July 25, 2025 | Sustainable Investor Two of the most influential voices in global shareholder governance, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), have launched federal lawsuits against the state of Texas, accusing lawmakers of violating their constitutional rights through new legislation that limits ESG-related proxy advice. Glass Lewis called the law “blatantly unconstitutional,” arguing that it compels speech and…
Glass Lewis and ISS file U.S. lawsuit over Texas ESG restrictions
July 25, 2025 | Sustainable Investor Two of the most influential voices in global shareholder governance, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), have launched federal lawsuits against the state of Texas, accusing lawmakers of violating their constitutional rights through new legislation that limits ESG-related proxy advice. Glass Lewis called the law “blatantly unconstitutional,” arguing that it compels speech and…
Standard Chartered Launches New Sustainable Cash Management Solution for Corporate Clients
International banking group Standard Chartered announced the launch of its new Sustainable Escrow and Account Bank solution, aimed at enabling clients to embed sustainability into their cash management, by holding funds in accounts referenced against the bank’s portfolio of sustainable loans and projects. The new offering forms the latest in a series of sustainability-focused Transaction Banking Cash solutions by Standard Chartered,…
EU Plans to Simplify Regulations on Industrial Emissions, Circular Economy, Waste Management
The European Commission announced the release of a new Call for Evidence, seeking input on a planned upcoming “environmental omnibus proposal” aimed at simplifying environmental legislation and reducing administrative burdens for companies in areas including circular economy, industrial emissions and waste management. The initiative forms part of a major simplification push in the EU, and follows the release by the…
ICJ Opinion Opens the Door for Climate Change Lawsuits Against Developed Nations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s principal judicial body, announced the release of its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, indicating that countries have an obligation under international law to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to contribute to climate change adaptation, opening up potential requirements by wealthier nations to pay compensation…
SEC Declines to Say if it Will Uphold Climate Disclosure Rule if Lawsuit Against it Fails
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told the U.S. Court of Appeals that it does not intend to review or revisit its climate disclosure rules for companies, and asked the court to rule on rule on petitions filed against the rules. The SEC also declined to say whether it would uphold the climate disclosure rules if the court ruled…
Guest Post: Insurance Must Adapt to the New Climate Reality
By: Pierre du Rostu, CEO of AXA Digital Commercial Platform The protection gap describes the difference between the total losses caused by an event and the proportion of those losses covered by insurance. The wider the protection gap, the greater the difference between what needs to be covered and what is. Insurers aim to close the protection gap so that…
Gold Standard Releases Certification Requirements for Engineered Carbon Removals
Sustainability standards body Gold Standard announced the publication of its Engineered Removals Activity Requirements, a new framework aimed at setting benchmark requirements for the certification of high-integrity engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects. Engineered removals refer to technology-based solutions that physically extract CO2 from the atmosphere, such as direct air capture (DAC) and bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)….
Jupiter Intelligence Launches New Solutions Enabling Banks, Investors to Quantify Climate Risk
Climate data solutions provider Jupiter Intelligence announced the launch of a series of new tools, aimed at enabling banks and asset managers to quantify physical climate risk within their portfolios and to calculate the ROI on resilience investments. The new tools will form part of Jupiter Intelligence’s flagship ClimateScore Global climate analytics platform. Launched in 2020, the platform was designed…