Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes articles on the top clean-tech companies, AI infrastructure stocks, and ESG funds.…
Only 6% of Older Investors Are Familiar With ESG Investing: Survey.
"Only 40% of investors older than 60 were familiar with values-based investing, compared with 84% of millennials, and a mere…
2018 Disruptive ETF Virtual Summit Live Update: ESG Investing Poll [among financial advisors] Shows Mixed Results.
"ESG investing is still looking to gain more broad acceptance from investors as the space continues to expand with a…
Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize.
"It aims to encourage high-quality management of banking, insurance and financial services based on trust and integrity. Launched in 2006…
[UK] Investors unwilling to sacrifice profit for ethics.
"The VCT provider surveyed 250 individual investors aged between 40 and 80 with household earnings of £125,000. Albion’s research found…
Canada’s Responsible Investment Week, October 22-26.
I encourage all Canadian investors to participate. For all events, clickhere!
Regulators are Taking a Tougher Stance on ESG Disclosure a New Study Reveals.
"In the last three years alone Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related regulations – grew by more than 100 percent across…
Half of [UK] advisers talk about SRI with millennials.
"More than half of advisers are very likely to recommend a sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) fund to millennials, according…
Which Countries Have the Most Sustainability-Focused Companies?
"Morningstar’s sustainability atlas rates the stock indexes of 46 countries for sustainability, ESG and carbon risks." [COMMENTARY]This fascinating new approach…
Advisers Slow to Respond to ESG Investing Demand.
"’Providing advisers with materials that can be used to educate clients about a firm′s approach to ESG investing is crucial…
Institutional support grows for ESG, political spending transparency, report shows.
"Based on the analysis of 4,090 shareholder meetings held in the first half of 2018, nearly 29% of institutional investors…
More Than Just Doing Good, ESG Investments Help Manage Volatility.
"A report by State Street Global Investor′s SPDR Practice Management Team showed that 69 percent of ESG investors said the…
Responsible Investing Accelerates as Investment Merits Gain Traction, RBC Global Asset Management Survey Finds.
"Ninety percent of institutional investors believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) integrated portfolios are likely to perform as well or…
Do companies with bad ESG scores make better investments.
"In the US, poorly-rated companies that were upgraded generated the strongest rewards. Those stocks with CCC ESG rating, but eventually…
The Next Wave of Socially Responsible Investors Has Arrived.
"Swell Investing′s 2018 ’Money Meets Morals’ study finds that the vast majority of Gen Z investors aged 18-24 (84%) are…
[UK] Ethical funds beat market but struggle for breakthrough.
"UK investors hold £16.7 billion in funds with an ethical remit, but that accounts for just 1.3% of Investment Association…
UK millennials shun sustainable investments.
"A survey has found that just 14 percent of UK millennial investors who cite an interest in sustainable investing actually…
Climate Change, Paris Accords Driving ESG Strategies: Report.
"A new report from Newsweek Media Group′s Vantage Thought Leadership division says environmental, social and governance investing has gone mainstream,…
Only 20% of rich Britons hold ethical assets, study finds
“UBS says Britons were second-least likely to buy into sustainable investments after Americans… Just 12% of wealthy people in the…
Schroders Global Investor Study 2018: Minority of people globally concerned investing sustainably would hinder returns.
"Only a quarter of people globally are concerned that investing sustainably would hinder investment outcomes, an indication that investors are…
Most Investors Are Going Green to Make Money, HSBC Says.
"Financial returns were cited as the biggest reason to have a strategy focused on the environment, social issues and governance,…
