• Arkea Asset Management flagged a policy-driven pullback from ESG in the US, citing its exclusion from new “Trump Accounts”.
• Europe is moving to simplify sustainable-finance rules, raising the risk of tighter constraints that could curb product innovation.
• Heatwaves in Europe in summer 2026 reinforced climate risk as financially material, challenging claims that sustainability is discretionary.
• European sustainable funds returned to net inflows in 2026: USD 8.2 billion in Q1, USD 3.5 billion in Q2.
• Global sustainable-fund assets reached USD 3.73 trillion at end-June, with median H1 2026 performance ahead of traditional funds.

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