News & Commentaries
Green QE on the cards as sovereigns get ready.
“Investors are expecting a new green quantitative easing programme to start the new decade as the ECB seeks greener investment opportunities and more sovereigns ready green bonds for late 2020 to finance multi-billion euro clean infrastructure projects.” [COMMENTARY]This could mark a whole new beginning of central bank largess and potentially massive new profits for the…
A Decade of Sustainable Funds Investing: 10 Years/10 Charts.
“The total net assets of mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETF) (1) sourced to sustainable investing approaches expanded dramatically in the last decade, adding almost $1.5 trillion in the last ten years. Assets increased from $113.5 billion at the start of the decade to reach $1.6 trillion at the end of 2019, fueled largely…
Sustainable Investment Options in Bond ETFs.
“We take a closer look at the European passive ESG bond fund market and its opportunity for growth in the coming years.” [COMMENTARY]Though this article has a European focus, it’s of global interest.Sustainable Investment Options in Bond ETFs, by Jose Garcia Zarate, January 23, 2020, Morningstar UK, UK.
Helsinki Stock Exchange tops sustainability disclosure ranking while most flatlined.
“The world’s largest companies are under-reporting sustainability policies and performance, hampering investors’ access to data that will allow them to play a full role in the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a new stock exchange report released by Corporate Knights and Aviva.” [COMMENTARY]This is a fascinating report and provides a snapshot of the…
Church sets 2050 net zero target for companies.
“The Church of England’s national bodies will invest only in companies working towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050, it was announced on Wednesday.” [COMMENTARY]The target the Church of England is setting might well become a common theme among institutions with high moral convictions.Church sets 2050 net zero target for companies, by Adam Becket, January…
Corporate Knights 2020 Global 100 ranking.
“An index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world.” [COMMENTARY]I always look forward to this annual review! For the 100 list clickhere. Corporate Knights also provides insightful articles on methodology and its observations on many facets of the 100.2020 Global 100, press release, January 21, 2020, Corporate Knights, Canada.
