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.…
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…
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,’…
Vast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.
“More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the…
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,’…
Vast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.
“More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the…
Investors 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…
Investors 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…
Barclays 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.”…
Barclays 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.”…
Why 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…
