News & Commentaries
Why managers need to wake up to ESG threat.
“’It will get to a point where, if a fund group doesn′t have fully-implemented ESG integration, and had it in place for sometime, we won′t be able to use them anymore,’ she [Teresa Platan, who specialises in selecting emerging markets and Japan equity funds for Aktia, a Finnish bank] says. ’The shift has been so…
Why activists are cheerleaders for corporate social responsibility.
"Profits, not ethics, are behind big-name investors′ interest in ESG issues." [COMMENTARY] Now we know ESG has ’arrived’ and why it’s fast becoming integral to financial analysis. Investors everywhere are realizing it pays to incorporate ESG criteria in selecting investments no matter their moral compass. However, I’d still prefer that the new ESG oriented investors…
CalPERS′ Ongoing Push Into ESG Drives a Healthy Debate.
"The debate started when the American Council for Capital Formation published a sharply written report alleging that, as the group puts it, ’CalPERS has prioritized relatively poor performing environmental, social and governance [ESG] investments at the expense of other investments more likely to optimize returns.’" [COMMENTARY] This is an interesting debate–but I believe CalPERS is…
2017 Engaged Tracking Carbon Rankings.
"A transparent, public and standardised ranking of the world’s largest companies and their carbon emissions." [COMMENTARY] Engaged Tracking created its carbon tracking methodology with the help of the prestigious UK university, Imperial College. So, it has a great pedigree. Registration–which is free–is advised.2017 Engaged Tracking Carbon Rankings, December 2017, Engaged Tracking, UK.
Influential investors urge 100 carbon-intensive companies to step up climate action.
"Today, as many as 225 influential global investors with more than $26.3 trillion in assets under management pledged to engage with 100 corporates estimated to be responsible for around 85 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, so as to step up their ambition on climate action." [COMMENTARY] This could greatly influence the direction of…
Rediscovering our Moral Compass: JUST Capital′s 2017 List of America′s Most JUST Companies.
"Today, JUST Capital, in partnership with Forbes, has released the 2017 list of America′s Most JUST Companies, our annual ranking of the largest publicly-traded U.S. corporations." [COMMENTARY] With Forbes behind it, JUST Capital is getting much attention–and justifiably so. The 2017 ’just’ American companies’ list is undoubtedly a key ranking for ESG-ethical investors to review.…
