This the fifth edition of an occasional linkfest focused on ESG or socially responsible investing at Abnormal Returns. You can check out the last set of links including a look at Blackrock’s approach to the issue of guns.
Quote of the Day
"Impact investing is simply a subset of commercial investing that happens to be sustainable and impactful."
(James Gifford)
Gender
- Why aren't there more women managing fixed income funds? (bloomberg.com)
- How the increased use of data in the workplace will help women advance. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- Research shows that when women do make it to the C-suite they make as much as men. (nytimes.com)
- Institutional investors are beginning to demand more women on company boards. (bloomberg.com)
- Why the Fearless Girl statue is moving. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
ESG
- ESG investing isn't about the returns. (retirementresearcher.com)
- The Labor Department is no fan of ESG-style factors. (wsj.com)
- Can you invest in ESG portfolios using evidence-based strategies? (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- How to integrate factor investing with ESG. (alphaarchitect.com)
- Carbon-efficient firms have earned higher returns since 2010. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Research Affiliates has launched a new series of fundamental-weighted ESG indices. (citywireusa.com)
- Corporate philanthropy is not necessarily all that philanthropic. (nytimes.com)
