"For food companies, water management is a business imperative like never before. And as risks of water scarcity and pollution…Continue readingCeres launches water use scorecards on affected companies.

"More than two-thirds of institutional investors are planning to increase investments related to tackling climate change, according to a new…Continue readingBig investors to put more money into tackling climate change.

"Ethical fund managers don′t have to be envious of the market-beating returns of so-called sin stocks. They should be able…Continue readingInvestors Can Be Ethical and Still Beat the Market, Study Says.

"The impact of climate change could hit global profits just as hard as the financial crisis and Schroders have launched…Continue readingRising carbon prices could slash company profits.

"80% [of investors] are interested in sustainable investments that can be customized to meet their interests and goals." [COMMENTARY] Morgan…Continue readingSustainable Signals: New Data from the Individual Investor–Morgan Stanley.

"These environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings ’do not tell the whole story’ and each set can provide very different…Continue readingPension funds need to look beyond ESG fund ratings.

Introductory DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Webinars. The next webinars are Saturday, September 30, 4 pm EST and Tuesday, October 10, 7…Continue reading

"Asset managers and major brokerages think there′s big money to be made shilling these funds to advisors, with the likes…Continue readingWhy FAs Are Still Reluctant to Jump on ESG Bandwagon.

"A growing movement of investors representing more than $5.2tn in assets under management have signed a pledge to divest some…Continue readingThe Carbon Clean 200 2017 Q3 Update is now available.

"Millennials are driving the nearly $9 trillion sustainable investing market, according to a survey of 1,000 investors by Morgan Stanley’s…Continue readingMillennials are driving a $9 trillion change in investing.

"Major investment firms are snapping up environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings companies at a rapid clip — three hookups…Continue readingThe race to embrace ESG ratings.

"Using a sample of 1000 firms from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, between 2005 and 2014, we find evidence for…Continue readingNew study suggests screening for SRI costs 4.8% annually in stock performance. Is this an outlier?<br

"Few countries can claim that integrated reporting (IR) is common among domestic companies. An exception is South Africa, with many…Continue readingIntegrated Reporting: The South African Experience.

"Corporate sustainability reporting is becoming more widespread with each passing year, and with that growth comes the need for companies…Continue readingCurrent State of Assurance on Sustainability Reports.

"We screened the Morningstar US Sustainability Index to find some undervalued stocks that score well on ESG metrics. Sustainability assessments…Continue reading20 Undervalued, Sustainable Stocks — Morningstar.

"Passive managers are no longer treating stewardship responsibilities as a ‘box-ticking′ exercise, but are actively looking to influence investee companies…Continue readingPassive managers are increasingly interested in ESG.

"As more and more companies begin to devote serious attention to sustainability reporting, many different systems of rating the depth…Continue readingAre Sustainability Rankings Consistent Across Ratings Agencies?

"The Money Management Institute (MMI) announced today a joint initiative with Morningstar called The MMI/Morningstar Sustainable Investing Initiative, aimed at…Continue readingMorningstar, MMI Launch Sustainable Investing Initiative.

"The green bond market has boomed in the past decade but now a host of other financial products have begun…Continue readingGreen not the only colour for ethical bond investors.

"This new analysis provides a way of understanding whether the supply options of the largest publicly traded oil and gas…Continue readingTransition risk for oil & gas in a low carbon world.