The Department of Labor's proposed 401(k) rule could change how fiduciaries consider ESG risks, vote on shareholder resolutions, and fulfil their duties under ERISA.

A third US court has blocked state restrictions on proxy advice, sharpening the legal line between investor disclosure and selective pressure on dissenting analysis.

A group of Republican lawmakers is challenging the anti-ESG backlash from within its own ranks, arguing that political interference in investment decisions threatens free markets and investor autonomy.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to scrap its climate disclosure rules has not ended the debate, but pushed it into a longer and more uncertain new phase.

Under a new settlement with the DOJ, PayPal will launch a new Small Business Initiative that removes race and ethnicity as eligibility criteria.