There is an understandable, but misleading, narrative circulating around the Volkswagen emissions deception disaster – that the primary question is whether sustainable investors could and should have seen this coming and warned everyone. A reader poll in the daily CFA
21st Century Engagement – A US Investor’s Guide
On May 28th, BlackRock and Ceres jointly published a 68-page guide to corporate engagement aimed at US investors. As you would expect from the world’s largest asset manager and a not-for-profit with a 25-year history of action on corporate sustainability,
Bringing Green Bonds and Social Impact Bonds to Market in Massachusetts – March 11th
Green Bonds and Social Impact Bonds are experiencing rapid growth as investment opportunities that achieve social and environmental goals. While green bonds were pioneered by the World Bank and Social Impact bonds first appeared in the UK, Massachusetts has been
BSAS Lunch event – Water: More Valuable than Oil?
Please join the Boston Security Analysts Society for our March 4th lunch program, “Water: More Valuable than Oil?“. Water is the world’s most essential commodity. It is essential for life. It is also critical for economic growth. And we have
Harvard weighs in on fossil fuel divestment – and sustainable investing
Earlier this month, Harvard University issued a statement responding to the campaign initiated by Bill McKibben and 350.org to persuade institutions to divest their fossil fuel holdings. Harvard’s conclusion that it would not consider divestment may not have been a