This the fourth edition of an occasional linkfest focused on ESG or socially responsible investing at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to build a more inclusive corporate culture.
Quote of the Day
"Why do companies spend millions to optimize their supply chain, operations, inventory, and advertising, but are reluctant to invest in optimizing human resources?"
(Paolo Gaudiano)
Guns
- Wal-Mart ($WMT) and Dick's Sporting Goods ($DKS) are raising the minimum age to purchase weapons and ammo. (nytimes.com)
- How to find which funds hold gun stocks. (morningstar.com)
- Blackrock ($BLK) is probing outside managers about their ownership of gun stocks. (wsj.com)
Investing
- Mixed gender teams in asset management seem to attract more inflows. (ft.com)
- Personal Capital has launched a SRI option for investors. (tearsheet.co)
- A talk with Linda Zhang of Purview Investments about ESG investment research. (alphaarchitect.com)
- Hedge funds are overwhelmingly male-run. They could do with some more diversity. (businessinsider.com)
- How Warren Buffett invests 'like a woman.' (bloomberg.com)
Gender
- HR may not necessarily be on your side. (fortune.com)
- The 30% Club is pushing for more female representation on the boards of UK companies. (ft.com)
- Sexual harrassment training has to be rooted in real workplace issues. (ft.com)
- You can now test for implicit bias. The question is what to do with the results? (ft.com)
- Some explanations for the gender wage gap. (fortune.com)
