"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

"According to a recent report by Moody’s Investors Service, the rise of green bonds issuances in 2016 is projected to…Continue readingWhy green bonds are reaching record highs.

"Sovereign debt pool of $44.5 trillion starts going green." [COMMENTARY]It appears that sovereign debt issuance of green bonds is about…Continue readingGreen Bond Giant Awakened by Countries Spending to Save Climate.

"An index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world." [COMMENTARY]This annual index is one of the best…Continue reading2017 Global 100 (Corporate Knights).

"Major banks are largely failing to align their business practices with international climate targets and are still not doing enough…Continue readingMajor banks ’still not doing enough’ to embed climate risk in decisions.

"In 2017, the MSCI researchers predicted the emergence of two approaches to long-termism: new benchmarks that ’explicitly incorporate views of…Continue reading’Inflection point’ approaching for long-term investors, says MSCI.