Category: News and Commentaries

“Companies may not be able to mute all of their critics, but being proactive on ESG reporting can help them…Continue readingWhat boards should know about balancing ESG critics and key stakeholders.

“‘Most [faith-based fund companies] are trying to screen out things like [companies involved with] abortion and pornography,’ says Chris McMahon…Continue readingHow Faith-based Funds Are Evolving to Address Climate Change.

“As regulators around the world push businesses for more disclosures related to their performance on environmental, social and governance matters,…Continue readingIs There Such a Thing as Too Much ESG Disclosure?

“Corporate Knights newly launched Sustainable Economy Intelligence (SEI) Database* ranks more than 2,800 public companies primarily by the percentage of revenues…Continue readingCompanies that invest the most in green growth earn triple the returns

“Unpublished BlackRock research also reveals thousands more will be downgraded in wide-ranging MSCI shake-up.” [COMMENTARY] It’s likely that other index…Continue readingHundreds of funds to be stripped of ESG rating.

“Implementing their suggestions could force Canadian financial institutions to divest their fossil fuel company loans or refuse to insure oil…Continue readingStronger climate regulations for banks might not actually cut emissions.

“We document statistically significant excess returns in ESG portfolios from 2014 to 2020 in the U.S. and Japan. We propose…Continue readingQuantifying the Returns of ESG Investing: An Empirical Analysis with Six ESG Metrics.

“As regulatory oversight of ESG tightens in the EU and U.K., with additional disclosure and more substantive requirements in this…Continue readingESG Battlegrounds: How the States Are Shaping the Regulatory Landscape in the U.S.

? “We explore the feasibility and performance of more targeted investment strategies based on specific ESG categories, by deconstructing ESG…Continue readingDeconstructing ESG Scores: How to Invest with your own Criteria

“As Bob Eccles, sustainability researcher and founder and president of investment company Advisory Capital Partners puts it: ‘ESG is about the…Continue readingIn pursuit of positive impact: Growing scrutiny around ESG highlights impact investing as a force for change.