News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Largest-ever analysis of ESG investment studies sees ‘well-founded′ relation to profit. “The analysis of more than 2,200 academic studies and more than 60 review studies published since the early 1970s concludes that investment based on ESG criteria has a positive effect on corporate financial performance (CPF) that is…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Decarbonizer: The first planetary investment tool… answers the question – ’Does it pay to decarbonize?’ “Created by Corporate Knights and powered by carbon data from South Pole Group, the Clean Capitalist Decarbonizer is a free interactive tool that shows the financial implications of divesting high carbon companies in…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- DOL Gives Green Light For ESG Investments In Retirement Plans. “The Department of Labor gave its blessing Thursday for socially responsible investments in retirement plans for the first time. DOL′s permission to plan fiduciaries covers everything from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments to the ability to put…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- NGO: 45 Percent of Corporations Obstruct Climate Change Policy.“Nearly half of the world′s 100 largest companies, including Procter & Gamble and Duke Energy, are ’obstructing climate change legislation,’ according to a study released last week by the London-based nonprofit NGO InfluenceMap. And it gets worse: Almost all (95…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Morningstar to launch ESG scores for funds. “Chicago-based Morningstar Inc. plans to launch environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds later this year… Morningstar says that it will use the ESG ratings provided by Sustainalytics on more than 4,500 companies to create asset-weighted…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- EIRIS Foundation Launches Database of Companies Doing Business in Occupied Lands. “Building on its 30-year history of providing free and objective information on ethical finance and corporate activity to the public, the EIRIS Foundation announced the release of a new online database of companies in Crimea and Palestine.…