Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: September 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
September 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes top analyst picks on AI infrastructure stocks, alternative energy, and wind stocks.…
European ESG Disclosure Requirements for Asset Managers.
“A new European regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force from March 2021, after first…
BlackRock Reaffirms Commitment to ESG Investment Standards.
“At the annual Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that by the end of this year,…
European ESG Disclosure Requirements for Asset Managers.
“A new European regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force from March 2021, after first…
Morgan Stanley Sustainable Reality Report Reveals Sustainable Funds Outperformed Traditional Funds and Reduced Investment Risk Despite Global Pandemic.
“In January-June 2020: U.S.-based sustainable equity funds outperformed their traditional peers by a median of 3.9%. U.S.-based sustainable taxable bond…
New Journal On Impact And ESG Investing.
“At a pivotal time of increasing client interest and adoption of social investing that is still confronting ongoing misconceptions and…
Morgan Stanley Sustainable Reality Report Reveals Sustainable Funds Outperformed Traditional Funds and Reduced Investment Risk Despite Global Pandemic.
“In January-June 2020: U.S.-based sustainable equity funds outperformed their traditional peers by a median of 3.9%. U.S.-based sustainable taxable bond…
New Journal On Impact And ESG Investing.
“At a pivotal time of increasing client interest and adoption of social investing that is still confronting ongoing misconceptions and…
BIS Sees No Proof Green Bonds Improved Firms’ Carbon Footprints.
“Companies that issue green debt aren’t necessarily reducing their carbon emissions, underscoring the need for firms to have an environmental…
Sustainability Leaders to Work on Common Corporate Reporting Standard.
“A group of five global sustainability leaders that set environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards will work together to develop…
BIS Sees No Proof Green Bonds Improved Firms’ Carbon Footprints.
“Companies that issue green debt aren’t necessarily reducing their carbon emissions, underscoring the need for firms to have an environmental…
Sustainability Leaders to Work on Common Corporate Reporting Standard.
“A group of five global sustainability leaders that set environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards will work together to develop…
Where ESG Ratings Fail: The Case for New Metrics.
“One agency’s A+ is another’s ‘laggard’ — and neither links to financial performance. Hybrid metrics will change everything, argue Harvard…
Where ESG Ratings Fail: The Case for New Metrics.
“One agency’s A+ is another’s ‘laggard’ — and neither links to financial performance. Hybrid metrics will change everything, argue Harvard…
ESG Bond Funds Fear Becoming Too Political.
“The development of ‘sustainable’ government bond funds may be hitting a road bump as fund managers fear being overly critical…
ESG Bond Funds Fear Becoming Too Political.
“The development of ‘sustainable’ government bond funds may be hitting a road bump as fund managers fear being overly critical…
New Challenges to the Merits of ESG Investing.
“The data used to measure a company’s compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines is inconsistent and leads to…
New Challenges to the Merits of ESG Investing.
“The data used to measure a company’s compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines is inconsistent and leads to…
US 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…
US 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…
Academics Attack ESG for Failure to Outperform During Crisis.
“‘These results suggest that innovation-related assets rather that social capital investments offer the greater immunity to sudden, unanticipated market declines,’…
