Let there be no doubt about Hester Peirce’s feelings when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. During her tenure with the SEC, Peirce has developed a reputation for being outspoken on a variety of thorny regulatory matters. In a speech she delivered last month entitled “Scarlet Letters,” the Republican commissioner likened ESG …
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With the explosion of ESG data and ratings, there’s little agreement on what makes a company good or bad.
ESG investing consists of investing in ways that promote sustainable investments made with the intention of generating measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. It is important to consider ESG track record when deciding whether or not to invest in a specific company or fund. It’s a risk management move that factors in the following ESG issues:<br>Environmental risk: Business activities that negatively impact air, water, land, ecosystem and human health...
We have a responsibility to try to be as honest as we can with ourselves and to try to validate that material with stakeholders.
National oil companies fulfil multiple roles and deliver complex national mandates but they face challenges with ESG reporting. Stakeholder capitalism metrics offer a solution.
Using machine learning techniques like natural language processing, the quant manager says it is possible to measure ESG impacts even when data is hard to come by.
The Value Reporting Foundation, the group formed by the recent merger of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the International Integrated Reporting Council, is mulling changes in how it uses the term “materiality” to avoid legal and regulatory conflicts for companies disclosing their…
It may sound like a good idea. But it likely won’t achieve the results proponents want.
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Does impact investing work? Is impact investing right for me? Watch this video learn what is impact investing and how Environmental, Societal and Governance (ESG) sustainability factors can impact a companies' financial health.
The goal of an ESG fund is not to forego financial gains in place of making socially responsible investment decisions, but instead to find ways to invest in companies that meet certain ethical standards because you believe companies with high ethical standards will outperform companies with lacklust
WeSpire has compelling research that shows that embracing a strong Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) strategy is one critical way to…
Robust analyses of a framework as dynamic as ESG demands a rigorous technological underpinning.
With more data available, ESG risks and performance can also be more accurately measured and rated.
Trust and reputation are hard-earned and easily lost. Whether it is individual businesses trying to grow their brand or entire sectors attempting to demonstrate their value, building and maintaining trust is a precarious activity.