In mid-August, Strive Asset Management launched an anti-ESG fund, the U.S. Energy ETF (DRLL). The fund has attracted around $312 million in investments since its launch. Strive’s executive chairman, Vivek Ramaswamy, said that the…
No surprise that the latest annual climate report from The Task Force on Climate-related Financials Disclosures (TCFD) shows a marked increase in climate risk reporting in the past five years. But the leading industry sure shocked…
Mark Hulbert suggests influence leads to better returns over the long run.
Scramble for renewable energy leaves shiny new toys on the sidelines.
Also, Europe's emerging climate bug problem.
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Sustainable1, an ESG intelligence provider, announced on earlier this month the launch of a group of climate-focused market benchmarks called the S&P Net Zero 2050 Carbon Budget Indices. The…
A nearly 100-year-old consumer research organization is providing powerful, and sometimes strident, anti-ESG messages, many of which have been directed at some of America’s largest and most well-known corporations. Consumers’ Research is a conservativ…
This week’s 2-million-barrel OPEC cut, while generating ferocious political headlines, barely moved the needle in oil markets.
Lack of regulation takes vital climate strategies off priority lists.
Deforestation a focus for the world, not Brazilian voters.
Stuart Kirk, head of HSBC Asset Management’s responsible investing business, compared last May the current concerns about the climate crisis to the Y2K bug doomsday predictions. During a presentation at a conference sponsored by…
Florida and Texas, two of the country’s most populous states, have recently enacted anti-ESG regulations. These regulations forbid state investment and pension fund managers from doing business with asset management firms and banks that…
A new report this week has slapped a value estimate on natural markets such as agriculture, carbon credits and conservation projects for the first time — a whopping $7 trillion that underscores the economic…
In a press release last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed credit for eliminating environmental, social, and governance considerations from the state’s pension and investment funds. DeSantis is one of three Trustees of Florida’s…
The European Commission is stepping up its scrutiny of alleged “greenwashing” in its markets. Greenwashing is the conveying of a false impression or disseminating misleading information on how a company’s products, goals, and policies…
Remove the ideology by removing the special overlay of ESG status.
Also, renewables trends point to a coming surge in U.S. solar power.
If Republicans make gains in Congress, expect less heat on Big Oil and more scrutiny of clean tech subsidies.
Tire giant Michelin the focus of investigation as regulators look away.
Russian relations, China trade top similar challenges as global warming hits hard.
