"Nearly 80% of asset managers and asset owners incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their decision-making, according to a survey from BNP Paribas Securities Services. The report, titled ’Great Expectations: ESG – What′s next for asset owners and managers,’ found that among the asset owners incorporating ESG, 46% plan to invest at least…

"Companies that try to ’do good’ are likely to find that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is bad for their bottom lines, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. ’We found that emphasizing Corporate Social Responsibility is not good for shareholders,’ said David Javakhadze, Ph.D., assistant professor of finance, who investigated…

"Board diversity, ESG investing, and external reviews are relatively low governance priorities for pension scheme trustees and managers, according to a report. It was produced by Winmark, which runs professional member networks to facilitate peer learning, and Sackers, a law firm. It was based on a survey of 84 pension schemes – trustees and pension…

"More than half of the UK population want their wealth to have a positive impact on society but are unsure where to turn to for help, highlighting a knowledge deficit in the area of ethical investing. The survey, conducted by positive savings platform Ethex, shows lack of knowledge, understanding and confidence in what is on…

"A further 28% of asset managers admitted they were concerned they didn′t have the ability to meet the demand for ESG investments from clients currently, and worried they wouldn′t in the future. The research report, titled ‘Great Expectations: ESG – What′s next for asset owners and managers′, also found more than half (55%) of those…

"From a geographic perspective, the GSIA data showed that European and Canadian assets were more diversified across different implementation strategies: in addition to negative screening, there were a higher proportion of assets using norms-based screening, corporate engagement, and integration approaches. Within the United States, the primary forms of implementation were integration, negative screening, and corporate…