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Economy and Society April 2, 2024: Mississippi issues cease and desist order to BlackRock, warns of potential finesEconomy and Society April 2, 2024:

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Fast-Growing ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Energy Company Ramps Up Oil and Gas Production

Environmentalists question the sustainability commitments made by Denver-based Civitas Resources.

Capital & Main

‘We found each other digging in the dirt’: singles flirt over worms at weed dating

At a community garden in Melbourne, combining a working bee with speed dating has yielded the city’s most wholesome matchmaking event

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Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets

Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as apparel, food and beverage, and tech want to be better stewards of the freshwater resources they use

The Independent UK

California just forced the corporate hand on Scope 3

Can companies measure their Scope 3 emissions? Yes, you can. If you try.

Fortune

House Judiciary Committee requests ESG documents from California pension system

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) requested documents late last year from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension system in the country, and Ceres, a nonprofit group that advises CalPERS on environmental matters. The committee is seeking information about CalPERS’ ESG efforts and the…

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House Judiciary Committee requests ESG documents from California pension system

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Eartag satellite-tracking technology stopping livestock theft, saving farmers milions of dollars

Farmers say it's like having a shepherd guarding stock the whole time. Eartag satellite-tracking technology could save them millions of dollars and a lot of heartache.

ABC News

Tennessee joins open letter opposing ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.

WEKU

Climate insurance is becoming a world of haves and have-nots

Two reports give a very different assessment of the world's financial preparedness for climate-related damage.

Fortune

Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust

The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee, who have indicated that they would like to understand better how…

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Father of five accuses Ceres Poultry Group of putting family in unliveable staff accommodation

Scott Mackenzie says he accepted the job in Port Wakefield because he was promised a place for him, his partner and their five kids to live. When they arrived, they discovered the house was riddled with mould — but that was just the beginning of an eight-month nightmare.

ABC News

Companies often don’t match climate talk and lobbying, study says

Nonprofit Ceres says many companies say one thing about climate policy, but do something different in lobbying.

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The Independent UK

Emissions declarations by equity firm Carlyle under question

The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s top private equity firms, which portrays itself as a climate leader, published a first of its kind emissions risk declaration this year

Tribune News Service

Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies’ climate goals

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies would face additional scrutiny on their promises to slash emissions under a section on corporate transparency in a Senate-passed budget deal.

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Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies' climate goals - Roll Call

The Senate budget reconciliation bill would give the EPA oversight of corporate progress toward emissions targets and climate goals.

Investors Business Daily

Warren Buffett Continues To Add OXY Stock, But Is It A Buy Or A Sell Right Now?

Warren Buffett owns nearly 20% of Occidental Petroleum after a July buying spree. But is it a good investment?

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Tribune News Service

Investors urge regulators to protect vulnerable from climate risk

WASHINGTON — Impact investors are ramping up their calls to federal agencies to protect financially vulnerable communities from the ramifications of climate change, with a particular focus on updating regulations implementing a 1977 anti-redlining law.

Roll Call

Investors urge regulators to protect vulnerable from climate risk - Roll Call

Advocates of ESG investing say only one financial regulator has made considerable progress in protecting the vulnerable from climate risk.

The New Daily

Surging grocery costs encourage Australians to grow their own food

Community garden groups are reporting a major spike in interest as Australians look to grow their own food to avoid soaring fruit and vegetable prices.

Tribune News Service

SEC’s climate rule heats up debate on supply chain emissions

WASHINGTON — The business world is divided over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission should require emissions data from corporations’ suppliers and customers when the agency finalizes a rule on climate-related financial risk disclosure.

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SEC's climate rule heats up debate on supply chain emissions - Roll Call

The business world is divided over whether the SEC should require disclosure of Scope 3 emissions, or those from a company's supply chain.

Roll Call

Climate bill talks in 'good place,' Whitehouse says - Roll Call

Sen. Whitehouse says talks are in a 'good place' on a climate bill that can avoid obstacles Democrats faced in earlier legislative efforts.

Benzinga

Empower Clinics Launches COVID-19 Testing Solutions For Cruise Line Travel In Vancouver

Empower Clinics Inc. (OTCQB: EPWCF) (CSE:CBDT)(Frankfurt:8EC) launched its COVID-19 testing solutions for cruise travel passengers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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