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.…
AMG Acquires Control of Parnassus, the Last Big ESG Firm. What This Means for ESG Investors.
“Sustainable investing is red-hot. For the most recent evidence, look at last week’s acquisition news: Affiliated Managers Group paid $600…
Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2021: On ESG, US Investors Focus on Data, Social Impact.
“US institutional investors focus more on ESG data and social factors than their global counterparts, according to a new study…
Will Mandated ESG Disclosures Lead to Increased Litigation Risk?
“With the Securities and Exchange Commission resolute in its efforts to establish new disclosure requirements related to environmental, social and…
2021’s Best 50 Canadian corporate citizens.
“Every year since 2002, Corporate Knights has evaluated Canadian companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion on a growing…
Why Green Assets May Not Continue to Outperform.
“Many investors are attracted to ESG securities on promises of high returns, but they are ‘misguided, Wharton finance professorLuke Taylorsaid…
Low-quality assurance of ESG reports pose stability risk: IFAC.
“Only 51% of companies back up their reports on sustainability with assurance, a study of 1,400 companies by the International…
Is ESG harmonization and convergence finally coming?
“Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would require public companies to report environmental, social and governance…
Professionals see evolving ESG links to executive compensation.
“Boards and investors may not always see eye to eye on metrics and weights.” [COMMENTARY] This is all part of…
House (US) Passes ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021.
“By a razor thin vote of 215 to 214, the House of Representatives passed the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of…
The Dark Side of Solar Power.
“Solar energy is a rapidly growing market, which should be good news for the environment. Unfortunately there’s a catch. The…
Mandatory ESG disclosures are a political inevitability.
“The SEC is gathering public input about corporate climate reporting. The comment request is one of several actions the agency…
Green Bonds Were a Better Safe Haven Than Gold During the Pandemic.
“Climate-friendly debt served as a better protection against large market fluctuations than gold, as well as performing better than other…
Banning Investment Managers Who Shun Fossil Fuels Is a Bad Idea.
“Texas has joined a group of states proposing legislation that would ban private investment management companies that focus on sustainable…
Rating the ESG raters: Why Sustainable Investing Needs More Independent Verifiers.
“With an array of data providers and indices to choose from, third party ESG verifiers have stepped into the market…
Auditors may see increased demand for ESG attestation.
“During a virtual session Monday, Kristen Sullivan, CPA, CGMA, a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and the firm’s Americas…
The Theory at the Heart of Modern Portfolios Is Leading Investors Astray.
“These activities (ESG, SRI, and impact investing) form a coherent challenge to the limitations of modern portfolio theory. MPT, the…
Does corporate social responsibility affect shareholder value? Evidence from the COVID-19 crisis.
“We observe that firms engaged in more CSR activities outperform other firms. This suggests that CSR plays a positive role…
Indexing Giants ‘Should Prepare for Disruption’ Says New Report.
“MSCI, FTSE Russell, S&P Dow Jones and Bloomberg could see their dominance of the indexing industry threatened by sustainability specialists,…
Danger of being corrupted? ESG ratings increase risks of greenwashing. “
The European Commission (EC) asked 650 individuals and organisations last year for their views on the concentration of providers in…
The Impact Of Sin Stock Exclusion On Portfolio Performance.
“‘As about 10% of the market can be classified as sin, this would imply an additional 0.10% return loss if…
