Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing—an approach to investing designed to consider a wider set of factors that influence financial returns—is everywhere. ESG is so hot, it will be a $1 ...

In a year defined by geopolitical and inflationary risk, it may be easy to miss one of the key ongoing debates in finance which concerns the definition and regulation of ESG investing. From the SEC’s ...

The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on ESG Wednesday that included Frerichs, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The fight over ESG policies has ...

The trend towards environmental, social and governance investing is widely expected to gain further momentum this year, but the approach is still in its infancy when it comes to the UK's defined ...

Sustainable investing is at a crossroads: As a result of the backlash to ESG, sustainable funds had their first annual net outflows in 2023, in both the US and Europe. Even so, we still believe that ...

ESG risks should be integrated into existing risk management processes, not treated separately. Strong leadership and board commitment are critical, as they set the tone for culture and accountability ...

With more than 20 years in the risk management business, the risk climate looks like something I have never seen before. The emergence of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2008 catapulted the banking world into ...

With many pension schemes putting environment, social and governance at the top of their strategic priorities, ensuring that consultants and advisers are on the same page is becoming ever more ...

Right now, the news cycle is filled with stories about ESG initiatives failing to win much support in proxy votes, declines in new ESG fund launches and other anecdotal examples which could lead one ...

CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost said at Wednesday's board meeting that most of the fighting over ESG is for lack of a common definition. When it comes to environmental, social and governance factors, "I ...