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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

W ith the nuclear calamities of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl fresh in the public mind, the 1980s saw a number of socially responsible investment funds pledge to keep nuclear energy out of their portfolios. Is the nuclear industry using a smokescreen of net-zero to cover up its sustainability problems?

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List of the Top Sustainability Focused Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

FullCycle are accelerating the implementation of systemic solutions to the climate crisis, charting the fastest path to net zero emissions by investing in sectors with the most potent emissions critical infrastructure, including energy, waste, agriculture, fashion and manufacturing. Ecotrust Forest Management , Inc.

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US IRA Bridging ESG Gap with Red States

Chris Hall

Last year, Republicans states withdrew US$1 billion in assets f rom BlackRock o ver the asset manager’s E SG investment policies. A group of Republican states recently requested a federal judge in Texas to strike down a Biden administration rule allowing socially conscious investing by retirement plans.