High AUM and decent track record of performance since December 2016. A reasonable expense ratio. Broad diversification across large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks. Cons ESG screen results in lower exposure ...

Nearly 99% of S&P 500 companies publish annual sustainability reports, according to research from the Governance & Accountability (G&A) Institute. Another paper from the G&A Institute notes that a ...

As environmental, social and governance, or ESG, factors have become more prominent in investing, there has been a growing need to evaluate companies and investments based on their ESG compliance.

Headlines have been flush with stories reporting the death of ESG. But in reality, it’s been more of a ‘reset’ than a ‘retreat.’ We dig into the challenges and opportunities businesses will face in ...

Funds that adhere to environmental, social and governance principles aim to let you invest without compromising your values. Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Chris Taylor is a contributor ...

Sustainable investing is at a crossroads: As a result of the backlash to ESG, sustainable funds had their first annual net outflows in 2023, in both the US and Europe. Even so, we still believe that ...

Interest in ESG investing has soared in recent years. ESG has become more material to over two-thirds of asset owners' investment processes in the previous five years, and every asset owner surveyed ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing is more than a buzzword but a force impacting investment strategies. The significance of looking beyond ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help families/small businesses discover wealth-building strategies. At its most basic core, ESG is merely an extension of ...

In this Q&A, Maria Elena Sandalli, Manager of ESG Regulatory Affairs at Bloomberg, speaks with Nadia Humphreys, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Data Solutions at Bloomberg, about the evolving ...

Although the popularity of ESG investing has exploded in recent years, it has also had its fair share of detractors. ESG investments became a political hot topic, with many investors pulling money out ...

Contrary to popular belief, investments focusing on ESG characteristics are not necessarily more expensive than conventional funds. Using both asset-weighted and simple averages at the share class ...