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Climate change was the single most important concern cited by asset managers in the US SIF Foundation’s 2020 Report on Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends. While addressing climate risks will undoubtedly remain a significant concern for investors, the COVID-19 pandemic and the national conversation about racial injustice have underscored the urgency of addressing social issues and revealed the interrelated nature of environmental, social, and corporate governance concerns. As BlackRock CEO Larry Fink pointed out in his recent CEO letter: “It is misguided to draw such stark lines...

Corporate America: woke, tax-averse and in GOP crosshairs Send your tips and thoughts: [email protected], or G-20 — GLOBAL TAX STRUGGLE ON TODAY’S AGENDA: Digital taxation is one of the big issues on the docket of the G20’s virtual gathering today of finance ministers, in particular Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) efforts to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate as a way to ensure digital giants are taxed. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen threw Washington’s weight behind the initiative Monday. The U.S. already has a similar initiative in p...

Shareholders target ‘white man’s world’ with record demands for diversity data POLITICO 25 mins ago By Lorraine Woellert, Catherine Boudreau and Kellie Mejdrich © Richard Drew/AP Photo Amazon, JPMorgan, Johnson & Johnson and other household-name companies are fighting shareholder proposals to put diversity questions up for a vote. U.S. companies are coming under intense pressure to diversify their executive ranks, with shareholders more than doubling their formal demands for audits and increased scrutiny on hiring and promotions. Popular Searches But even as the Der...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Long Game newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Rep. Gregory Meeks | Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo TAKING IT FROM THE TOP—U.S. companies are under intense pressure to diversify their executive ranks. Shareholders this year have filed a record number of demands for racial equit...