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"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?

"In a year’s time, the percentage of Millennials expressing a high level of interest in ESG investing jumped from 26%…Continue readingFrom upstream to mainstream: ESG at a tipping point.

"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.

"78 percent of S&P 500 companies issue a sustainability report… Among companies that issue sustainability reports, 95 percent offer quantified,…Continue readingS&P 500 Firms Expand Sustainability Data in Financial Filings, But Slow to Adopt Fully Integrated Reporting.

"Based on 642 North American sustainability reports for the 2017 reporting period, CSE created a unique analysis framework. It identifies…Continue readingResearch Links Financial and Corporate Sustainability (ESG) Performance.

"We need mechanisms that finance climate-friendly projects, not only for solar panels and transit tracks, but also for a massive…Continue readingClean finance needs to include traditionally ‘dirty′ industries.

"This has fundamental implications for how chief sustainability officers and business leaders work with the broader ecosystem. The higher price…Continue readingBig data, ESG ratings help find alpha.

"The US SIF Foundation’s 2018 biennial Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends, released today, found that sustainable,…Continue readingUS SIF Foundation Releases 2018 Biennial Report On US Sustainable, Responsible And Impact Investing Trends.

Charlie Robertson of Renaissance Capital, an investment bank, reckons ESG risks becoming code for something else: an excuse for investors…Continue readingDoes ethical investment withhold capital from those that most need it?