Category: News and Commentaries

“Without establishing standards for labelling environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, the CFA Institute’s proposed disclosure standards could lead to…Continue readingCFA Institute’s draft ESG standards could facilitate ‘greenwashing,’ IFIC says.

“The European Green Deal has the potential to play a key role not only in ensuring this recovery in the…Continue readingWhat you need to know about the European Green Deal – and what comes next.

“Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible…Continue readingStudy: Financial Markets Ignore Environmental Damage.

“Sustainable investing is red-hot. For the most recent evidence, look at last week’s acquisition news: Affiliated Managers Group paid $600…Continue readingAMG Acquires Control of Parnassus, the Last Big ESG Firm. What This Means for ESG Investors.

“US institutional investors focus more on ESG data and social factors than their global counterparts, according to a new study…Continue readingSchroders Institutional Investor Study 2021: On ESG, US Investors Focus on Data, Social Impact.

“With the Securities and Exchange Commission resolute in its efforts to establish new disclosure requirements related to environmental, social and…Continue readingWill Mandated ESG Disclosures Lead to Increased Litigation Risk?

“Every year since 2002, Corporate Knights has evaluated Canadian companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion on a growing…Continue reading2021’s Best 50 Canadian corporate citizens.

“Many investors are attracted to ESG securities on promises of high returns, but they are ‘misguided, Wharton finance professorLuke Taylorsaid…Continue readingWhy Green Assets May Not Continue to Outperform.

“Only 51% of companies back up their reports on sustainability with assurance, a study of 1,400 companies by the International…Continue readingLow-quality assurance of ESG reports pose stability risk: IFAC.

“Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would require public companies to report environmental, social and governance…Continue readingIs ESG harmonization and convergence finally coming?