Research
Research Grant Contest Announced for Studying ESG Investing
Principles for Responsible Investment wants to find out how decarbonizing and other similar goals are working out in the Global South.
Tag: ESG
Risk
Texas Fund’s BlackRock Pullout Marks Latest Anti-ESG Broadside
A Republican-led backlash, including laws to undermine sustainability efforts in 17 states, may be having some results.
Asset Allocation
Truce Over: Texas School Fund to Ax $8.5B in BlackRock Investments
Despite seeming goodwill blooming with GOP officials in Texas, the asset management firm still draws ire due to ESG considerations.
Risk
AI Privacy, ESG Alts and Other Investing Themes for 2024
ISS unit lists 10 trends that sustainability-oriented investors should watch.
Risk
How Should ESG Backers Deal With Fossil Fuel Users?
A panel of sustainability supporters outlined strategies to get carbon emitters to change.
Regulation
Agricultural Interests Voice Opposition to SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal
The agricultural industry has long been among the chief opponents of climate disclosure, particularly scope 3 disclosure.
Regulation
Anti-ESG Politics Affects Names More Than Strategies
While campaigns may have succeeded in shifting ESG naming conventions, their impact on actual investing strategies has been far more muted.
Pensions
New York City Pension Funds Report Calls 2023 ‘Difficult Year’ for Shareholder Proposals
Climate-related initiatives struggled due to a ‘well-funded backlash’ from conservative interest groups.
Pensions
Norway’s KLP Pension Announces Divestments From Gulf Countries Over Human Rights
The exclusion was the fund's eighth such announcement this year.
Asset Allocation
Oklahoma Retiree Files Injunction to Stop Anti-ESG Bill
The complaint claims the 2022 law not only violates the US and Oklahoma constitutions, but that that the financial costs to the state are ‘monumental.’
Regulation
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution
The temporary budget would keep the government funded into next year.
Asset Allocation
Allocators, Other Investors Divided on ESG Success
A survey finds them split over whether environmental, social and governance investments perform better or the same as others.
Asset Allocation
ESG-Related Disclosure Will Inform Investors’ Future Focus
Panelists at CIO's Navigating ESG Livestream discussed how corporate sustainability regulations coming to Europe next year will affect companies and investors globally.
Asset Allocation
GPIF’s ESG Investments Outperform Tokyo Stock Index
The Japanese government pension giant's ESG funds beat the TOPIX by 160 basis points over a 6-year period.
Asset Allocation
Navigating ESG in an Evolving Regulatory Environment
Speakers at CIO's Navigating ESG Livestream discussed what investors should expect from company reporting on ESG-related issues.