News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- New science-based study looks at who’s really leading on climate.“A new study [by Climate Counts], released today, analyzed the greenhouse gas emissions of 100 companies against science-based targets that seek to limit climate change to 2 degrees Celsius above the levels prevailing in the pre-industrial period… 49 of…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Study: Educated Dutch women favouring SR/ethical investing more relaxed about returns. “Investors with a large proportion of educated female members have extra reason to take socially responsible investing seriously, but can possibly relax about poor returns. That is a fascinating finding of Rachel Pownall, an associate professor of…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Investors ask fossil fuel companies to assess how business plans fare in low-carbon future. “Coalition of 70 investors worth $3 trillion call on world′s largest oil & gas, coal and electric power companies to assess risks under climate action and ‘business as usual′ scenarios.” [COMMENTARY] This follows on…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Number of ’climate leaders’ doubles in new CDP report. – [COMMENTARY] “Companies that have made the environment and sustainability central to their businesses strategies are seeing higher profits while also better positioning themselves for an uncertain future, says the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report, the latest update…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Shareholder support for environmental resolutions hits 10-year high.– [COMMENTARY] “It wasn’t too many years ago when sustainable investors would be happy with just enough support for a shareowner resolution addressing environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) for it to qualify for the following year’s proxy ballot. The degree…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Ethical Lapses on Wall Street. – [COMMENTARY] “The second annual survey of Wall Street ethics (or the lack thereof) from the law firm Labaton Sucharow generated much interest but few surprises for me. Did you really believe Wall Street changed for the better since 2010 when the Dodd-Frank…