Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes articles on the top clean-tech companies, AI infrastructure stocks, and ESG funds.…
Governance tops global investors’ sustainable investment priority lists
“The ‘G’ of ESG has become the top priority for investors in 2023, although there has been an overall drop…
Avoiding Stranded Assets: risk aversion in oil development
“Carbon Tracker has long warned of the risk of investing in future stranded assets; i.e., assets that fail to generate the…
A More Impactful Strategy for Sustainable Investing
“The effectiveness of sustainable investing has been challenged, with critics like Tariq Fancy describing it as a mere placebo. Amidst…
Nature, our most precious asset
“The ECB’s recent research estimated that approximately 72% of companies in the euro area are highly dependent on nature, while…
The EU’s New ESG Disclosure Rules Could Spark Securities Litigation in the US
“The EU’s comprehensive new ESG disclosure requirements will force many multinationals with operations in Europe to decide how much information…
Breaking up with ESG is hard to do
“Republican politicians aiming to punish Wall Street firms over sustainable investing policies that they say are hurting everyday Americans are…
The State of Climate Disclosure and Governance
“Climate and environmental disclosure and governance are not new topics; however, coincident with the heightened concerns about the impacts of…
Barclays Warns of Bond Risk Few Creditors Are Pricing Right
“The risk in question is the failure of countries to adequately protect their natural capital, putting water, air and soil…
ESG in Mid-2023: Making Sense of the Moment
“But despite a heavy stream of opinion pieces, the business case for incorporating non-financial metrics into an evaluation of a…
The SEC May Be Overstepping Its Authority In ESG/ Climate Related Disclosure Standards
“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to announce Climate Related Disclosure requirements in October 2023. Even before announcement, concerns…
Wellington, Franklin Templeton Move Up in ESG Commitment Level
“In a recent report, Morningstar shared analysis of 108 firms around the world, broken down as shown in the chart…
UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Junk Carbon Offsets as Stranded Assets Surge
“The comments follow an investigation published last week in the journal Science, which found that the vast majority of a…
Former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy: Many ESG experts are ‘underqualified’
“The ESG industry is moving from marketing spiel to real investment opportunities, according to sustainability expert Tariq Fancy, but many…
‘Not just money and math’: Young people are willing to sacrifice returns for ESG
“Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z investors want to allocate their portfolios in a way that supports causes they care about,…
What if we slapped carbon taxes on shareholders not consumers?
“Focusing carbon taxes on shareholder income linked to GHG emissions could help pressure companies to lower their emissions.” [COMMENTARY] A…
Sustainable investing can help support portfolios during market volatility
“Sustainable investing includes multiple strategies applying distinct approaches and can be applied across asset classes. Here we highlight why diversifying…
An emerging ‘greenium’? New research says green bonds cost governments less
“Amid an ESG backlash in some states, the finding could lead to more governments seeking an ESG-related label for bonds…
Republican anti-ESG push complicates faith-based impact investing
“The House hearings and attorneys general letter, as well as hundreds of bills proposed in red-state legislatures, are part of…
