We are now publishing ESG links on a monthly basis. You can check out the previous set of links including a look at whether ESG investing is a ‘luxury gooed.’
Quote of the Day
"Many corporate managers deplore governmental allocation of the taxpayer’s dollar, but embrace enthusiastically their own allocation of the shareholder’s dollar."
(Warren Buffett)
Trends
- When can we stop talking about ESG? (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- The ten biggest sustainable investing stories of 2019. (morningstar.com)
Gender
- There really is a 'boy's club' thing going on at work. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Worldwide the percentage of women on corporate boards increased in 2019. (pionline.com)
- How sectors stack up as viewed through a gender lens. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
Proxy voting
- Institutional investors are increasingly voting in favor of ESG-related shareholder propositions. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Should you consider choosing mutual funds and ETFs based on proxy votes? (nytimes.com)
Roadblocks
- Differing terminology is holding back the adoption of ESG by advisors. (wealthmanagement.com)
- There are significant data issues when it comes to studying ESG performance. (quantpedia.com)
- ESG data is still not plug-and-play for analysts. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Cost concerns
- ESG investing probably won't hurt your returns but focus on costs. (humbledollar.com)
- Why ESG investors should focus on keeping costs low. (etf.com)
ESG
- The SEC is probing money managers who claim to manage ESG strategies. (wsj.com)
- Hedge funds aim to make money shorting companies engaged in 'greenwashing.' (reuters.com)
- Jim O'Shaughnessy talks about the challenges of ESG research with OSAM's Travis Fairchild. (podcasts.apple.com)
- 'Impact' VC funds earn lower returns. (nber.org)
- Tinkering around the edges of sustainability is not sufficient. (worth.com)
