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!…
September 2016
Luxembourg Launches World’s First Green Stock Exchange: LGX, ’The Full Green Monty’. “Today, less than six weeks before COP22 ,…
August 2016
Climate change is ‘overblown nonsense′ and not a material risk, says industry representative. “The latest Pensions Buzz poll – conducted…
July 2016
In Pleas to SEC, Businesses Slam Sustainability Disclosures. “In a letter sent to the agency on July 20, the U.S.…
June 2016
US SIF Foundation Releases Report On Impact Of Sustainable Investment. “Sustainable, responsible and impact investors have influenced the investment industry,…
May 2016
Investors and Their Financial Advisors Need More Education, More Communication about Responsible Investments — TIAA Global Asset Management Survey. “Over…
April 2016
2016 Country Sustainability Ranking by RobecoSAM and Robeco. “The country sustainability score is based on 17 environmental, social and governance…
March 2016
Controlled Companies Underperform, Boards Less Diverse New Study Finds. “The study finds that controlled companies generally underperformed non-controlled firms over…
February 2016
The SEC Turns A Blind Eye On Corruption In CSR Payments. “In its implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform…
January 2016
The SEC Isn′t Enforcing Climate Risk Disclosures By Fossil Fuel Companies. “Peabody Energy is not the only fossil fuel company…
December 2015
Investment Managers Raising ESG Offerings To Meet Demand, Study Says. “Over 75 percent of investment managers are increasing their use…
November 2015
Companies with greater carbon efficiency outperform markets. “According to a new report published by the world′s largest asset manager BlackRock,…
October 2015
Three New Climate Change Index Series Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Toronto Stock Exchange. “S&P Dow Jones Indices…
September 2015
Major U.S. banks call for leadership in addressing climate change. “Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley…
August 2015
Corporate responsibility efforts boost more than just reputation. “A study by IO Sustainability and Babson College… determined that well-designed CSR…
July 2015
365 Companies and Investors Announce Support for EPA′s Clean Power Plan. “In an unprecedented show of business support for tackling…
June 2015
China update: central bank’s new green bond market regulations drafted; big banks queuing to issue. “Last week the PBoC′s Regulatory…
May 2015
Update, re article below: Cut your portfolio′s risk — and feel good as well. The new, exciting study referred to…
April 2015
(1) Risky management. “85 per cent of the world′s largest global asset owners are climate ’laggards’ that have taken little…
March 2015
The moral maze: How poor company ethics can cost investors. “The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors′ study shows that while…
February 2015
IMF working paper finds support for Islamic finance — and resilience in financial panics. “Using data from Pakistan, where Islamic…
