“The data used to measure a company’s compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines is inconsistent and leads to…Continue readingNew Challenges to the Merits of ESG Investing.

“EU stocks with higher ESG scores significant enhanced returns. “We observe that, for EU firms, there is a significant negative…Continue readingUS Stocks With Higher ESG Scores Have Lower Returns.

“EU stocks with higher ESG scores significant enhanced returns. “We observe that, for EU firms, there is a significant negative…Continue readingUS Stocks With Higher ESG Scores Have Lower Returns.

“‘These results suggest that innovation-related assets rather that social capital investments offer the greater immunity to sudden, unanticipated market declines,’…Continue readingAcademics Attack ESG for Failure to Outperform During Crisis.

“More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the…Continue readingVast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.

“‘These results suggest that innovation-related assets rather that social capital investments offer the greater immunity to sudden, unanticipated market declines,’…Continue readingAcademics Attack ESG for Failure to Outperform During Crisis.

“More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the…Continue readingVast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.

“Five years on since the SDGs were launched, an increasing number of investors are putting capital to work to earn…Continue readingInvestors continue to align with SDGs.

“Five years on since the SDGs were launched, an increasing number of investors are putting capital to work to earn…Continue readingInvestors continue to align with SDGs.

“Barclays’ Quantitative Portfolio Strategy (‘QPS’) team finds that ESG-labelled funds do not necessarily provide more ESG exposure than conventional funds.”…Continue readingBarclays Launches Systematic Study of ESG-Focused US Equity Funds.

“Barclays’ Quantitative Portfolio Strategy (‘QPS’) team finds that ESG-labelled funds do not necessarily provide more ESG exposure than conventional funds.”…Continue readingBarclays Launches Systematic Study of ESG-Focused US Equity Funds.

“Under certain ESG standards, the ratings of fossil-fuel giant Exxon Mobil and electric car maker Tesla could well be the…Continue readingWhy ESG ratings need an overhaul.

“Under certain ESG standards, the ratings of fossil-fuel giant Exxon Mobil and electric car maker Tesla could well be the…Continue readingWhy ESG ratings need an overhaul.

“This is because some activist investors view CSR as a sign that a company is wasting money rather than focusing…Continue readingEthical CSR focus triggers hostile investor activism, study finds.

“This is because some activist investors view CSR as a sign that a company is wasting money rather than focusing…Continue readingEthical CSR focus triggers hostile investor activism, study finds.

“About 217 businesses in the S&P 500 have publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement to show solidarity and protect…Continue readingRacial Injustice Will Have Greater Weight in ESG Scores, S&P Global Says.

“If the DOL passes the rule as proposed ‘it would lead to worse outcomes for plan participants as plan sponsors…Continue readingMorningstar: DOL’s ESG Proposal ‘Out Of Step’ With Best Advisor Practices.

“About 217 businesses in the S&P 500 have publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement to show solidarity and protect…Continue readingRacial Injustice Will Have Greater Weight in ESG Scores, S&P Global Says.

“If the DOL passes the rule as proposed ‘it would lead to worse outcomes for plan participants as plan sponsors…Continue readingMorningstar: DOL’s ESG Proposal ‘Out Of Step’ With Best Advisor Practices.

“The course, which takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, provides a brief overview of the development of sustainable investing and…Continue readingUS SIF Foundation Launches Sustainable Investing Course for Individual Investors.