Pandemic helped push global ESG bond market to record
The global sustainable debt market grew 29% to a record $732 billion last year, helped by an explosion of bond issuance for socialSocial criteria...
Dramatic changes to legislation seem unlikely despite full Democratic control
During the presidential campaign last year, Democrats released a platform that promised to scrap Trump administration investment advice regulation and Democratic presidential nominee Joe...
ESG investors balance financial and impact performance
Investors and financial advisers focused on environmental, social and governance strategies are stepping up their game and broadening their focus, according to the latest...
House lawmakers introduce legislation to promote sustainable investing
House Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to promote sustainable investing by requiring retirement plan fiduciaries and other financial advisers to consider ESGEnvironmental, social, and...
Carbon offsets not helping climate if they aren’t sparking change
Jack Branning is a prosperous Mississippi businessman, with commercial interests stretching from Hattiesburg to Baton Rouge, La. He’s seen a lot of deals in...
Why ESG will be even harder to ignore in 2021
Just looking at the numbers alone, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious...
Europe continues to outshine US in ESG investing
For all the talk about ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors...
Markets brace for greater chance of blue wave in Georgia
While the relentless spread of the coronavirus drove the equity market lower on Monday, there were also signs investors are preparing for a greater...
Gush of ESG bond sales expected from blue wave
The shift of U.S. government control to the Democratic Party this month could give an added jolt to sales of corporate bonds that finance environmentalEnvironmental criteria...
ESG issues in focus for 2021
In a year when the pandemic sent the world into a tailspin, there was a silver lining for the world of ESGEnvironmental, social, and...