Environmental - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:58:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Environmental - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 U.S. finance faces ESG backlash, more to come in 2023 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/u-s-finance-faces-esg-backlash-more-to-come-in-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-finance-faces-esg-backlash-more-to-come-in-2023 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:58:54 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=43187 BOSTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – A movement by financial firms and activists to challenge companies over their efforts on climate change and social inequality faced organised and growing push-back in 2022, led by Republican U.S. politicians. Focusing on environmental, social … Read More

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]]> BOSTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – A movement by financial firms and activists to challenge companies over their efforts on climate change and social inequality faced organised and growing push-back in 2022, led by Republican U.S. politicians.

Focusing on environmental, social or governance-related issues, ESG in industry parlance, could hit returns to investors, critics said.

A rise in oil prices this year bolstered their case by hurting the performance of many ESG funds that had moved away from energy stocks, responsible for producing a large share of climate-damaging carbon emissions.

Despite that, the list of financial firms signing up to industry coalitions aiming to help companies make the shift to a low-carbon economy lengthened as scientists warned time was running out to limit global warming.

Activist shareholders also won significant victories at corporate annual meetings this year such as a call for a human rights report at gun maker Sturm Ruger & Co (RGR.N).

In the eye of the storm for much of the year was BlackRock (BLK.N), the world’s biggest money manager, whose chief executive kicked off the year with a defence of ESG investing in a letter to peers.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/us-finance-faces-esg-backlash-more-come-2023-2022-12-27/

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