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Climate tops ESG Priorities for US Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. trillion of assets by almost 500 pension funds, insurers, foundations, endowments and family offices.

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

Efficient, reliable and trusted benchmarks can cut the cost of sustainable investment, as they allow passive, index-based strategies to support sustainable investment objectives. Passive funds, she said, account for roughly 40% of all US sustainable investment assets under management.

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Roundtable: In Pursuit of Value, not Values

Chris Hall

Fiduciary duty is driving the growth of sustainable investing in the US. In early November, with both COP27 and the US midterm elections looming, a group of sustainable investment experts joined ESG Investor in New York to consider the evolving US regulatory landscape for sustainable investing.

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ESG’s Backlash Demands Better Data

Chris Hall

The science should guide the measurement of sustainable business – particularly when it comes to climate goals. Are all those net zero commitments really ambitious enough? On social issues, there are norms that matter the world over. The first tangle is over definitions.