“As companies decarbonize, align with the Sustainable Development Goals and rebuild an equitable economy post-pandemic, they must be open about…Continue readingThe 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021.

“There’s a growing number of money managers in green finance turning to markets not usually associated with sustainability. Fund bosses…Continue readingESG Investors Turn to Emerging Markets, Defying Skeptics.

“Investing according to theological beliefs ‘is much easier to do now,’ a wealth adviser said. It’s also as profitable as…Continue readingFaith-Based Investing Makes Up Ground in Gains and Convenience.

“As ESG becomes increasingly relevant to investing, investors are realizing the power of active ownership as an investing strategy and…Continue readingInvestors May Turn to Proxy Voting to Convey ESG Preferences.

“‘The results show that the quality factors (high profitability and low investment) make pronounced positive return contributions to most types…Continue readingESG does not generate outperformance, Scientific Beta warns.

“‘Looming mismatch’ between world’s climate ambitions and availability of necessary critical minerals, according to a new report.” [COMMENTARY] Most ethical…Continue readingDemand for minerals threatens clean energy rollout, IEA warns.

“Greenwashing is a persistent and growing problem in the ESG landscape. However, many companies in Japan suffer from this issue…Continue readingSee Japan in a different light: How investors get ESG in world’s third-largest economy wrong.

“The challenge of identifying metrics that drive ‘better’ or ‘worse’ ESG results.” [COMMENTARY] This is a good article that describes…Continue readingESG metrics rest on sand, not granite.

“Indeed, fund managers are sensitive to disclosures only in the presence of binding commitments to environment sustainability. Sustainable funds lower…Continue readingKeeping Promises? Carbon Risk (CR) Disclosure and Mutual Fund Portfolios.

“Latest research shows ESG finance encourages investors to leave less in cash.” [COMMENTARY] This shows that investors get excited about…Continue readingEthical investing encourages consumers to invest more.

“SASB released an updated Climate Risk Technical Bulletin last week to help companies better understand how they can disclose climate…Continue readingSixty-eight of 77 industries significantly affected by climate risk, SASB says.

“Four banks pledge $6 trillion in sustainable finance, and the billions they’ll save in taxes is one of the benefits.”…Continue readingWall Street’s Trillion-Dollar ESG Club Comes With Huge Tax Perks.

“With the Biden Administration friendly to sustainable investing, BlackRock is making a push to offer those types of investments to…Continue readingBlackRock Is Pushing to Offer Sustainable Investments to 401k Plans, CEO Says.

“The agency’s role is not to determine whether any particular strategy is a good one, but to ensure investors know…Continue readingSEC will not assess merit of ESG investments: Peirce.

“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it has found ‘potentially misleading’ claims and inadequate controls around investing…Continue readingU.S. SEC review of socially responsible funds finds ‘potentially misleading’ claims.

“In the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large investment funds with environmental, social and governance criteria outperformed…Continue reading(US) ESG funds beat out S&P 500 in 1st year of COVID-19; how 1 fund shot to the top.

Ethical Investing News/Commentaries

Ethical Investing News/Commentaries

“If harmonization means consensus on a single standard, then the answer is most likely no. Why? Let’s consider four major…Continue readingIs harmonization of reporting standards possible or even desirable?

“The trouble is that as things stand, it is easy for managers to pay lip service to a sustainable investment…Continue readingWhy all funds becoming ESG may not be a good thing.