Goldman picks its winners in ESG sweepstakes
50 companies on the S&P 500 that should get a boost from money managers who increasingly use ESG criteria to pick stocks.
Author: Bloomberg News
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Banks set accounting standards for climate impact of deals
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup among those set to measure effect of real estate, mortgages and other assets.
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BlackRock’s Fink says investors are shifting to ESG-focused firms
CEO says companies that best embrace ‘stakeholder capitalism’ are outperforming their peers and will continue to do so.
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Vanguard, Fidelity fall short in ESG fund ratings
Morningstar gave both asset managers low scores on incorporating ESG factors into investment decisions.
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Businesses worldwide should prepare to disclose climate risk
The Federal Reserve and the U.K. Treasury have both released positions on climate risk disclosure.
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What a divided Congress means for the markets
Sweeping tax hikes are off the table and the outlook dims for green energy, according to speakers at the Schwab Impact conference.
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America exits Paris climate deal as US awaits election outcome
Trump filed to withdraw a year ago; Biden presidency could rejoin the global treaty as early as Feb. 19.
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More companies embrace climate risk disclosure than actually do it
Six in 10 of world’s 100 biggest public companies want businesses to measure and disclose how possible climate outcomes could impact performance.
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Climate, COVID and the other top ESG issues of 2021
Asset managers and other experts predict the ESG topics that will make headlines next year.
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Sustainable debt market becoming unsustainable
The European Union’s first social bond was vastly oversubscribed, suggesting the market for such securities is underserved.
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Labor Department moves at ‘warp speed’ on ESG rule
The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week.
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ESG pioneer Amy Domini on elections, climate and her start
Founder of $2.3 billion Domini Impact expects the ‘crazy market’ will wake up soon.