Environmental, Social and Governance
February 16, 2022 Some things are just funny. Like catching an Amazon porch pirate in the act, or seeing the high school bully broken down on the side of the road. What is even funnier […]
Source: Graph by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on states’ renewable portfolio standards or clean energy standards passed into law in 2021 As of the end of 2021, 31 states and the District of Columbia […]
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, told clients that financial markets are just starting to price in the effects of climate change, which creates significant investment opportunities in industries including oil and gas. Transitioning […]
The market for ESG-focused exchange-traded funds has been among the world’s hottest investment areas for more than two years now. About $120 billion flowed into these funds in 2021 as investors increase their bets on companies deemed […]
In the recent market tumult, the largest ESG-focused exchange-traded funds in the U.S. are again showing that they are little more than market trackers—with even worse performance. The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA (ticker ESGU), which claims […]
The ESG landscape in 2022 is more difficult than ever to navigate; executive leadership teams have the challenge of balancing the interests of their shareholders, employees, customers, and community. We are in the era of […]
Banks love to talk about the transparency brought by the green bond market, letting investors know more clearly what their money is being used for. A lot can be said about how true that claim […]
Ben Samuels, President, Source Rock Midstream stopped by the Energy News Beat (ENB) podcast. Just to set this one up, Ben and I have been talking smack with Ryan Ray on social media and have […]
The rise of ESG investing attracts strong opinions — from the positive to the skeptical to the downright dismissive. But for most CEOs at large corporations, there’s little debate left about environmental, social and governance […]
Investment into ethical focused funds continued to demand a bigger portion of the investment world in 2021, but not without some struggles as clean energy funds lagged in a more pro-value environment. Looking at the […]
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