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!…
Deutsche Bank Subsidiary Launches ESG Money Market Fund.
"The launch of the fund is a credit positive event because DWS is the first to bring ESG selection criteria…
Fossil fuel divestment funds rise to $6tn.
"Insurance companies lead the sell-off of coal, oil and gas stocks over climate change and financial fears – oil majors…
Sustainable investment not core investment consideration for institutional investors.
"Investing sustainably remains a minor factor in the investment decision-making process despite institutional investors′ expectations it will grow in importance,…
ESG Investing Rarely Underperforms the Market, Study Finds.
"The report also found that investment portfolios with high-scoring ESG companies outperformed their benchmarks by between 81 to 243 basis…
PRI develops guide to identifying ‘mainstream′ impact investments.
"The goal was to help asset owners and fund managers better assess opportunities in this market, the United Nations-backed investor…
3 Challenges for Getting ESG Funds Into Retirement Plans.
"CalSavers recently announced the selection of State Street Global Advisors to manage the investment lineup using existing SSGA funds or…
Should impact investors aim for market returns?
"Impact investing launches are increasingly shedding the caveat that deep social impact results in a sacrifice of financial returns." [COMMENTARY]Though…
US SIF Foundation Releases 2018 Money Manager Roadmap: "Moving Forward with Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing: A Roadmap for Money Managers."
"The report provides best practices and practical steps asset managers can take to develop and enhance sustainable investing strategies." [COMMENTARY]The…
Report: time to rethink ESG index construction.
"Traditional index construction not effective because it makes it difficult for investors to assess source of outperformance." [COMMENTARY]This interesting article…
New: The Big Book of SI by Robeco.
"In our new, 102-page, The Big Book of SI, we analyze the present status of sustainability investing and the big…
Companies with strong ESG scores outperform, study finds.
"Portfolios in large and medium-sized groups in developed markets, excluding the US, record best results." [COMMENTARY]Actually, the US portfolios did…
Majority of impact investors satisfied with investment performance: survey.
"The majority of impact investors said their investments have met their expectations for both impact (82 per cent) and financial…
ESG adoption gaining among U.S. asset owners – Callan survey.
"More than 40% of U.S. asset owners have incorporated environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions, up from…
Investors ask 500 companies to come clean on treatment of workers.
"More than 100 institutional investors, which together manage $12trn in assets, have sent a survey to 500 companies demanding that…
Poll shows low adoption of smart beta ESG funds.
"Research among 85 clients of Aberdeen Standard Investments and Sustainalytics found that only 24% of the sample group were actively…
Lack of market ‘plumbing′ holds back sustainable investing.
"We need standards, benchmarks and derivatives to make this sector take off." [COMMENTARY]A thoughtful article by the chairman of UBS…
Market Momentum: Impact Investing & High Net Worth Canadians.
"There is a high potential market for impact investing amongst high net worth individuals in Canada. One in three HNWIs…
Using ESG Ratings to Build a Sustainability Investing Strategy.
"Sustainability investing continues to grow in popularity, but the lack of standardization in sustainability reporting poses a challenge for investors…
For all the Hype, Almost No U.S. Plans Factor in ESG.
"Just 12 percent of U.S. corporate and health care retirement plan representatives said they had incorporated ESG criteria into their…
Think tank takes ESG rating agencies to task.
"In a report released Thursday, the Washington-based, business-backed think tank argued individual companies ’can carry vastly divergent (ESG) ratings from…
