Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
August 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes articles on the top clean-tech companies, AI infrastructure stocks, and ESG funds.…
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…
January 2015
Growing ESG Investment Leading to Transformation of Japanese Companies. “Japanese companies are currently experiencing revolutionary upheaval in the field of…
December 2014
Report: Energy Industry Spent $721 Million on US Midterm Elections. “The American Progress analysis… found that the energy industry as…
November 2014
Ontario requiring pension funds to report their ESG policies and practices. “The statement of investment policies and procedures shall include…
October 2014
Emerging Markets Are Leading The Way On Clean Energy Growth. ” Climatescope 2014, looks at what is happening in 55…
September 2014
How solar can become the world′s largest source of electricity. “One, with the right policies in place, solar could be…
August 2014
U.S., int′l equities show greatest ESG growth potential. “Most asset managers believe that investors′ heightened focus on environmental, social and…
July 2014
The carbon taxes we’re already paying. “The world’s 3,000 biggest companies, according to a U.N. Environment Program report, cause $2.15…
June 2014
New Web Tool Provides Easy Access to SEC Climate Change Disclosure from 3,000 Public Companies. “Ceres and CookESG Research today…
