Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: July 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
July 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes articles on the top sustainable pharmaceutical companies, clean energy ETFs, and more!…
August 2019
Eurex Hails Success of ESG Futures. “Eurex said environmental social and government futures have reached 235,000 traded contracts and peaked…
July 2019
Good news for Canadian ethical and sustainable investors–the new RI Marketplace. “The RI Marketplace makes it easy to find responsible…
June 2019
How To Read The European Union’s New Guidelines On Sustainable Investing. “Under the proposed taxonomy regulation, institutional investors marketing environmentally…
May 2019
Many Institutional Investors Confuse ESG with Socially Responsible Investing. “Institutional investors must be careful when navigating the legal issues relating…
April 2019
ETF vs. SMA: Which Is Better for Sustainable Investing? “SMAs are ideal for values-based investing as they allow investors to…
March 2019
Global Sustainable Investments Rise 34 Percent to $30.7 Trillion, by Emily Chasan, April 1, 2019, Bloomberg, USA. Greenwashing purge sees…
February 2019
Sustainable and ethical standards are in vogue, but only governance is affecting ratings, Fitch finds. “The credit rating agency, however,…
January 2019
Triple A Scores Became Tougher in Latest CDP [Carbon] Rankings. “For companies vying for the highly prized CDP recognition, ’triple…
Clients more open to advice on ESG investing.
"According to Legg Mason′s Global Investment Survey, advised investors are more than twice as likely to choose companies or funds…
“Impact investment” funds advertise great returns and social impacts. They aren′t delivering.
"When you do the math, impact investing seems worse for the world and worse for your pocketbook than just investing…
3 Reasons ESG Investing Lags Behind Interest [in ESG].
"’There are several factors at play to help explain why financial advisors have not wholeheartedly adopted ESG mutual funds and…
The Year Wall Street Got Sustainable Investing.
"On October 23, 2018, the Financial Times published an article stating that Larry Fink, CEO of the world′s largest asset…
ESG investing a recipe for disaster.
"The attempts being made to expand the fiduciary obligations of pension fund trustees to incorporate ESG and, as yet, ill-defined…
Europe’s Largest Insurers Move To Limit Coal And CO2-Related Risks.
"’We also stopped insuring projects to build coal-fired power plants or any operation for oil sands mining and associated pipelines.–Thomas…
Winners of 2018 IRRC Institute Research Award Examine Pressing, Big Picture Investor Issues.
"An academic research paper examining the corporate stewardship of index fund managers and a practitioner paper looking at how to…
Lies, damned lies and ESG rating methodologies.
"CLSA picks out one company which is a really good example — yes, it’s our old friend Tesla. According to…
The 2018 [Canadian] RIA Investor Opinion Survey.
"Based on an Ipsos poll of 800 individual investors in Canada, found that 80% of respondents are concerned about climate…
Why Are Advisors Reluctant to Hop on the ESG Train?
"Some reasons found in a recent survey by financial consultant Practical Perspectives include lack of interest by clients, lack of…
Companies must address ESG issues to be deemed trustworthy by investors — Edelman survey.
"Results of the second annualEdelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Institutional Investors show that 89% of investors have changed their voting…
Education ‘main barrier′ to engaging in responsible investing.
"The survey [by First State Investments and research firm Kepler Cheuvreux], which assessed the attitudes of more than 400 millennials…
