Category: News and Commentaries

"Over 95% of investors believe their company portfolios contain untapped environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) opportunities, according to a…Continue readingESG growing in importance, ERM survey reveals.

"Ethisphere′s notion that the financial value and ethics are inexorably tied together has been explained through an analysis of how…Continue readingEthisphere Announces 124 Companies to Make the 2017 World′s Most Ethical Companies List.

"Survey data from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and…Continue readingWhy and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey.

"One clear leader, as mentioned throughout the study, was Marks and Spencer (M&S). The U.K. retail giant… Ranking slightly behind…Continue readingThe World′s Leading Companies on Human Rights.

"Research conducted by ShareAction, a non-profit group in the U.K. that campaigns for responsible investment, ranks the 40 mega-managers who,…Continue readingHow ’Responsible’ Are Europe’s Mega-Managers Investing $22.4 Trillion?

"10 years after the sub-prime mortgage crisis that triggered a global financial crash, analysts are still largely ignoring long-term financial…Continue readingIs the finance sector really equipped to assess climate risks?

"In a new paper that will appear in the April 2017 issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance, a…Continue readingSocially Responsible Funds Underperform. (Is this true?)

"The study concludes that the choice of active or passive investing should be based largely on the needs and preferences…Continue readingDalbar: Active Investors Do Better Long-Term; Passive Investors Do Better Short-Term.

"Although the extent to which companies have provided independent assurance over their CSR disclosures has steadily grown, the study also…Continue readingThe Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance – A Longitudinal South African Study.

"The Japanese market is finally moving towards an ESG environment, similar to the mature markets of the US and Europe."…Continue readingThe race is on for socially responsible investing in Japan.