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According to a new report on CAC 40 companies, dividends in 2021 reached a record €57 billion, bringing in over €2.4 billion to France's Arnault family and €2 billion to the American investment fund Blackrock.

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and US investment giant BlackRock signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to jointly explore infrastructure projects in the Middle East, focused on Saudi Arabia. Industries to be targeted include energy, utilities, transport and telecoms. PIF and BlackRock will cooperate to attract regional and…

As the world prepares to gather for COP27 in Egypt this weekend, Matt Hay on why climate tech isn’t the only answer to the crisis

The political fight is only getting fiercer over whether it’s financially wise or “woke” folly to consider a company’s impact on climate change, workers’ rights and other issues when making investments

Activists and US legislators say banking summit being used to legitimise the dismantling of city’s freedoms.

As one Republican governor after another rejects President Biden’s suggestion to pardon simple cannabis possession convictions, one wonders what they're thinking.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

As a warming planet brings economic tensions to a boil, following the money can reveal some critical stories

WASHINGTON — Institutional investment firms and activist asset managers are amplifying their message to congressional and state lawmakers: Stop equating environmental, social and governance investing with a political agenda.