Lombard Odier’s Paul Udall is listed as portfolio manager for the forthcoming fund, which would be listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention.
While a new DOL rule OKs considering ESG factors in selecting investments for 401(k)s, it may take more than that to get large employers to change their offerings.
Hypatia Women CEO ETF leverages the logic that female executives represent a rare level of excellence when it comes to leadership and management skills.
The product, which would invest in companies seen as leaders in addressing climate change in their businesses, would be the 14th Xtrackers ETF with an ESG theme.
Last month's decision to exit the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative puts Vanguard in a spotlight it was likely trying to avoid.
North Carolina-based Earth Equity Advisors is a certified B Corporation and specializes in fossil-fuel-free portfolios.
Target-date funds that are sustainable or responsible are fair game now for retirement plans, but there aren't many of them.
The SEC also has custody and ETF regulations to tackle, while the Department of Labor continues work on the next iteration of an investment advice rule for retirement accounts.
State legislation requires state entities to divest from firms on the list, with certain exceptions.
It isn't just a matter of identifying clients who are interested, but of removing whatever obstacle is keeping them from investing.
Recognition based on survey of 11,000 people about their perceptions of companies related to corporate social responsibility.
If SEC Chairman Gary Gensler can engage with potential opponents while keeping advocates on the SEC’s side, ESG could score more policy wins next year.
The year saw major developments in legislation and regulation that affect sustainable investing, including proposals from the SEC and a long-awaited final rule from the Department of Labor.
Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.
That decision follows recent moves by Vanguard and BlackRock to extend voting choices to individual investors.
Microsoft is largely considered a corporate leader on climate action but currently has no ready-made sustainable investing retirement option.
In the second part of ESG Clarity's interview, Kunal Kapoor talks passives, personalization and proxies.
The asset manager said it is withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in a move to maintain the freedom not to restrict its investment options.
Report says the asset managers are using their stakes in public companies to cast proxy votes that favor a ‘liberal political agenda.’