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!…
LEGO Group Leads Global Ranking of Best CSR Reputation.
"Reputation Institute has released the main findings of its 201 7 Global CSR RepTrak® 100 report, including the list of…
Ceres launches water use scorecards on affected companies.
"For food companies, water management is a business imperative like never before. And as risks of water scarcity and pollution…
Big investors to put more money into tackling climate change.
"More than two-thirds of institutional investors are planning to increase investments related to tackling climate change, according to a new…
Investors Can Be Ethical and Still Beat the Market, Study Says.
"Ethical fund managers don′t have to be envious of the market-beating returns of so-called sin stocks. They should be able…
Rising carbon prices could slash company profits.
"The impact of climate change could hit global profits just as hard as the financial crisis and Schroders have launched…
Sustainable Signals: New Data from the Individual Investor–Morgan Stanley.
"80% [of investors] are interested in sustainable investments that can be customized to meet their interests and goals." [COMMENTARY] Morgan…
Pension funds need to look beyond ESG fund ratings.
"These environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings ’do not tell the whole story’ and each set can provide very different…
Introductory DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Webinars. The next webinars are Saturday, September 30, 4 pm EST and Tuesday, October 10, 7…
Why FAs Are Still Reluctant to Jump on ESG Bandwagon.
"Asset managers and major brokerages think there′s big money to be made shilling these funds to advisors, with the likes…
The Carbon Clean 200 2017 Q3 Update is now available.
"A growing movement of investors representing more than $5.2tn in assets under management have signed a pledge to divest some…
Millennials are driving a $9 trillion change in investing.
"Millennials are driving the nearly $9 trillion sustainable investing market, according to a survey of 1,000 investors by Morgan Stanley’s…
The race to embrace ESG ratings.
"Major investment firms are snapping up environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings companies at a rapid clip — three hookups…
New study suggests screening for SRI costs 4.8% annually in stock performance. Is this an outlier?
"Using a sample of 1000 firms from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, between 2005 and 2014, we find evidence for…
Integrated Reporting: The South African Experience.
"Few countries can claim that integrated reporting (IR) is common among domestic companies. An exception is South Africa, with many…
Current State of Assurance on Sustainability Reports.
"Corporate sustainability reporting is becoming more widespread with each passing year, and with that growth comes the need for companies…
20 Undervalued, Sustainable Stocks — Morningstar.
"We screened the Morningstar US Sustainability Index to find some undervalued stocks that score well on ESG metrics. Sustainability assessments…
Passive managers are increasingly interested in ESG.
"Passive managers are no longer treating stewardship responsibilities as a ‘box-ticking′ exercise, but are actively looking to influence investee companies…
Are Sustainability Rankings Consistent Across Ratings Agencies?
"As more and more companies begin to devote serious attention to sustainability reporting, many different systems of rating the depth…
Morningstar, MMI Launch Sustainable Investing Initiative.
"The Money Management Institute (MMI) announced today a joint initiative with Morningstar called The MMI/Morningstar Sustainable Investing Initiative, aimed at…
Green not the only colour for ethical bond investors.
"The green bond market has boomed in the past decade but now a host of other financial products have begun…
