News & CommentariesAre ESG Ratings the New Credit Rating for Stock Prices?"A new MSCI study of ESG ratings finds they have a similar impact on share prices as do credit ratings."…Continue readingAre ESG Ratings the New Credit Rating for Stock Prices?November 19, 2018From upstream to mainstream: ESG at a tipping point."In a year’s time, the percentage of Millennials expressing a high level of interest in ESG investing jumped from 26%…Continue readingFrom upstream to mainstream: ESG at a tipping point.November 15, 2018Green finance: a contrarian take."Renaissance′s argument thereafter is that, even if emerging markets have far lower ESG scores, directing capital their way allows for…Continue readingGreen finance: a contrarian take.November 15, 2018S&P 500 Firms Expand Sustainability Data in Financial Filings, But Slow to Adopt Fully Integrated Reporting."78 percent of S&P 500 companies issue a sustainability report… Among companies that issue sustainability reports, 95 percent offer quantified,…Continue readingS&P 500 Firms Expand Sustainability Data in Financial Filings, But Slow to Adopt Fully Integrated Reporting.November 14, 2018Research Links Financial and Corporate Sustainability (ESG) Performance."Based on 642 North American sustainability reports for the 2017 reporting period, CSE created a unique analysis framework. It identifies…Continue readingResearch Links Financial and Corporate Sustainability (ESG) Performance.November 6, 2018Clean finance needs to include traditionally ‘dirty′ industries."We need mechanisms that finance climate-friendly projects, not only for solar panels and transit tracks, but also for a massive…Continue readingClean finance needs to include traditionally ‘dirty′ industries.November 4, 2018 Previous Page1 … 159 160 161 162 163 … 224Next Page