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EU Mounts Major Retreat From ESG Agenda Amid Fierce Backlash
The development has major implications for the future of ESG globally, with Europe accounting for well over 80% of the world’s ESG fund assets.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Google Eliminates DEI Goals
"Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020 to improve leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025."
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia, Home to the World’s Largest Nickel Reserves, Struggles to Achieve Its EV Dreams
"The country is home to nearly half of the world’s production of nickel, a key mineral in manufacturing batteries."
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-mobility, ESG, human rights, mining
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Report: UN SDSN: Why is Europe’s Sustainable Development Slowing?
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) sixth Europe Sustainable Development Report (ESDR) for 2025 shows persistent ESG challenges across Europe.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, global development, scale, SDGs
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Viewpoint: Healthcare Companies Should Advocate for ESG Policies Amid AI Push
The impacts of a warming global climate, such as increased air pollution, are directly linked to poorer patient health.
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- Environment, Health Care, WASH
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- Global
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- climate change, climate health, ESG, water
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Record US $20 Billion Pulled From ESG Funds in US After Republican Party Attacks
It is the latest sign that environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics are under siege in the world’s largest economy.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- North America
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- data, decarbonization, ESG
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Solar Energy Developer Secures $415 Million to Power the World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant
The project will generate clean energy for DAC operations, aligning with Origis Energy’s mission to provide scalable decarbonization solutions.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- North America
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- decarbonization, ESG, renewable energy, solar
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Indiana to Replace BlackRock in Pension Funds Due to ESG Investing Policies
BlackRock runs a passively managed international government bond index mandate for INPRS, with assets reportedly of nearly $1 billion.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- corporations, ESG
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