News & Commentaries
6 Sustainable-Investing Trends to Watch in 2025
“As sustainability-aware investors look ahead to 2025, six themes are likely to dominate their lists. They include environmental, social, and governance regulations, carbon-transition investing, sustainable bonds, the reshaping of the global ESG fund landscape, biodiversity finance, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.” [COMMENTARY] The 2025 investment themes expressed in this article come from a great…
ESG and shareholder value: Making the case for sustainable investment
“Understand the business case for ESG investment, the benefits of sustainability, long-term value creation, and more.” [COMMENTARY] This is a good overview of the ESG investing case. ESG and shareholder value: Making the case for sustainable investment, by Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting, December 17, 2024, Thomson Reuters, USA.
US SIF “Trends Report” Documents Sustainable Investment Assets
“US SIF analysis, based on submissions to the SEC, records the US market size as $52.5 trillion, of which $6.5 trillion (12%) was specifically identified or marketed as sustainable or ESG investment, setting a new baseline for the size of the market.” [COMMENTARY] That “12% specifically identified or marketed as sustainable or ESG investment” has…
Shift to the social in ESG gaining traction globally
“The shift in focus was triggered by the intensive use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) that came after the Covid pandemic, finds the Sustainability and Climate – Trends to Watch 2025 report, published by US index provider MSCI. And this shift was particularly evident with data security- and supply chain labour management-related issues, which,…
Busting the top 5 myths about sustainable investing
“Some of the top reasons that people may be reluctant to embrace sustainable investing turn out to be nothing but misinformation, Sarah Sung, head of sustainable investing at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, argues.” [COMMENTARY] The myth that sustainable and ESG-based investing is mostly about climate change is the one that most infuriates me. This is…
What to Expect from SEC Chair Paul Atkins: Potential Reforms and Priorities
“Atkins has expressed skepticism about the SEC’s role in mandating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures. His preference for a materiality-based framework suggests he may seek to scale back or revise the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule, which has faced legal challenges.” [COMMENTARY] Mr. Atkins might be less interested in specific ESG disclosures, but he does…
