Responsible Investing/ESG
There are no shortcuts to creating ESG-focused portfolios that comply with regulation and investor expectations.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken up broad issues that shape our analysis of asset classes and securities. Here’s what our investment teams are beginning to assess.
Robust ESG research can alert investors to major risks, sometimes months or years before bad news hits the market.
More ESG-labeled bonds are being issued than ever before. But to fund a genuinely green future, investors must separate the grain from the chaff.
ESG research insights are critical to avoiding risks and unearthing opportunities among emerging-market corporate bonds. Chile’s utility sector helps us explain.
The intersection of climate science and investment discipline can uncover new climate-change insights that can ultimately drive better investment decisions.
Recent prominent media articles have warned of an ESG bubble and criticized sustainable portfolios for being ineffective as agents of change. We think the critics have missed the point.
Fixed-income investors should include governance reviews in their investment process. Here’s why.
Investors are eager to buy bonds that help create a better, more sustainable world. Here’s how to navigate the evolving landscape.
What’s the key to mitigating risk and unlocking opportunity in emerging-market debt? Environmental, social and governance factors.
Municipal bonds are well suited to impact investing. We shine a light on three issuers focused on improving outcomes for students.
Synthetic biology is not science fiction. Investors should get acquainted with a technology that will create sustainable solutions in many industries.
The Department of Labor’s new proposed rule clarifies how DC plan fiduciaries can consider ESG in investment selection. In our view, it represents meaningful progress.