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.…
ESG Investors Improve Corporate Behavior
“New research shows that those who invest in stocks with positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores have improved the…
Let’s be honest, ESG investing will actually hurt the environment
“The companies that score the highest on ESG metrics… means the likes of financial services, healthcare and digital are ‘green’.…
These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above
“50% of each company’s score tied to the percentage of their revenue and investments that qualify as sustainable.” [COMMENTARY] I…
U.S. public pensions could be $21 billion richer right now
“The study, out of the University of Waterloo in partnership with Stand.earth, analyzed the public equity portfolios of six major…
ESG support falters this proxy season
“But investors adapting more tactics to engage with portfolio companies.” [COMMENTARY] This article contains a good breakdown of the number…
The first ISSB reporting standards are here — what that means for investors
“The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), launched at COP26 in Glasgow, has published its first two finalized standards: S1 General…
EU aims to make green bonds greener
“Reflecting the growing volume of green bonds, the European Union has agreed a new set of rules known as the…
Potential financial losses from a renewable energy transition are concentrated among the wealthy
“3.5 percent of financial losses would affect the poorest half of Americans… However, because their overall net wealth (assets minus…
ESG regulatory approaches appear to be diverging in Europe and Asia
“Regulators in Asia and Europe have taken divergent approaches towards investment funds that focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Global ESG regulation increases by 155% over the past decade
“1,255 ESG policy interventions have been introduced worldwide since 2011, according to ESG Book, compared to 493 regulations published between…
I don’t own green funds because I want to live
“Nvidia designs the chips of choice for servers that run artificial intelligence software. Demand is booming. The US company also…
ESG and Fiduciaries: A New Age Dawns
“Corporate directors and fiduciary leaders have long known about ESG, but the discussion has intensified in recent years. And this…
EU proposes to regulate ESG ratings providers
“The European Union is to regulate agencies providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in an effort to improve standards…
How Tobacco Companies Are Crushing ESG Ratings
“Companies like Altria have gone out of their way to emphasize the diversity of their corporate boards and the breadth of their…
A cheat sheet of EU sustainability regulations
“Over the past year or so, a series of regulations and proposed rules have been handed down by the European…
Exchanges Reach ESG Milestone
“The ninth Annual Sustainability Survey published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and…
Clean Tech Faces Increasing Risks With Mining Tied to New Abuses
“Investors in clean technology face a growing list of risks via the supply chains feeding such products, according to a…
Do Investors Care About Impact?
“To sum up, investors care about impact, but they evaluate impact by feeling, not by calculation. This behavior can be…
The Anti-ESG Fad Might Be Over Before It Got Going
“In the United States, criticism of sustainable investing has become incredibly politicized over the past year. To understand the timeline…
Canada’s 50 fastest-growing green companies of 2023
“Topping the ‘public’ list is Li-Cycle, which provides end-of-life recycling and resource recovery for lithium-ion batteries. Between 2020 and 2021,…
