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How not to let anti-ESG rhetoric reshape investment strategies | Trellis The Backlash Didn’t Kill Green Investing. In Fact, It’s Booming. Big Asset Owners Are Leaning Further Into ESG Factors, Says Morningstar Republicans Weigh Rolling Back Anti-ESG Law They Passed Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Top Funder of Republican AGs Group in 2024 – EXPOSEDbyCMD More Than a Third of Independent Lennar Shareholders Push Homebuilder for Emissions Targets Investment in US renewables hit a record $88B last year Supreme Court: Companies can’t be sued for not disclosing climate risk Why a Portfolio With Low ESG Risk Can Better Withstand a Market Crisis Capital One shareholders urged to approve scope 3 target-setting proposal

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The Backlash Didn’t Kill Green Investing. In Fact, It’s Booming.

Global warming and heat extremes to enhance inflationary pressures – Communications Earth & Environment

Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It

Consumers Willing to Pay 12% Premium for Sustainable Products: Bain Survey – ESG Today

Reducing pesticides in food: Major food manufacturers earn an F grade

As extreme weather increasingly threatens crops, study finds taxpayers pay the price – Investigate Midwest

As climate disasters mount, the world isn’t spending nearly enough to adapt

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Kroll’s Message for Critics: ESG Makes Money

ESG and Global Investor Returns Study

Shareholder Value Implications of Supply Chain ESG Performance: Evidence From Negative Incidents

ESG returns rebound, taking some gas out performance debate

Asset and wealth management revolution 2022: Exponential expectations for ESG

Over 70% of Businesses View ESG as a Revenue Enabler: IBM Study

Do ESG Efforts Create Value?

Drastic climate action is the best course for economic growth, new study finds

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More than 40% of Public Companies Now Reporting on Scope…

Sustainable Investing Interest | Morgan Stanley

S&P Forecasts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Issuance in 2024 –…

Pensions Are Voting Against Climate Action―and That Needs to Change

Managers’ climate ambitions, actions don’t match, survey finds

Over half of investors plan to increase ESG investments in…

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76% of companies link pay to ESG performance in rising…

Four out of 10 CEOs ready to sacrifice profits to…

Over 90% of Executives Plan to Increase Spending on ESG…

Role of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Goals in Company…

50% of CEOs Have Pay Tied to ESG Goals, up…

Companies are wavering on ESG—but Fortune 500 CEOs still think…

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ESG hiring is entering ‘prolonged recovery’

Nearly Half of High Income Workers Consider Switching Jobs for…

Research: The ESG Issues That Matter Most to People

Plan Participants Want ESG Investments: Natixis

Despite Backlash, ESG Hiring Remains Elevated

ESG is here to stay, Seyfarth report concludes

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Investors were offered 4 climate messages. Only one made them bullish on green investing.

We Asked Americans What They Think About the Term “ESG.” Their Answers Were Eye-Opening

Cracks emerge among GOP support for combating ESG investing

Ron DeSantis’ War on Woke is Turning Off Republicans

ESG remains politicized, but majority hold moderate perspectives

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New Poll: House GOP’s Anti-ESG Push to “Blindfold Investors” Is Deeply Unpopular, Even Among Republicans

ESG Not Making Waves With American Public

NEW POLLING ON RESPONSIBLE INVESTING (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ESG)

5 Key Insights from the American Public to Help Companies and Investors Lead Through Increasing Attacks on ESG and ‘Woke’ Companies

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ESG Investments Lead to Higher Sales

Sustainable Brands Are Worth $44 Billion to U.S. Consumers, New Study Finds

More Than 90% of Consumers Think Brands Are Guilty of Greenwashing

Consumers Willing to Pay 12% Premium for Sustainable Products: Bain Survey – ESG Today

More than half of consumers say they’ve been misled by brand sustainability claims

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UCO Study: Oklahoma cities and towns paid millions extra because…

Texas Anti-ESG Investing Bill Faces Pushback Over $6 Billion Cost…

Texas anti-ESG laws costing state more than $700M, study says

Red state bans on ESG-aligned underwriters raise costs for muni…

Bill to defend Missouri’s Jay Ashcroft in fight over ‘anti-woke’…

Oklahoma’s bank boycott could cost taxpayers millions, public employee group…

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ESG Investments Lead to Higher Sales

Sustainable Brands Are Worth $44 Billion to U.S. Consumers, New…

More Than 90% of Consumers Think Brands Are Guilty of Greenwashing

Consumers Willing to Pay 12% Premium for Sustainable Products: Bain…

More than half of consumers say they’ve been misled by…

Do Consumers Care About ESG? Evidence from Barcode-Level Sales Data

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Execs say diversity is critical for good business, new survey…

A New Way to Make CFOs Care About Climate Change

Executives report expanded DEI investment — but growing backlash

‘Diversity Dividend’ Eludes Property, Energy, Industrial Firms

30 CFOs at global companies weigh in on how they…

ESG poised to gain traction as CFO priority: Gartner

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