We are now publishing ESG links on a monthly basis. You can check out the previous set of links including some skeptical takes on second market ESG investing.
Quote of the Day
"The concept of shared-value investing offers a fundamentally different approach than ESG rankings or SRI screens by directly tying social impact to competitive advantage."
( Michael E. Porter & George Serafeim & Mark Kramer)
Research
- A big OSAM white paper on ESG investing including the the risk of taking unintentional factor bets. (osam.com)
- Claims about the value of ESG data should be as rigorous as any other data claims. (linkedin.com)
- Building ESG portfolios includes at least one more dimension than traditional portfolios. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- The performance of the S&P 500 ESG Index is nearly indistinguishable, performance-wise, from the S&P 500. (indexologyblog.com)
Fund management
- Public funds are the ones really taking the lead, asset-wise, on ESG. (pionline.com)
- A lot of asset managers have signed onto various ESG agreements but have yet to follow through. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Asset managers are going to have to coordinate their efforts to affect change at companies. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Why are index fund managers reluctant to vote against even the worst run firms? (reuters.com)
ESG availability
- 401(k) plans lag in their ESG fund coverage. (investmentnews.com)
- What's keeping financial advisers from embracing ESG? (investmentnews.com)
Companies
- How Swiss Re is adapting its models for climate change. (fortune.com)
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CalPERS has divested itself from
listed prison companies. (institutionalinvestor.com) - The 20 companies most responsible for carbon emissions. (visualcapitalist.com)
Scoring
- Companies are struggling with the 'alphabet soup' of various ESG reporting standards. (ft.com)
- Why people still keep getting confused between SRI and ESG. (etf.com)
- We are a long way from standardized ESG scores. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
Sustainability
- Infrastructure investors need to focus on sustainability. (ft.com)
- The cannabis industry has a sustainability problem. (morningstar.com)
Green bonds
- What makes a green bond, green. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- Has the term 'green' been devalued? (newrepublic.com)
Global
- European investors are getting even more ESG fund options. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- When will ESG come to India? (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
ESG stuff
- "Pretty soon, cold, hard investment decisions and ESG decisions will be one and the same." (evidenceinvestor.com)
- The gender gap in corporate America opens earlier than previously thought. (wsj.com)
- Consumer boycotts are a perfectly ethical way of protesting bad behavior. (papers.ssrn.com)
- A profile of Andrew Kassoy who helped co-found B Lab, which certifies companies that operate for social good, in addition to trying to make money. (nytimes.com)
- A first-hand account of the challenge of getting finance jobs as someone with a disability. (institutionalinvestor.com)
