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!…
This Man Will Purify Your Portfolio.
"Portfolios were far from [Michael] Jantzi’s ambitions when he landed degrees from Canadian universities in economics and international affairs. He…
President Trump & Congress get a letter: One thousand companies and investors have signed the Business Backs Low-Carbon USA statement.
"We want the US economy to be energy efficient and powered by low-carbon energy. Cost-effective and innovative solutions can help…
More Catholic capital flows toward impact investing.
"Pope Francis may be only the world′s third-greatest leader (behind Theo Epstein and Jack Ma, according to Fortune), but his…
Clearing the Deck For ESG Integration.
"Advisors are rapidly running out of excuses to avoid, environmental, social and governance investing (ESG)… A recent survey by State…
Global RI assets surpass US$22.89 trillion, a 25% increase from 2014.
"The largest responsible investment strategy globally is negative/exclusionary screening (US$15.02 trillion), followed by ESG integration (US$10.37 trillion) and corporate engagement/shareholder…
ESG-oriented millennials may have too-high hopes.
"Citing the 2016 Schroders Global Investors Survey, Waterman told attendees at the ALFI European Asset Management Conference that investors aged…
Think tank questions PRI signatories’ ESG capacity.
"Dedicated ESG specialists are rare at institutions signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), in particular at asset…
ESG factors can indicate overall stock risk, says AQR.
"In AQR Capital Management′s new paper – ’Assessing Risk through Environmental, Social and Governance Exposures’ – the firm said it…
Webinar–Mission-Aligned Investing: What New Positive Deviance Research Can Tell Us About What Moves Institutional Investors to Action.
"Presenter Abigail Abrash Walton, Ph.D, will share: Research findings related to mission-aligned investing, leadership, and the decision-making process to divest…
Are Sustainable Funds More Expensive?
"Funds with an ESG mandate tend to be a bit more expensive than other funds, but the differences are not…
‘Climate is King′ Says BlackRock; Companies Must Now Address Risk.
"The world′s largest asset manager is stepping up pressure on companies to address how climate risk will affect its portfolios.…
ESG growing in importance, ERM survey reveals.
"Over 95% of investors believe their company portfolios contain untapped environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) opportunities, according to a…
Ethisphere Announces 124 Companies to Make the 2017 World′s Most Ethical Companies List.
"Ethisphere′s notion that the financial value and ethics are inexorably tied together has been explained through an analysis of how…
Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey.
"Survey data from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and…
The World′s Leading Companies on Human Rights.
"One clear leader, as mentioned throughout the study, was Marks and Spencer (M&S). The U.K. retail giant… Ranking slightly behind…
How ’Responsible’ Are Europe’s Mega-Managers Investing $22.4 Trillion?
"Research conducted by ShareAction, a non-profit group in the U.K. that campaigns for responsible investment, ranks the 40 mega-managers who,…
Is the finance sector really equipped to assess climate risks?
"10 years after the sub-prime mortgage crisis that triggered a global financial crash, analysts are still largely ignoring long-term financial…
Socially Responsible Funds Underperform. (Is this true?)
"In a new paper that will appear in the April 2017 issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance, a…
Dalbar: Active Investors Do Better Long-Term; Passive Investors Do Better Short-Term.
"The study concludes that the choice of active or passive investing should be based largely on the needs and preferences…
The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance – A Longitudinal South African Study.
"Although the extent to which companies have provided independent assurance over their CSR disclosures has steadily grown, the study also…
