Investors Press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on Water, Power Use in Data Centers April 8, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Valerie Volcovici and Supantha Mukherjee Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have each recently abandoned construction of multibillion-dollar data centers over community opposition and now the...
Vanguard Settles Collusion Suit for $29.5 Million February 27, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg and Julie Fine Texas said Vanguard Group Inc. agreed to pay a total of $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a...
Investors: Trump’s Rollback on Greenhouse Gases to Cause Confusion, Could Add Costs February 12, 2026 By Simon Jessop The Trump administration’s decision to overturn an Obama-era legal analysis underpinning greenhouse gas rules will sow confusion and add costs...
Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws February 10, 2026 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used...
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge February 5, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil...
Trump Orders SEC to Review Proxy Adviser Rules in ESG Rebuke December 16, 2025 By Loukia Gyftopoulou and Hadriana Lowenkron President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to limit the influence of proxy advisory firms, part of a push...
Reuters: Ben & Jerry’s Board Chair Won’t Resign as Pressure Mounts From Unilever Unit December 10, 2025 By Jessica DiNapoli The chair of Ben & Jerry’s independent board said she has no plans to resign as Unilever pressured her ahead...
SEC Chief Wants to Boost IPOs by Easing Rules for Small Firms December 2, 2025 By Lydia Beyoud The nation’s top securities regulator is planning to make it easier for small companies to go public by cutting mandatory...
Mondelez Defeats Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Neutral’ Clif Bar Claim October 29, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Mondelez International of deceiving consumers into overpaying for Clif bars...
US Appeals Court Hits Pause on Challenges to SEC Climate Rule September 15, 2025 A federal appeals court on Friday said it was pausing its consideration of legal challenges against the U.S. Securities and...