"The survey [by First State Investments and research firm Kepler Cheuvreux], which assessed the attitudes of more than 400 millennials…Continue readingEducation ‘main barrier′ to engaging in responsible investing.

"Delivering a new report, Financing Climate Futures: Rethinking Infrastructure, to the G20 at its Summit in Buenos Aires, the three…Continue readingOECD, UN Environment and World Bank call for a radical shift in financing for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

"Non-financial performance measurement and a lack of international standards have been identified as the biggest hurdle for environmental, social and…Continue readingLack of international standards holding back ESG investing, finds BNY Mellon study.

"Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), has released ’Getting to Equal: The…Continue readingCompanies Leading on Disability Inclusion Outperform Peers.

"A new MSCI study of ESG ratings finds they have a similar impact on share prices as do credit ratings."…Continue readingAre ESG Ratings the New Credit Rating for Stock Prices?

"In a year’s time, the percentage of Millennials expressing a high level of interest in ESG investing jumped from 26%…Continue readingFrom upstream to mainstream: ESG at a tipping point.

"Renaissance′s argument thereafter is that, even if emerging markets have far lower ESG scores, directing capital their way allows for…Continue readingGreen finance: a contrarian take.

"78 percent of S&P 500 companies issue a sustainability report… Among companies that issue sustainability reports, 95 percent offer quantified,…Continue readingS&P 500 Firms Expand Sustainability Data in Financial Filings, But Slow to Adopt Fully Integrated Reporting.

"Based on 642 North American sustainability reports for the 2017 reporting period, CSE created a unique analysis framework. It identifies…Continue readingResearch Links Financial and Corporate Sustainability (ESG) Performance.

"We need mechanisms that finance climate-friendly projects, not only for solar panels and transit tracks, but also for a massive…Continue readingClean finance needs to include traditionally ‘dirty′ industries.

"This has fundamental implications for how chief sustainability officers and business leaders work with the broader ecosystem. The higher price…Continue readingBig data, ESG ratings help find alpha.

"The US SIF Foundation’s 2018 biennial Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends, released today, found that sustainable,…Continue readingUS SIF Foundation Releases 2018 Biennial Report On US Sustainable, Responsible And Impact Investing Trends.

Charlie Robertson of Renaissance Capital, an investment bank, reckons ESG risks becoming code for something else: an excuse for investors…Continue readingDoes ethical investment withhold capital from those that most need it?

“Truvalue LabsTM, the pioneer in AI-driven environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data, today announced the results of a new research…Continue readingESG Signal Enables Global Outperformance, Truvalue Labs’ Backtest Shows.

"$2.13 trillion in RI assets under management (AUM); 41.6% growth in RI AUM over a two-year period; RI represents 50.6%…Continue readingCanadian RI Assets Surpass $2 Trillion: Canadian RI Trends Report.

"Fink forecasts such ETF assets will rise from $25bn to over $400bn in a decade… ’We are going to see…Continue readingBlackRock stakes claim on ‘sustainable investing′ revolution.

"Only 40% of investors older than 60 were familiar with values-based investing, compared with 84% of millennials, and a mere…Continue readingOnly 6% of Older Investors Are Familiar With ESG Investing: Survey.

"ESG investing is still looking to gain more broad acceptance from investors as the space continues to expand with a…Continue reading2018 Disruptive ETF Virtual Summit Live Update: ESG Investing Poll [among financial advisors] Shows Mixed Results.

"It aims to encourage high-quality management of banking, insurance and financial services based on trust and integrity. Launched in 2006…Continue readingEthics & Trust in Finance Prize.

"The VCT provider surveyed 250 individual investors aged between 40 and 80 with household earnings of £125,000. Albion’s research found…Continue reading[UK] Investors unwilling to sacrifice profit for ethics.