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"Some reasons found in a recent survey by financial consultant Practical Perspectives include lack of interest by clients, lack of…Continue readingWhy Are Advisors Reluctant to Hop on the ESG Train?

"Results of the second annualEdelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Institutional Investors show that 89% of investors have changed their voting…Continue readingCompanies must address ESG issues to be deemed trustworthy by investors — Edelman survey.

"Delivering a new report, Financing Climate Futures: Rethinking Infrastructure, to the G20 at its Summit in Buenos Aires, the three…Continue readingOECD, UN Environment and World Bank call for a radical shift in financing for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

"The survey [by First State Investments and research firm Kepler Cheuvreux], which assessed the attitudes of more than 400 millennials…Continue readingEducation ‘main barrier′ to engaging in responsible investing.

"Non-financial performance measurement and a lack of international standards have been identified as the biggest hurdle for environmental, social and…Continue readingLack of international standards holding back ESG investing, finds BNY Mellon study.

"Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), has released ’Getting to Equal: The…Continue readingCompanies Leading on Disability Inclusion Outperform Peers.

"A new MSCI study of ESG ratings finds they have a similar impact on share prices as do credit ratings."…Continue readingAre ESG Ratings the New Credit Rating for Stock Prices?

"Renaissance′s argument thereafter is that, even if emerging markets have far lower ESG scores, directing capital their way allows for…Continue readingGreen finance: a contrarian take.