Tag: ESG

Doconomy, a climate technology startup helping banks understand their environmental impact, has acquired Stockholm-based financial wellbeing FinTech Dreams Technology.

A group of 27 Republican state Attorneys General have reportedly published a letter to Congressional leaders aimed at blocking the implementation of an ESG investing rule.

Key ESG FinTech investment stats in 2022: • Global ESG deal activity set a new record in 2022 with 114 deals in total, a 46%...

Fitch Ratings has revealed plans to use its climate vulnerability scores to boost the process for identifying climate related risks for its corporate credit ratings.

Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis has barred fund managers for state and local entities in the state from considered ESG factors in investment decisions.

Arizona will no longer investigate banks and other financial institutions over ESG investing practices, according to the state’s new Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Gary Gensler, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has said the SEC is considering adjusting its climate risk disclosure rules for public firms.

Greenwashing is still a widespread problem. As the pressures increase for firms to act sustainably, both through regulation and customer expectations, there is a risk more will look to embellish their green efforts.

The Chartered Banker Institute has welcomed an FCA discussion paper that focused on enabling finance to deliver on its potential to drive sustainable change.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that ESG investing will be a key focus in its Division of Examinations in 2023.