Since 2002
Postings and Commentaries
by Ron Robins
Podcast: September 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks
September 2026 Sustainable Stock and ETF Picks. Includes top analyst picks on AI infrastructure stocks, alternative energy, and wind stocks.…
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…
May 2014
Canada, participate in Responsible Investment Week, May 26-30, 2014, Toronto & Vancouver. “The Responsible Investment Association (RIA) is proud to…
April 2014
GMI Ratings′ Study Finds That Only Ten Percent of S&P 500 Companies Disclose Specific Sustainability Targets in Executive Compensation Plans.…
March 2014
Clicking Clean: How Companies are Building the Green Internet. “Here′s who hosts some of the internet′s most popular sites and…
February 2014
New EU rules require companies to report social impact. “Member states today approved a compromise deal with MEPs that would…
January 2014
Stock exchange aims to reinvent investing for birds, bees and trees. “Intrinsic Value Exchange’s (IVE) mission is ’transform intrinsic value…
December 2013
Sustainability Becoming a Mainstream Corporate Strategy: BCG-Sloan Report. “The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and MIT Sloan Management Review have brought…
November 2013
Study: Educated Dutch women favouring SR/ethical investing more relaxed about returns. “Investors with a large proportion of educated female members…
October 2013
SRI Research: CSR-Related Shareholder Wins Get Bottom-Line Results. “Adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) shareholder resolutions leads to large increases in…
