-
S&P is rolling out socially-minded index
S&P Dow Jones Indices will launch an environmental, social and governance version of its S&P 500 Index. The move’s an effort to meet increased investor demand for sustainable-investment vehicles based on U.S. equities.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- North America
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing
-
Viewpoint: Socially Responsible Investing Has A Politics Problem
As a topic up for public discussion, socially conscious investing comes with some political touchiness, mostly thanks to its inherent interconnection with the broader climate science debate.
- Categories
- Investing
-
Press release: New Guide from MMI and TIIP Helps Financial Advisors Integrate Sustainable Investment into Their Practices
The guide, entitled “Fundamentals of Sustainable Investment: A guide for financial advisors,” addresses pervasive industry myths about sustainable investing, disentangles the complicated web of vocabulary used to describe the approach, and provides practical recommendations on how to help clients reach their sustainable investing goals.
- Categories
- Investing
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing
-
Nuclear power excluded from EU’s green investment label
Tabled a year ago, the green taxonomy is the most sensitive part of a European Commission plan on sustainable finance, which aims at shifting financial flows towards the decarbonisation of the economy.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing, public policy
-
Viewpoint: How to Evaluate Funds that Invest in Women
A growing amount of data show that ESG-focused investments can perform just as well or even better than traditional investments, letting people do good socially and financially.
- Categories
- Investing
-
Getting to the SDGs – And What’s Next for Multi-Sector Collaboration
We live in an era of multi-sector solutions. But it's easy to forget that diverse sectors working closely toward big global development goals is a recent phenomenon that didn’t happen by chance. At a talk at the William Davidson Institute, Tami Kesselman, founder of Aligned Investing Global, discussed several key tipping points that have allowed the business, government, philanthropic and impact investing communities to overcome misaligned priorities and mistrust. Check out her interview and her predictions on what will come next in multi-sector development.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
-
Impact Investing Must Hold Chinese Companies to Same Ethical Standards
As China stocks gain foreign investors, their ESG impact should be assessed lest global investors practice hypocrisy.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing
-
Vanguard taps Wellington for first active ESG fund
Vanguard will boost its ESG line-up with the launch of its first actively managed ESG fund, the Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock fund, which will be available for investment in mid-2019.
- Categories
- Investing
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.