United States: ESG And Political Climate Changes

Preparing for the increasingly complex maze of state-level regulations regarding ESG-based investments. Amid growing interest by some investment managers to consider environmental implications and anticipated regulatory change in their portfolios, Environmental Social Governance (ESG) investments are also increasingly catching the attention of state regulators. Along with public warnings from state attorneys general, some states are reacting by barring major banks from government contracts and pulling money from asset managers they deem as overstepping on climate action. Before determining an investment strategy,...