ESG
Momentum surrounding environmental, social and governance efforts has slowed in the last two years among managers providing data to a recent study from an investment consulting firm.
Mercer’s former head of sustainable investment for the Americas has launched a new institutional investment consultant focused on environmental sustainability and value alignment.
The university is considering replacing an existing ban on securities tied to oil and gas companies within two of its investment portfolios with more flexible environmental and societal impact investment guidelines.
The community foundation merged its long-term, mid-term and socially responsible investment pools this summer to reduce fees, improve performance and strengthen social impact.
The college approved a new investment policy statement that included a directive to divest direct exposures to weapons manufacturers.
The foundation is searching for a firm to design and implement a comprehensive impact-investing strategy for its investment portfolio, including designing allocation models, targets or benchmarks across asset classes around the themes of health, education and the environment.
Pushback on ESG practices has been growing for several years, but a large-scale abandonment of the investment practices has yet to emerge and seems unlikely, a new study finds.
The university recently added core fixed-income allocations with an existing manager as part of its goal to divest its portfolios from fossil fuel exposures.
The fund has received a gift from a philanthropist that will be used to support its $1 billion capital campaign and be invested in its pooled endowment to grow member institution portfolios.
The board voted to divest from companies owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party on Sept. 24 and expects the action to be completed by early 2026.