Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO ESG Investing A newsletter for institutional investors, focusing on the important issue of environmental, social, and goverance-minded investing. SPONSORED AD In-Focus Shareholders File More ESG Proposals Than Ever Ahead of This Proxy Season Company diversity and climate change are the biggest issues for investors this year. Newsmakers GOP-Led States Ban Pension Plans From Dealing With ESG-Backing Firms Texas probes whether BlackRock and other asset managers are boycotting fossil fuels. Newsmakers Diversity and ESG Improve at PE and Credit Firms, Survey Says But they still have a long way to go, with women making up just a quarter of investment teams, PineBridge poll finds. Asset Allocation Pension Advocate Calls for ESG Regulation and Legislation to Guide Canadian Plans The Association of Canadian Pension Management says administrators are in the dark about ESG fiduciary duties. Asset Allocation Northwestern Sets New Fossil Fuel Investment Guidelines The university says it will also boost investments in cleaner energy companies. Newsmakers Net-Zero Pledges Aren’t as Green as You Think, Says New Study Of the 25 asset managers studied that were members of the Net Zero Asset Manager Initiative, not a single one required companies in their portfolios to stop developing new projects with coal, gas, and oil. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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