“Professor Brendan O’Dwyer and Professor Chris Humphrey from the Accounting and Finance division at Alliance Manchester Business School critique the growing calls for standardised ESG metrics in company reporting.” [COMMENTARY] Standardization of ESG metrics is important so that companies can be better compared on them. This article is a useful read for everyone in the…

“Professor Brendan O’Dwyer and Professor Chris Humphrey from the Accounting and Finance division at Alliance Manchester Business School critique the growing calls for standardised ESG metrics in company reporting.” [COMMENTARY] Standardization of ESG metrics is important so that companies can be better compared on them. This article is a useful read for everyone in the…

“May has been a busy month for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and disclosure at the US asset management industry’s top regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) between Chairman Jay Clayton’s warning yesterday on ESG ratings and a recommendation earlier this month for ESG disclosures. This is due in part to the growth…

“‘The E and the G (risk) might not be changing so much, but the S may be changing with the Hong Kong demonstrations, and the way China has suppressed them, and the silencing of people during the Covid-19 crisis,’ says Felix Boudreault, co-founder of Sustainable Market Strategies, which provides ESG investing advice.” [COMMENTARY] It’s important…

“May has been a busy month for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and disclosure at the US asset management industry’s top regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) between Chairman Jay Clayton’s warning yesterday on ESG ratings and a recommendation earlier this month for ESG disclosures. This is due in part to the growth…

“‘The E and the G (risk) might not be changing so much, but the S may be changing with the Hong Kong demonstrations, and the way China has suppressed them, and the silencing of people during the Covid-19 crisis,’ says Felix Boudreault, co-founder of Sustainable Market Strategies, which provides ESG investing advice.” [COMMENTARY] It’s important…

Renewable energy investments are delivering massively better returns than fossil fuels in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, but despite this the total volume of investment is still nowhere near that required to mitigate climate change. Those are some of the findings of new research released today by Imperial College London and the International Energy…

Renewable energy investments are delivering massively better returns than fossil fuels in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, but despite this the total volume of investment is still nowhere near that required to mitigate climate change. Those are some of the findings of new research released today by Imperial College London and the International Energy…

“Two companies, Morningstar and Truvalue Labs, represent two distinctly different ways to assess companies on ESG data.” [COMMENTARY] I say there’s a need for both and even more variety of opinions. What makes a person a buyer of a stock and the other a seller? More often than not, it’s one’s assessment of future returns.…

“Two companies, Morningstar and Truvalue Labs, represent two distinctly different ways to assess companies on ESG data.” [COMMENTARY] I say there’s a need for both and even more variety of opinions. What makes a person a buyer of a stock and the other a seller? More often than not, it’s one’s assessment of future returns.…

“Most companies are in the dark when it comes to accounting for their impacts and dependencies on the environment, and investors struggle to compare what little disclosure there is in a meaningful way.” [COMMENTARY] In due course, all companies will have to account for their use and depletion of natural capital in their financial statements.…

“Most companies are in the dark when it comes to accounting for their impacts and dependencies on the environment, and investors struggle to compare what little disclosure there is in a meaningful way.” [COMMENTARY] In due course, all companies will have to account for their use and depletion of natural capital in their financial statements.…

“S&P Global has announced the launch of its S&P Global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Scores with coverage of more than 7,300 companies, representing 95% of global market capitalization.” [COMMENTARY] The competition in ESG ratings continues to heat up — thus mirroring the global interest in ESG! S&P Launches ESG Scores Based on 20 Years…

“S&P Global has announced the launch of its S&P Global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Scores with coverage of more than 7,300 companies, representing 95% of global market capitalization.” [COMMENTARY] The competition in ESG ratings continues to heat up — thus mirroring the global interest in ESG! S&P Launches ESG Scores Based on 20 Years…

“[Peregrine Communications] research, which is entitled ‘Making a Difference, Marketing a Difference’, found a 67% global increase in ESG-related content from asset managers across top national media in the last 12 months. However, 34% of topics disproportionately focus on generic topics.” [COMMENTARY] Company reports need to get to the specifics that are material to their…

“Citywire research discovered that ESG mirrors of existing fundsoutperformed their peers during the worst of the March market downturn and the momentum for sustainability-minded funds remains strong. Citywire Selector looked more closely at the strategies of outperforming fundsconsidered sustainable by Morningstar last month, with many offering a tech leaning or an emphasis on specific sub-sectors…

“Citywire research discovered that ESG mirrors of existing fundsoutperformed their peers during the worst of the March market downturn and the momentum for sustainability-minded funds remains strong. Citywire Selector looked more closely at the strategies of outperforming fundsconsidered sustainable by Morningstar last month, with many offering a tech leaning or an emphasis on specific sub-sectors…

“The company said that the rising risks associated with climate change will impact virtually its entire universe of portfolio holdings to varying degrees. Because of this, climate change alongside other ESG factors is being increasingly factored into analysts’ evaluation of company fundamentals.” [COMMENTARY] Many analysts also believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is making companies even…

“The company said that the rising risks associated with climate change will impact virtually its entire universe of portfolio holdings to varying degrees. Because of this, climate change alongside other ESG factors is being increasingly factored into analysts’ evaluation of company fundamentals.” [COMMENTARY] Many analysts also believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is making companies even…

“Few FTSE All World companies link executive pay to ESG criteria, according to a report from Sustainalytics. The report, ‘The State of Pay: Executive Remuneration and ESG Metrics,’ is aimed at helping global equity investors assess how ESG criteria are factored into executive compensation, as a topic for corporate engagement.” [COMMENTARY] In an era where…