change has opened the gate for greater numbers of sustainability proposals, the outcome of shareholders' resolutions on ESG...
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April 6, 2023
SEC should mandate Scope 3 disclosures, says environmental group
The Sierra Club has submitted additional comments stressing the need for supply chain emission disclosures ahead of the US regulator’s climate risk disclosure rule, expected...
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March 27, 2023
Explainer: The future of clean hydrogen in the US
The adoption of clean hydrogen in the US has been given a much-needed boost by the Inflation Reduction Act. While a considerable number of projects...
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March 21, 2023
Biden’s approval of Alaskan oil drilling prompts environmental lawsuits
Go-ahead for Willow project has potential to "undo the clean energy progress we’ve made" and threatens communities and wildlife, say environmentalists. The approval of ConocoPhillips’...
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March 15, 2023
Why lack of CRO at Silicon Valley Bank should have rung alarm bells
News that the collapsed SVB did not have a chief risk officer for much of 2022 has raised questions about oversight at lower tier banks....
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March 15, 2023
Only 40% of companies report Scope 3 emissions, CDP says
Companies are struggling to report emissions linked to their supply chains, says the non-profit organisation. Just 41 per cent of companies that disclose to CDP are reporting their Scope 3...
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March 14, 2023
Apple shareholders reject conservative proposals on its diversity policy and China
Apple shareholders have voted against proposals put forward by conservative US groups that consider the tech giant's diversity and inclusion policies as "bigoted against men" and called for an audit...
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March 6, 2023
Explainer: The impact of Republicans' anti-woke campaign
US Republicans are blocking legislation that would allow pension funds to consider ESG factors in their investments and are blacklisting lenders and asset managers that have anti-fossil fuel policies, but...
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US charges up its highways for an electric future
The Biden administration’s strategy to build a national network of electric vehicle charging points and increase the number of EV chargers has been welcomed by US companies. US companies are...
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Non-white directors occupy 20% of US corporate board seats, study finds
Research by ICS shows that ethnic minority directors occupy a growing share of corporate board seats at some of the largest publicly traded companies in the US. About a fifth...
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