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...Some state legislatures, including Florida, Kansas and Idaho, have passed laws that ban or limit the consideration of ESG....
...As for JetBlue, it has been searching for a way to keep up with the big four US carriers — American, United, Delta and Southwest — who through their own dealmaking now control 80 per cent of the domestic...
...“The Supreme Court has made clear that it’s sceptical of agencies trying to pour new wine out of old bottles — and in environmental law, most of our bottles are really old,” he said....
...Texas, Florida, Missouri and other GOP-led states followed suit with anti-ESG initiatives and divestments....
...BlackRock on Monday was sued by the US state of Tennessee, which accused the $9.1tn New York-based asset manager of violating consumer protection laws by misusing environmental, social and governance factors...
...The men sought to portray her as a pawn of secret financial interests, tying her to their critique of investing based on environmental, social and governance factors....
...“This should be one of the best ESG investments in the market today,” said Greg O’Hara of Certares at the time, hailing the environmental benefits of EVs....
...Private insurers have almost completely withdrawn from parts of Florida, Louisiana and other environmental-disaster-prone areas....
...This is surely the definition of a stranded asset, many of you said. Is it though? Environmental standards are in the public domain. We know what’s coming....
...A couple of weeks ago Morningstar, the major financial research provider, was told by Florida government officials that it might be cut out of state contracts because its subsidiary Sustainalytics had blacklisted...
...US Republicans this week took significant action against environmental, social and governance investing....
...At the same time, investors have cooled on dedicated funds that invest with environmental, social and governance mandates....
...The move comes after Florida governor Ron DeSantis, a potential Republican US presidential candidate in 2024, led a resolution to stop the state’s pension funds from considering environmental, social and...
...Woke Inc is under attack. Battle lines have been drawn in America’s latest culture war, with Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, its general....
...BlackRock sharply increased its spending on lobbying in the US last year as the world’s largest asset manager came under attack over its use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing...
...In December, Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis announced that the state would dismiss BlackRock as manager of about $600mn in short-term overnight investments and an additional $1.4bn in long-term...
...On the one hand, environmental, social and governance-based investing is under mounting fire from rightwing groups in America....
...Companies Lego, like its plastic bricks, has proved remarkably resilient in recent years in the face of changing fashions in children’s play and wider societal trends, such as environmental activism (the...
...The acquisition would allow JetBlue to expand out of the north-east, its primary operational region, by increasing its relevance in “certain key focus cities” of Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in Florida, San...
...“There are also a whole series of financial and environmental concerns affecting our employees. They are worrying about where their fish [in their diet] are coming from, whether the house will flood.”...
...One of these things was him saying something like, ‘I am such a burden,’” says Mitchell, of New Port Richey, Florida. Then, in August 2019, Ian was found dead....
...In September, Walmart and its foundation pledged $6mn for recovery efforts after Hurricane Ian devastated Florida, closing more than 260 of its facilities — reminders of the costs of a changing climate and...
...Florida on Tuesday passed a resolution banning its pension fund managers from taking ESG considerations into account with their investing strategies....
...If Strive believes that a company’s move to address an environmental or social issue will enhance long-term value, “we’re in favour of it”....
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