News & Commentaries
The global rise of sustainable investing — Schroders.
"To accurately gauge the latest attitudes, we surveyed more than 22,000 people from 30 countries who invest. We asked them about their knowledge, views and actions when it comes to sustainable investing." [COMMENTARY] Schroders survey of global sustainable investing provides some useful insights for all investors, particularly supportive for ethical investors. However, the self-reporting of…
China′s sustainable firms are starting to outperform.
"Chinese companies that disclose their environmental, social and governance measures are outperforming on the stock market, data show." [COMMENTARY] There’s been little evidence to date of Chinese corporate ESG stock performance. This new data is probably the first to indicate that possibility. Companies ESG outperformance and correlated stock outperformance appear to be a worldwide phenomenon.…
[UK] Consultants pressure pension funds over ethical investment.
"Twelve large investment consultants have joined forces to increase pressure on pension funds that are not taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account when making investment decisions. The group of consultants, which includes the big three of Willis Towers Watson, Mercer and Aon Hewitt, advise on close to £1.6tn of pension and insurance…
Canadian Money Saver publishes an article, "Do-It-Yourself Ethical Investing
"Though DIY sustainable-ethical investing requires some work it can pay handsomely. The process is engaging and fun too. But the skills to do it effectively can be more quickly acquired with coaching from those experienced in this work." [COMMENTARY] I wrote this article — and offerwebinars andtutorials on this subject too — for individual investors…
Catching The Wave: The Spread of ESG in Institutional Investment Portfolios.
"More than a quarter of North American institutions use environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in their investment portfolios, and approximately 60% of institutions that have not yet incorporated ESG into their portfolios say they are open to doing so in the future." [COMMENTARY] Their study provides some further insights into the spread and utilization…
Big investors take aim at banks over climate change risk.
"A coalition of institutional investors managing more than $1tn in assets is demanding that 60 of the world′s largest banks take action to protect the world from the threat of catastrophic damage due to climate change." [COMMENTARY] This was bound to happen — and good that it has. Financial institutions and companies not reporting or…
