But it could encourage shareholders worried about the backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment considerations from the Trump Administration and other Republican U.S ...

Over the past 18 months, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda has suffered setbacks in corporate DEI programs, declining investment dollars, and the collapse of the Net-Zero ...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is quite controversial now, with a lot of conservative critics. And so Judge O’Connor was naturally asked to declare that it is a violation ...

Tesla founder Elon Musk made his stance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings unmistakably clear in June 2023 when he posted “ESG is the devil” on his social media platform ...

A federal judge in one of the country’s most conservative district courts ruled Friday that American Airlines unlawfully incorporated environmental and sustainable governance (ESG) factors into ...

Plaintiffs in the first lawsuit over ESG in a 401(k) just saw a victory that could have enormous implications for asset managers and retirement plans. In a long-awaited decision issued Friday ...

Sustainable investing-focused mutual funds and exchange-traded funds suffered a severe beating in 2024, producing record outflows, a record number of discontinued ESG mandates and a record number ...

Even though BlackRock wasn’t a defendant, Reed offered sharp criticism of the firm and its ESG policies while branding as “incestuous” its relationship with American Airlines. “Defendants ...

Spence alleged that the inclusion of ESG-focused funds led to underperformance compared to non-ESG options, thereby harming employees’ retirement savings. As detailed in coverage by Reuters ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. While some critics condemn ESG funds as “woke” investing, regular investors’ appetites remain strong for these funds ...

Plan should stick to financial factors, judge says Ruling is among first of its kind ESG investing facing backlash from conservatives Jan 10 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Friday said ...

social and corporate governance (ESG) factors. "The evidence made clear that [American’s] incestuous relationship with BlackRock and its own corporate goals disloyally influenced administration ...