In this newly published white paper, Rogers and Serafeim deftly walk us through how issues evolve into relevant, material issues. This dynamic has been underdiscussed and remains under appreciated. And yet it is critically important in a world where ESG factors continue to emerge as drivers of return and destroyers of value. How Sustainability Issues Become [...]
Christine Lagarde famously quipped, “If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters … we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened.” Not surprising, the IMF chief knew what she was talking about. According to an IMF paper published in September, 2018, the presence of [...]
This issue of the JEI tackles the many questions around data and sustainable investing. Lack of universal standard, subjectivity, and inconsistency of measurement and disclosure are just a few of the challenges addressed in the many white papers herein. Beyond that, several papers discuss what data investors need, but are not getting, and suggest areas for [...]
The United Nations Principals for Responsible Investment are six principles that altogether represent a commitment to adhere to sustainable investment practices. With 1,700 signatories representing $62 trillion in assets, UN PRI represents the strength in numbers of this global movement, and also where the investment industry is heading. https://www.unpri.org/about/the-six-principles
SASB has led the effort in the United States to create a roadmap for identifying the critical non-financial factors, or “key performance indicators” (KPIs) for each industry. This report includes case studies that walk through integration of these non-traditional metrics into securities analysis. SASB_ESG-Integration-Insights-Q4-2016-121516-library
