House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ESG Investing

Published on June 12, 2024

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust holds a hearing on “Climate Control: Decarbonization Collusion in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing” at 10:30 a.m. ET June 12. The hearing examines whether existing civil and criminal penalties and current antitrust law enforcement efforts are sufficient to deter collusion to promote ESG-related goals in the investment industry. Witnesses: Mindy Lubber, CEO and president, Ceres Dan Bienvenue, interim chief investment officer, CalPERS Natasha Lamb, managing partner and chief investment officer, Arjuna Capital ...

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