Category: News and Commentaries

"Forty percent of advisors now report that socially responsible investing is important to them and their clients, compared to only…Continue readingAdvisor Interest In SRI Nearly Doubles Since Last Year, Survey Says.

"Last year, almost twice as many green bonds as expected were issued, and in the first quarter of 2017, issuance…Continue reading6 benefits to companies that issue green bonds.

"Khan, Serafeim, and Yoon (KSY)9: found that portfolios made up of companies with high KLD10 sustainability scores weighted by SASB11…Continue readingFostering Long-Termism in Investing.

"But investors are even more attuned to ESG than advisors are, which makes ESG savvy a competitive advantage in today′s…Continue reading10 reasons Wealth Managers are following investor demand to ESG.

"Compiling the 18th annual list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens began with our research team documenting 260 data points…Continue readingThe 2017 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

"[The prize] promotes greater awareness among young people throughout the world concerning the benefits of ethics in finance, and encourages…Continue readingThe Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize — Formerly Ethics in Finance, Robin Cosgrove Prize.

"Companies with the weakest ESG credentials, as captured in low QESG scores, tended to trade with the widest CDS [credit…Continue readingHermes finds ’clear relationship’ between ESG and credit spreads.

"The SDG Commitment Report 100… is the first-ever analysis to use annual reports as the sole metric to assess corporate…Continue readingUS companies rank miserably low on the UN′s new corporate responsibility rankings.

"In a bid to better understand the mindset of investors globally,EYrecently surveyed, for its ’Is your nonfinancial performance revealing the…Continue readingESG increasingly important in global shift towards sustainable economy.

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