Category: News and Commentaries

"Report and ratings methodology, scope and coverage, however, vary greatly among providers. Many providers encourage input and engagement with their…Continue readingESG Reports and Ratings: What They Are, Why They Matter.

"How do ESG, or environment, social, and governance investments, perform? When do these strategies work, and why? Here′s a look…Continue reading10 studies that show how and why ESG investing works.

"The platform lists 2,500 European funds – equal to €2.5 trillion – and aims at helping investors in their investment…Continue readingCDP launches first climate impact fund rating platform.

"But ESG appears to isolate non-fundamental attributes that have real earnings impact: these attributes have been a better signal of…Continue readingESG ‘best signal′ for future risk in equities.

"Genus Capital Management today released ’The Carbon Emissions Report: The Effect of Carbon Emissions on Investment Returns,’ which concluded that…Continue readingCanadian companies among the most carbon intensive in the developed world.

"Around 82% of S and P 500 companies published corporate sustainability reports in 2016, according to the Governance and Accountability…Continue readingMore Companies Reporting on ESG.

"These guidelines will help companies to disclose relevant non-financial information in a consistent and more comparable manner. The aim is…Continue readingEuropean Commission takes further steps to enhance business transparency on social and environmental matters.

"Ninety-eight percent of institutional investors say a company with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives makes for a more…Continue readingInstitutional Investors More Likely to Invest in Companies with Business-Driven ESG Disclosures, According to New White Paper.

"A new study that tries to quantify and correlate stock performance with E.S.G. factors is generating a lot of chatter…Continue readingCan Good Corporate Citizenship Be Measured?

"With NASA stating that April 2017 was the second hottest since records began in 1880 (with 2016 the hottest), Mercer′s…Continue reading95% of European pension funds ignore climate change impact: Mercer.