Search Results for: ESG

June 27, 2025 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

CryptoUK and Eunice have announced the creation of an ESG Working Group. CryptoUK is a leading voice in the UK advocating on behalf of the digital asset industry. Eunice, a member of CryptoUK, is a firm that provides B2B AI solutions for the digital asset sector…. Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the Gensler administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took a hard turn towards social issues (ESG) and away from its mandate of efficient markets, capital formation, and investor protection. In fact, little or nothing was done to support facilitating capital for both private… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ExtractAlpha, a provider of alternative data and analytics solutions, announced the acquisition of ESG Analytics, a platform offering real-time, actionable insights into ESG metrics. This acquisition enhances ExtractAlpha’s commitment to expanding its data-driven solutions, enabling clients to harness ESG insights for improved decision-making. The addition… Read More

January 15, 2025 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The ESG FinTech Summit is returning to London on June 11th, 2025! The Summit is in-person and will be hosted at etc venues, 200 Aldersgate, St Paul’s. This exclusive event is the leading gathering of ESG Leaders and FinTech innovators hosting vetted senior decision-makers, including C-level execs… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The mood or overall sentiments among Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Germany based firms regarding the economic situation remains tense. This, according to an extensive update from KPMG. Only a good three out of four (77%) company leaders still have “confidence in their firm’s overall… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, a global enabler of the consumer retirement market, has reportedly achieved its highest-ever environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating from EthiFinance, scoring 86/100 in their latest assessment report. The EthiFinance ESG Ratings, which aim to effectively evaluate firms on a scale from 0 to… Read More

September 4, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has  scheduled a hearing entitled ” The Fall of ESG: Scrutinizing the Failed Use of Environmental, Social, & Governance Standards and the Influence of Proxy Advisors.” The hearing was initially scheduled for this past July… Read More

August 2, 2024 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee Republicans have posted a report on ESG entitled, “The Failure of ESG: An Examination of Environmental, Social and Governance Factors in the American Boardroom and Needed Reforms.” In recent years, ESG has infiltrated corporate America as well as the political… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has placed two more hearings of note on its calendar. First is a hearing on ESG, or Environmental, Social, and Governance—a buzzy word that took industry by storm only to recede as the nebulous concept emerged as a distracting political… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 6:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American retail investors are significantly more likely to ignore ESG (environmental, social & governance) factors than consider them when investing, according to data from the latest Retail Investor Beat (RIB) from trading and investing platform eToro. In a study of 1,000 American retail investors, just… Read More

May 25, 2024 @ 11:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Alkami, a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S.,  this week announced the release of its latest research, the Generational Trends in Digital Banking Study. The study comes amidst what has been called the greatest intergenerational wealth transfer in history, with… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EY announces the launch of a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub in Dublin to help financial institutions around the world accelerate their efforts to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory and reporting requirements. EY Ireland’s existing financial services sustainable finance team “will more… Read More

March 13, 2024 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has recognized the launch of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board’s (CSSB) consultation on Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards. This has to do with climate disclosure. The CSA pointed to the fact that the US has recently added climate disclosure regulations, requiring… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has announced the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled: “Oversight of the SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule: A Future of Legal Hurdles.” The hearing is scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 10 AM… Read More

December 9, 2023 @ 1:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee notes that in recent years, the spotlight has intensified “on the role of investments in the climate debate.” As most consumers would hopefully know by now, ‘ESG‘ stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. This is a framework used to “measure a company’s sustainability, workforce… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 9:42 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The future of Philippine fintechs, which have basic characteristics centered around innovation and sustainability, will be driven in major part by investments that value environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, analysis from consumer finance company Digido revealed. The global sustainability technology (SusTech) industry, characterized to… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fitch index has reportedly given CaixaBank an ESG Entity Rating score of 2. This initiative in the sector is geared towards providing information and advisory services to foster the implementation of sustainability in companies and “support them in processes such as decarbonization and environmental… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman James Comer, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, may subpoena documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), if the Commission does not provide information regarding their social agenda, which is deemed to be beyond the purview of the securities regulator…. Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, the UK’s greener digital bank, has appointed James Streeter as Head of ESG, supporting its drive to keep sustainability at the core of Tandem. In this newly created role, James will aim to “set the environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy for Tandem; taking… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Michael Wong  |  

A landmark cooperation agreement has been forged between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Banking Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UBBiH). This collaboration is set to strengthen the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) capabilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banking industry. The alliance strives… Read More