Integrating ESG (environmental, social, and government-mindedness) into value investing could be a vital component in generating returns, contends an article in Investor Daily. While many value stocks can be found…
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What Investors Think Of ESG
More and more, larger asset-management firms have been using their shareholder voting power to sway companies into adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, but are they really following the…
The Awkward Truth: Fossil Fuels Lead The Market
Tech stocks are down double-digits, the S&P 500 has fallen more than 13% and even dipped into bear territory, but one sector of the market that is doing well is…
ESG Confusion
The recent raid in Germany of Deutsche Bank and its ESG asset management division DWS over greenwashing claims has revealed a deeper mess, contends an article in the Financial Times…
Men Are More Skeptical of ESG Than Women
A study out of Denmark that examined investor preferences shows that women are more willing to forgo returns in order to uphold environment, social and governance goals than men, reports…
For Alpha, ESG Isn’t Enough
A new study shows that combining ESG factors with high employee satisfaction leads to outperformance, according to a recent article in Institutional Investor. The study used data from employee-rating site…
Man Group: Investors Should Explore the ‘Dark Side’ of ESG
Man Group’s CIO for ESG investing told Institutional Investor that responsible investing based only on avoiding certain stocks is a “narrow-minded way of looking at the world” and could cost…
Yale's Social Investing Needs Clarity
According to an article in Bloomberg by columnist Nir Kaissar, Yale University recently announced that its $29.4 billion endowment could exit private investments it “deems unethical, extending a policy it…
Lower Returns from Sustainable Investing?
A recent Barron’s article debunks the argument that sustainable, or ESG, investing leads to lower returns for investors. “When critics beat up on ESG, they are often right—but the problem…