A group of investors convened under the auspices of the United Nations in 2004 to discuss how to further the aims of the UN Global Compact. The group’s subsequent report coined “ESG” as it recommended ...

The importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations has grown steadily in recent years, shaped by a global environment that is more volatile, constrained and exposed to climate ...

Most companies when hiring new employees will conduct a background check on all potential new hires. In addition to the standard reference check many companies will also conduct a criminal and credit ...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) labelled funds hold approximately $7 trillion in assets according to Bloomberg’s analysis of 14,500 funds with ESG called out in their prospectus. A ...

In this episode, Aniket and Sarah discuss the differences between ESG analysis and impact investing, and the degree to which ESG may merge into corporate norms as calls for corporate transparency ...

BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes amid record inflows to ...

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Funds adhering to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles have been hit by unprecedented outflows in the market downturn, as investors prioritize ...

A rigorous approach to environmental, social, governance (ESG) analysis will be necessary to manage risks and capitalise on opportunities from green infrastructure, according to RARE Infrastructure’s ...

When investors are told that “ESG” is part of a fund manager’s strategy, they might expect to give up some potential gains while focusing on companies making efforts to comply with a set of standards ...

State-level efforts to penalize companies for use of environmental, social or governance (ESG) goals in investments could cost taxpayers over $708 million, according to a study published by the ...

The days of equating ESG with the blacklisting of commodities are over, it seems. In a fresh study, analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have found that fund managers are increasingly including oil, ...