We are now publishing ESG links on a monthly basis. You can check out the previous set of links including a look at the inherent flaws in using negative screens for ESG-style investment strategies.
Quote of the Day
"The superstar firms of the past few decades might soon begin to get the beginnings of their comeuppance. Ten years ago, you might have been wise to buy the firms with the brands that created the most beach litter."
(Merryn Somerset Webb)
ESG biz
- How two new ESG ETFs acquired $1 billion in AUM. (etf.com)
- The Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock fund is in its subscription period. (morningstar.com)
- The business of ESG is still in its infancy. (greenbiz.com)
- There is a disconnect between the appetite for ESG investing and actual dollars being put to work. (citywireselector.com)
- Consolidation is coming for ESG rating firms. (ft.com)
ESG philosophy
- There is a difference between ESG and SRI. (ai-cio.com)
- Talking about ESG in purely political terms misses the point. (barrons.com)
- Impact investors don't necessarily measure all factors involved. (ft.com)
Fund management
- A guide to ESG portfolio construction. (alphaarchitect.com)
- How to identify funds in response to climate change. (aaii.com)
- Acadian Asset Management is evaluating the use of machine learning for picking stocks based on environmental, social, and governance criteria. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Hedge funds and ESG
- Hedge funds are warming up to ESG-style factors. (bloomberg.com)
- Why hedge funds don't focus on ESG. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- How one hedge fund manager is investing through the lens of climate change. (forbes.com)
Gender diversity in asset management
- A profile of some women who are launching high profile hedge funds. (ft.com)
- How Princeton is trying to bring more women and minorities on as managers for its endowment fund. (bloomberg.com)
- 18% of CIOs at big endowment funds are women. (allaboutalpha.com)
- Major UK asset managers have a big gender pay gap. (ft.com)
- Investment managers are loathe to report diversity statistics. (citywireusa.com)
Gender issues
- JP Morgan Chase ($JPM) just lost a class action lawsuit in regards to parental leave for men. (npr.org)
- In the UK, auditors are still overwhelmingly white and male. (ft.com)
Sustainability
- Some firms saying one thing about sustainability while lobbying behind the scenes for another. (ft.com)
- These countries have the most sustainable big companies. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Reducing plastic waste is the next big trend in sustainability. (ft.com)
