News & Commentaries
Canada’s Responsible Investment Week, October 22-26.
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Regulators are Taking a Tougher Stance on ESG Disclosure a New Study Reveals.
"In the last three years alone Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related regulations – grew by more than 100 percent across the United Kingdom (UK), The United States of America (US), and Canada, indicating that ESG regulatory landscape is evolving fast… ESG issues require mainstream attention." [COMMENTARY]ESG issues have become mainstream in the investment world and…
Half of [UK] advisers talk about SRI with millennials.
"More than half of advisers are very likely to recommend a sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) fund to millennials, according to the latest FTAdviser Talking Point poll." [COMMENTARY]This is promising. These advisors might just find many of their older clients are interested too!Half of [UK] advisers talk about SRI with millennials, by Saloni Sardana, October…
Which Countries Have the Most Sustainability-Focused Companies?
"Morningstar’s sustainability atlas rates the stock indexes of 46 countries for sustainability, ESG and carbon risks." [COMMENTARY]This fascinating new approach to finding companies with a sustainable orientation could interest many investors.Which Countries Have the Most Sustainability-Focused Companies? By Bernice Napach, October 8, 2018, ThinkAdvisor, USA.
Advisers Slow to Respond to ESG Investing Demand.
"’Providing advisers with materials that can be used to educate clients about a firm′s approach to ESG investing is crucial in increasing adviser adoption,’ says Ed Louis, a senior analyst at Cerulli Associates… Forty-five percent of U.S. households prefer an environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investing, Cerulli Associates learned in a survey. Among…
Institutional support grows for ESG, political spending transparency, report shows.
"Based on the analysis of 4,090 shareholder meetings held in the first half of 2018, nearly 29% of institutional investors supported such proposals, a new high compared to 26% in 2017, 21% in 2016, and 18% in 2015. The numbers appear in stark contrast to the support of retail investors, only 16% of which supported…
