Category: News and Commentaries

“Greenwashing is a persistent and growing problem in the ESG landscape. However, many companies in Japan suffer from this issue…Continue readingSee Japan in a different light: How investors get ESG in world’s third-largest economy wrong.

“The challenge of identifying metrics that drive ‘better’ or ‘worse’ ESG results.” [COMMENTARY] This is a good article that describes…Continue readingESG metrics rest on sand, not granite.

“Indeed, fund managers are sensitive to disclosures only in the presence of binding commitments to environment sustainability. Sustainable funds lower…Continue readingKeeping Promises? Carbon Risk (CR) Disclosure and Mutual Fund Portfolios.

“Latest research shows ESG finance encourages investors to leave less in cash.” [COMMENTARY] This shows that investors get excited about…Continue readingEthical investing encourages consumers to invest more.

“SASB released an updated Climate Risk Technical Bulletin last week to help companies better understand how they can disclose climate…Continue readingSixty-eight of 77 industries significantly affected by climate risk, SASB says.

“Four banks pledge $6 trillion in sustainable finance, and the billions they’ll save in taxes is one of the benefits.”…Continue readingWall Street’s Trillion-Dollar ESG Club Comes With Huge Tax Perks.

“With the Biden Administration friendly to sustainable investing, BlackRock is making a push to offer those types of investments to…Continue readingBlackRock Is Pushing to Offer Sustainable Investments to 401k Plans, CEO Says.

“The agency’s role is not to determine whether any particular strategy is a good one, but to ensure investors know…Continue readingSEC will not assess merit of ESG investments: Peirce.

“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it has found ‘potentially misleading’ claims and inadequate controls around investing…Continue readingU.S. SEC review of socially responsible funds finds ‘potentially misleading’ claims.

“In the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large investment funds with environmental, social and governance criteria outperformed…Continue reading(US) ESG funds beat out S&P 500 in 1st year of COVID-19; how 1 fund shot to the top.