News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Companies with recent ESG rating gains may outperform benchmarks.“Stocks with fast ESG improvement outperform benchmark by 2.2 percent a year, MSCI report shows… For the research, MSCI adopted an ‘ESG momentum′ strategy by overweighting stocks that had improved their ESG ratings (according to MSCI′s own calculations) in the…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Seven out of 10 companies would turn their backs on unethical investments, finds PwC poll. “A stark 97 per cent of respondents said they expected responsible investment to grow in importance over the next two years, because of increasing concerns over upholding fiduciary duty, reputational risk and corporate…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- The World’s Most Reputable Companies In 2015. “The Global RepTrak list stands out from other corporate lists… because it aims to quantify the way companies are perceived by consumers… rather than looking at how companies manage their internal affairs… According to RI′s data, 83% of consumers say they…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- New Morgan Stanley Report Challenges Misperceptions Regarding Sustainable Investing and Performance. “Although some investors may believe sustainable investing requires a financial sacrifice, a new report from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing finds that investing in sustainability has usually met and often exceeded the performance of comparable…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Investors are driving increased adoption of ESG policies, report finds. “Institutional investors are increasingly demanding that private equity firms adopt ESG policies in their investment processes, according to new research conducted by the London Business School′s Coller Institute of Private Equity and supported by Adveq, the private equity…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Helena Morrissey, Aiming at Britain′s Glass Ceilings, Gets Results.“Ms. Morrissey has directed her steely focus on Britain′s most powerful men. Working behind the scenes, she has persuaded 120 of the country′s top chairmen that they want what she wants: more diverse boards that will produce better company returns.…