"’We also stopped insuring projects to build coal-fired power plants or any operation for oil sands mining and associated pipelines.–Thomas…Continue readingEurope’s Largest Insurers Move To Limit Coal And CO2-Related Risks.

"An academic research paper examining the corporate stewardship of index fund managers and a practitioner paper looking at how to…Continue readingWinners of 2018 IRRC Institute Research Award Examine Pressing, Big Picture Investor Issues.

"CLSA picks out one company which is a really good example — yes, it’s our old friend Tesla. According to…Continue readingLies, damned lies and ESG rating methodologies.

"Based on an Ipsos poll of 800 individual investors in Canada, found that 80% of respondents are concerned about climate…Continue readingThe 2018 [Canadian] RIA Investor Opinion Survey.

"Some reasons found in a recent survey by financial consultant Practical Perspectives include lack of interest by clients, lack of…Continue readingWhy Are Advisors Reluctant to Hop on the ESG Train?

"Results of the second annualEdelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Institutional Investors show that 89% of investors have changed their voting…Continue readingCompanies must address ESG issues to be deemed trustworthy by investors — Edelman survey.

"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.