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’ is under attack. Here’s how CEOs can fight back
“Investors and corporations need to show why social impact initiatives are good for shareholders.” [COMMENTARY] What the anti-ESG critics absolutely…
ESG Standards’ Good, Bad and Ugly
“My name is Sebastian Burca, and I am the Senior Associate Director of the Stigler Center. Today we’re happy to…
Where Is the Line Between Ethical and Unethical Investing?
“Professional investors have ample opportunity to sin—and face ample rules that aim to prevent them from doing so. Without doubt,…
Mining for EVs viewed as positive environmental impact
“Institutional investors are increasingly viewing mining investments as impact investing if the firms are developing metals essential to crucial technology…
1.5 Percent of Corporate Profits Can Transform the Fight Against Climate Change
“Fortune Global 500 companies made more than $2.2 trillion in annual profits over the last three years, according to a recent…
Insurance giants exit net-zero pact
“Some reinsurance companies have pledged to stop insuring new oil and gas projects. So why are they quitting the UN…
ESG data can keep businesses accountable, but only if it can be trusted
“In a recent global survey, 82% of respondents said they want business leaders to do more on climate change. Yet, a global…
Comment: Why Europe’s new reporting standards could be a game-changer for nature
“This could be a year of singular importance in the history of international accounting. A new directive from Brussels provides…
Green Investing Could Push Polluters to Emit More Greenhouse Gases
“One common approach to sustainable investing is to provide capital for companies with low carbon emissions and withhold it for…
Investors dump mutual funds for equities too, not only ETFs
“Study on discretionary US investing shows trend towards individual stocks in portfolios.” [COMMENTARY] I think this a good development. I believe…
How investible is natural capital?
“Natural capital is much bigger than people think. In the first paragraph I mentioned biodiversity breakdown as a bigger problem…
ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank
“One of the nation’s largest banks experienced a series of governance lapses that resulted in the mismanagement of interest-rate risk.”…
ESG, Non-ESG Investing Returns Differ Minimally, Says Research Affiliates
“But when portfolios are not cap-weighted, green-oriented investments do better, the firm finds… Part of that may be because the…
How the new EU directive will rewrite ESG reporting
“The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive won’t just affect local companies, it will transform sustainability reporting around the globe.”…
Taking the Long View of ESG Investing
“The 2022 slump experienced by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exchange traded funds has a silver lining in that it…
The Impracticality of Standardizing ESG Reporting (ESG: Myths and Realities)
“Verifying ESG information for internationally diversified companies with large and dispersed supply chains would be extremely costly, if not impossible,…
Research on What Returns to Expect from Green Investments Wins Kellogg’s Moskowitz Prize.
“From a field of over 160 submitted papers, Dissecting Green Returns was selected as the winner of the 2022 Moskowitz Prize at…
How U.S. pension funds could lose their right to consider ESG in upcoming court battle.
“The right of pension administrators in the United States to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment…
The Global Underperformance Facing ESG Investors.
“Their findings led Cakici and Zaremba to conclude: ‘Investors’ hopes of the superior performance of responsible companies are futile. By…
