Despite a flurry of executive orders targeting renewable energy, fossil fuels and environmental policy, advocates say many companies and countries are continuing ESG and DEI initiatives. But they might not be calling them that.

An airline's 401(k) fund used BlackRock as its asset manager. The case could open the floodgates.

High-yield cash opportunities, alternative investments, ETFs and short term bonds received renewed interest.

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The battle over ESG investing is spreading in the Midwest, with the recent passage of an Ohio law and a decision by the Indiana Public Retirement System.

ESG and like investments have come under fire, but a US SIF report seems to see some positivity in the sector despite concerns about greenwashing and greenhushing.

Unlike SRIs and impact investing, the only goal of ESG investments is to generate returns for investors.

Bequests returning territorial assets to indigenous nations pose thorny questions for financial advisors and their clients, two experts tell FP.

The Texas AG leads a lawsuit against BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, alleging asset managers' influence on coal production led to higher energy prices.

The US Sustainable Investment Forum (SIF) sees thin Republican majorities in Congress hampering anti-ESG legislation from advancing.

Even if Donald Trump's second term spells trouble for climate-minded stocks, analysts say investing in energy infrastructure is still a safe bet.

ESG was seen as a counter Trump's presidency eight years ago. The story has changed.

AI-powered YourStake has since expanded into a comprehensive advisor platform, offering portfolio analytics and meeting automation, claiming to save five hours a week for advisors.

Advisors must educate themselves on how climate-related risk can impact the lives, portfolios and net worths of their clients — and communicate those risks accordingly.

ESG has become more material to over two-thirds of asset owners' investment processes in the previous five years, Morningstar says.

Criticism of ESG investing has cut across the political spectrum, with accusations ranging from "woke capitalism" on one end, to "greenwashing" on the other.

The money managers slashed their support of ESG shareholder proposals amid a Republican-led backlash against sustainable investing.

Fund managers are betting that nuclear energy, an area traditionally off-bounds for investors with environmental mandates, is set to make a comeback.

The recommendation relies on the "circular economy."