DUTCH PENSION FUND DITCHES BLACKROCK DUE TO CLIMATE RISK POLICIES
PFZW, one of the largest pension funds in the Netherlands, announced its decision to move a €14.5 billion ($17 billion) mandate out of BlackRock because of concerns over how the asset manager considers climate risk.
SUSTAINABLE FUNDS BEAT TRADITIONAL FUNDS IN FIRST HALF OF 2025
In the first six months of the year, sustainable funds posted a median return of 12.5 percent, ahead of traditional funds’ 9.2 percent. Flows were positive, although tracking below prior years.
MAJOR COMPANIES REFRAMING, NOT ABANDONING, DEI: REPORT
More than half of S&P 100 companies adjusted their diversity, equity, and inclusion messaging in major filings in 2025, according to The Conference Board.
U.S. TREASURY-LED WATCHDOG DISMANTLES CLIMATE PANELS
The Financial Stability Oversight Council, chaired by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, rescinded the charters of its Climate-Related Financial Risk Committee and its Climate-Related Financial Risk Advisory Committee.
KEN PAXTON’S ATTACK ON INVESTORS IS CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL, NOT CONSERVATISM
Ex-GOP lawmakers say market-based approaches are better than government mandates from either left or right.