WASHINGTON, D.C. : The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has concluded that two rules issued during the Trump administration “unnecessarily restrained plan fiduciaries’ ability to weigh environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments, even when those factors would benefit plan participants financially.” The DOL issued a final rule yesterday that allows plan fiduciaries […]
ESG Investing: Financing Renewable Energy via Sustainable Markets
On June 17, ACORE hosted an Executive Meeting in New York City to examine how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure and scoring methodologies can better reflect renewable energy use and investment. Participants at the event included leading investors, utilities, corporate offtakers, credit rating agencies, and professional service firms. Speakers from BlackRock, CDP, CleanCapital and […]