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!…
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,…
Two-thirds of institutional investors utilize ESG policy – report.
"Two-thirds of institutional investors and almost half of companies globally have an environmental, social and governance policy in place, according…
Sustainalytics Launches its ESG Risk Ratings.
"Materiality-Driven ESG Ratings Framework Enables Investors to Better Understand the Unmanaged ESG Risks Facing Companies." [COMMENTARY]Sustainalytics may well be launching…
[UK] Government to demand greater transparency on pension investments.
"Savers will be able to see at a glance if their pension money is held in ethical and socially responsible…
ESG outperforms in European large caps and U.S. small caps.
"Data compiled by Arabesque S-Ray show companies that score high in Arabesque’s proprietary ESG rating algorithm outperform lower scoring peers,…
Investors′ Search for ESG Risk & Value.
"A survey of institutional investors, coordinated by Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) and SimpleLogic revealed a disconnect, between the ESG information…
