"In AQR Capital Management′s new paper – ’Assessing Risk through Environmental, Social and Governance Exposures’ – the firm said it…Continue readingESG factors can indicate overall stock risk, says AQR.

"Presenter Abigail Abrash Walton, Ph.D, will share: Research findings related to mission-aligned investing, leadership, and the decision-making process to divest…Continue readingWebinar–Mission-Aligned Investing: What New Positive Deviance Research Can Tell Us About What Moves Institutional Investors to Action.

"Funds with an ESG mandate tend to be a bit more expensive than other funds, but the differences are not…Continue readingAre Sustainable Funds More Expensive?

"The world′s largest asset manager is stepping up pressure on companies to address how climate risk will affect its portfolios.…Continue reading‘Climate is King′ Says BlackRock; Companies Must Now Address Risk.

"Over 95% of investors believe their company portfolios contain untapped environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) opportunities, according to a…Continue readingESG growing in importance, ERM survey reveals.

"Ethisphere′s notion that the financial value and ethics are inexorably tied together has been explained through an analysis of how…Continue readingEthisphere Announces 124 Companies to Make the 2017 World′s Most Ethical Companies List.

"Survey data from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and…Continue readingWhy and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey.

"One clear leader, as mentioned throughout the study, was Marks and Spencer (M&S). The U.K. retail giant… Ranking slightly behind…Continue readingThe World′s Leading Companies on Human Rights.

"Research conducted by ShareAction, a non-profit group in the U.K. that campaigns for responsible investment, ranks the 40 mega-managers who,…Continue readingHow ’Responsible’ Are Europe’s Mega-Managers Investing $22.4 Trillion?

"10 years after the sub-prime mortgage crisis that triggered a global financial crash, analysts are still largely ignoring long-term financial…Continue readingIs the finance sector really equipped to assess climate risks?

"In a new paper that will appear in the April 2017 issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance, a…Continue readingSocially Responsible Funds Underperform. (Is this true?)

"The study concludes that the choice of active or passive investing should be based largely on the needs and preferences…Continue readingDalbar: Active Investors Do Better Long-Term; Passive Investors Do Better Short-Term.

"Although the extent to which companies have provided independent assurance over their CSR disclosures has steadily grown, the study also…Continue readingThe Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance – A Longitudinal South African Study.

"The Japanese market is finally moving towards an ESG environment, similar to the mature markets of the US and Europe."…Continue readingThe race is on for socially responsible investing in Japan.

"Investors are actively demanding more information about different components of environmental, social and governance investments. As evidence of this, S&P…Continue readingHow to solve the imbalance in ESG investing.

"Nearly 20 global banks and investors have launched a set of criteria for investments to be considered sustainable. The group,…Continue readingGlobal financiers launch green investment criteria.

"In a survey of 159 non-profit institutional investors around the globe, 31% say they’re currently engaged in mission-related investing —…Continue readingNearly a Third of Non-Profit Institutional Investors Say They Make "Mission-Related" Investments, According to Cambridge Associates Survey.

"[UK] Fnancial advisers may be seriously underestimating demand for responsible investment, after research showed wide discrepancies between adviser and consumer…Continue readingEthical investment demand outstrips adviser interest.

"This year, we analyzed U.S. companies over a five-year period (2011-2016). U.S. companies that began the period with at least…Continue readingThe Tipping Point: Women on Boards and Financial Performance.

"Across all 12 industries, the positive effect on equity return is 6.12 percentage points higher for ESG companies on average.…Continue readingSteps remain to fully integrate ESG. (Article also reviews important new ESG study.)<br