Sustainability has become increasingly important to the corporate world. While in 2011 only 20% of Fortune 500 companies engaged in sustainability reporting, by 2018 the number had reached 86%, according to the Governance &... More updates >
The US SIF researchers worked with asset managers, the Governance & Accountability Institute, Institutional Shareholder Services and others on the report, which makes the business case for investors to consider gender equality... More updates >
Not surprisingly, companies are becoming increasingly transparent about their sustainability initiatives. In 2017, 85% of the companies in the S&P 500 Index published sustainability or corporate responsibility reports, up from... More updates >
However, this race toward ubiquity presents a problem: As ESG grows more prevalent, it's becoming harder and harder to generate alpha through these strategies. That's for a couple of reasons — first, everyone is using the same... More updates >
Much has changed in the last decade with respect to what we know about climate change and the financial risks it creates for global markets. The science is largely undisputed and the effects increasingly visible and dire; the... More updates >