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SEC makes shareholder proposal no-action pause permanent

In this week’s edition of Economy and Society:

Ballotpedia · Aug 19

Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

Banks, asset managers and industry groups move to accommodate US president’s anti-net zero stance

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas ESG supporters

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.

Ballotpedia · Nov 7, 2023

Kentucky threatens to divest from 11 banks over ESG policies

On January 2, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) issued a statement notifying 11 banks that their ESG policies amounted to energy boycotts that harmed the state’s economy according to definitions passed into law last spring. The statement says the banks have 90 days to stop what Kentucky argues are…

Ballotpedia · Jan 10, 2023