AFREF led 14 organizations in the housing, consumer protection, climate, civil rights, and community investment spaces, in a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding the Federal Home Loan Bank system, arguing for expanded contributions to affordable housing to justify the public investment in the system, and for the system to undertake a number […]
AFREF joined partners in submitting comments to the Federal Insurance Office in support of their proposed “Climate-Related Financial Risk Data Collection” from insurers. AFREF supports this data collection because the increasingly prevalent and severe weather hazards caused by climate change pose a massive threat to the housing stability, affordability, and safety of Americans nationwide. Purchasing […]
A new scorecard revealing the top eight private equity firms invested in oil and gas and including a set of demands to hold private equity accountable. The post News Release: New Scorecard Shows Private Equity’s Race to the Bottom on Climate appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
AFREF submitted and joined coalition comment letters in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed rule on climate disclosure. The coalition letters focused on Environmental Justice, Community Impacts, and Indigenous rights. The post Letters to Regulators: Comments to the SEC on Climate Disclosure Proposal appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
A new report finds that the private equity industry owned close to 700 utility-scale power generation facilities in the United States in 2021 that emitted about 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. The post NEWS RELEASE: Private Equity is Financing the Climate Crisis Away from Public Scrutiny appeared first on Americans for Financial […]
Private equity investment firms have quietly bought up close to 700 predominantly fossil fuel-fired electric power plants, making these Wall Street investment houses major greenhouse gas emitters. The post Report: Private Equity Ownership of U.S. Power Plants: A Hidden Climate Threat appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
AFREF submitted comments to the National Credit Union Administration on its strategic plan for 2022-26, urging further incorporation and consideration of climate change, environmental, economic, and racial justice within its strategic goals and regulatory agenda. The post Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter on NCUA 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) applauds the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for seeking comment on this strong first draft of principles to guide large banks on how to manage the risk that climate change poses to their safety and soundness. The post News Release: OCC Seeks Input on Climate […]
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) submitted comments to the Labor Department supporting a proposed rule that will allow and encourage private retirement plans and pensions to consider sustainability factors like climate change, workers’ rights, racial, economic and environmental justice, and corporate governance when investing and voting proxies. The post News Release: AFREF and […]
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and Sierra Club were joined by 10 organizations in a comment letter to the DOL supporting a proposal to encourage fiduciaries to consider climate change and ESG factors, and calling for further actions to standardize sustainable investing for private retirement plans and pensions. The post Letters to Regulators: AFREF, Sierra […]