Tag: ESG

SOCAP turns 10

SOCAP participants reflect that while sustainable and responsible investing has come a long way, paths forward remain long. Many acknowledge that the issues are systemic in origin and that creation of more solutions are needed to seed more change.

More Ethical Businesses are Valued More Highly, Study Says

Not only does the Boston Consulting Group's new study clearly show a positive link between a firm's responsible and sustainable practices and bottom-line, it also revealed EBITDA premiums. The findings come amidst a new another study by McKinsey that says ESG now accounts for 26% of professionally managed assets globally.

Alternative, Inclusive Financing for Asia MSMEs, Report Urges

Philanthropic accelerator AVPN urges in a new report the need for more experimental and inclusive funding strategies and tools for struggling MSMEs in the Asian region.

ESG Analysis Should Not Be Easy

As ESG scoring and analytics tools and practices take root, prudent analysts ought to question boiling down rankings to a single number and take a more holistic view. There are no shortcuts, portfolio manager Maria Egan asserts.

Interest in ESG May Be Plateauing, CFA Institute reports

The CFA Institute latest ESG Survey 2017 report suggests that ESG adoption may be plateauing, or slowing. The needs for better data on comparability across firms, and better quantitative and qualitative data may be the chief reasons why.

10 High-Performing Funds with a Conscience, Bloomberg

Funds that invest in ESG-conscious firms and that produce high returns need not be mutually exclusive. Bloomberg shares ten that satisfy both bottom lines.

Find Powerful Relationships in ESG Data, Studies Say

Corporate financial performance is positively linked most of the time with ESG factors individually, and taken in combination. There are no shortcuts to ESG analyses, the set of studies suggests.

Insurer Swiss Re Switches to ESG Benchmarks

Insurance giant Swiss Re is switching the entire $130 billion it holds in liquid assets to index against ESG benchmarks, in a huge move towards principled investments that is certain to sway its industry.

SRI May Not Work For Everyone, Analyst Says

High fees and fear of unintended consequences are two main reasons why one contrarian analyst says he does not like SRI and ESG.

Institutional ESG interest continues to grow, Callan report says

Callan, an institutional investment consulting firm based in San Francisco and with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and New Jersey, in December released a report from a survey of 84 unique institutional funds that nearly 37% of those funds now "incorporate ESG factors into investing...