News & Commentaries
10 reasons Wealth Managers are following investor demand to ESG.
"But investors are even more attuned to ESG than advisors are, which makes ESG savvy a competitive advantage in today′s managed money world." [COMMENTARY] The reasons given for advisors to engage in ESG issues with their clients are many had the key ones are covered in this post. Furthermore, surveys and studies back the reasons…
The 2017 100 Best Corporate Citizens.
"Compiling the 18th annual list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens began with our research team documenting 260 data points of disclosure and performance measurements for the entire Russell 1000. The data was gleaned from publicly available information and each company was ranked in seven categories." [COMMENTARY] This is a great list compiled by people…
The Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize — Formerly Ethics in Finance, Robin Cosgrove Prize.
"[The prize] promotes greater awareness among young people throughout the world concerning the benefits of ethics in finance, and encourages high-quality management of banking, insurance and financial services based on trust and integrity. Launched in 2006 and now in its 6th Edition, the global competition for the Prize for Innovative Ideas for Ethics & Trust…
Hermes finds ’clear relationship’ between ESG and credit spreads.
"Companies with the weakest ESG credentials, as captured in low QESG scores, tended to trade with the widest CDS [credit default spreads] spreads, Hermes found – indicating a higher risk of default." [COMMENTARY] It makes sense that companies with bad ESG characteristics are poor credit risks. And that’s why their financing costs are higher too.…
US companies rank miserably low on the UN′s new corporate responsibility rankings.
"The SDG Commitment Report 100… is the first-ever analysis to use annual reports as the sole metric to assess corporate commitments to the UN′s 17 sustainable development goals. Analysts argue that the corporate annual report, a legally-required document, is a higher—and better—standard to judge a company′s commitment to sustainability than any voluntary corporate responsibility report.…
ESG increasingly important in global shift towards sustainable economy.
"In a bid to better understand the mindset of investors globally,EYrecently surveyed, for its ’Is your nonfinancial performance revealing the true value of your business to investors?’ report, part of the global investment community, which included 320 participants, of which one-third have more than $10 billion under management." [COMMENTARY]This EY survey is revealing in showing…
