News and CommentariesMorgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: New Survey Shows High and Rising Individual Investor Interest in Sustainability January 31, 2024admin“Individual investors globally continue to be interested in sustainable investing (77%), with 54% planning to increase sustainable investments in the…Continue readingMorgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: New Survey Shows High and Rising Individual Investor Interest in Sustainability
News and CommentariesBankers Seek Legal Cover After Backing $1.5 Trillion of ESG Debt November 5, 2023admin“Bankers servicing one of the world’s biggest ESG debt markets are now actively seeking legal protections to guard against the…Continue readingBankers Seek Legal Cover After Backing $1.5 Trillion of ESG Debt
News and CommentariesWhat Would Happen to ESG Proposals If Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street Didn’t Vote? October 28, 2023admin“It’s clear that there would have been many more key resolutions in the 2022 and 2023 proxy years if it…Continue readingWhat Would Happen to ESG Proposals If Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street Didn’t Vote?
News and CommentariesSustainability stock market league table: which rank best and worst? September 29, 2023admin“Our analysis ranks the world’s biggest stock markets by their sustainability credentials, providing an additional, underappreciated, lens on how to…Continue readingSustainability stock market league table: which rank best and worst?
News and CommentariesThe SEC May Be Overstepping Its Authority In ESG/ Climate Related Disclosure Standards September 1, 2023admin“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to announce Climate Related Disclosure requirements in October 2023. Even before announcement, concerns…Continue readingThe SEC May Be Overstepping Its Authority In ESG/ Climate Related Disclosure Standards
News and CommentariesFormer BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy: Many ESG experts are ‘underqualified’ August 29, 2023admin“The ESG industry is moving from marketing spiel to real investment opportunities, according to sustainability expert Tariq Fancy, but many…Continue readingFormer BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy: Many ESG experts are ‘underqualified’
News and CommentariesESG Funds: Do They Walk the Talk? July 26, 2023admin“Sustainable investors are causing companies to focus on improving their ESG scores to either gain a competitive advantage or avoid…Continue readingESG Funds: Do They Walk the Talk?
News and CommentariesESG Remains Important for Pension Funds and Asset Owners July 15, 2023July 15, 2023admin“Financial relevance trumps politics, according to interviews conducted by Morningstar Indexes and Sustainalytics.” [COMMENTARY] The factors underlying ESG are relevant…Continue readingESG Remains Important for Pension Funds and Asset Owners
News and CommentariesWho decides what ESG is and how to make investments greener – new research July 5, 2023admin“Our recently published research explores this question by looking at the actual sustainability impact that these funds have. Although financial industry groups claim…Continue readingWho decides what ESG is and how to make investments greener – new research
News and CommentariesThe first ISSB reporting standards are here — what that means for investors June 26, 2023admin“The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), launched at COP26 in Glasgow, has published its first two finalized standards: S1 General…Continue readingThe first ISSB reporting standards are here — what that means for investors