BlackRock to clients: Net zero is coming
A transition to zero net emissions has big implications for clients’ portfolios and risk, the company stated in a recent letter
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Creating change one person at a time with CNote
Danielle Burns, vice president and head of business development at CNote, chats with Steve about how investing in local communities, one person at a time, is the key to closing the wealth gap.
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Wellington and MIT partner on climate risk
The collaboration will help support Wellington’s engagement with portfolio companies on decarbonization
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T. Rowe’s Oak Hill Advisors hires ESG leader
The alternative credit manager has filled the new role with SASB’s former head of private investment initiatives
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Sustainable fund launches up 70% in 2021
There were a record number of new U.S. mutual funds and ETFs on the market last year, up from a prior record in 2020, a new paper from Morningstar shows
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Kuh named Morningstar Indexes’ first head of ESG strategy
The former head of ESG indexes at MSCI will help drive sustainable investment initiatives
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Carlyle makes net-zero by 2050 pledge
The firm emphasized working with companies to change their practices rather than divesting from those with unfavorable climate-change characteristics
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Neuberger snags former Ivy CIO for sustainability role
Co-portfolio managers on the $1.8bn Sustainable Equity Fund, Ingrid Dyott and Sajjad Ladiwala, are retiring
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Green Dream with Boston Common’s Biemans: Impact companies’ revenue growth will be faster
Manager of the Boston Common Global Impact Equity Fund says he is engaging with companies to deliver a positive impact – and returns
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Behind that bombshell shareholder vote at Costco
Several institutional investors favored a resolution to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions, which passed with 70% approval
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AGM season: All eyes on climate votes
Tumelo CEO says the recent Larry Fink letter serves as a reminder to inspire shareholders to use their voice
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Political activity can obscure companies’ true ESG stances
PRI and OECD reports say if a company’s political activity or lobbying raises red flags, investors should consider becoming more involved