ESGN News and Press, Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income From 04/26/23

2023-04-26 03:00:00 ET Summary With social trends and new legislation in the spotlight, investors can’t afford to ignore the risks to companies and investment performance. Unlike carbon footprints and governance standards, which can be easily compared across companies or se...

2023-04-23 07:41:00 ET Summary The sudden collapse of two US regional banks and the forced acquisition of Credit Suisse in Europe introduced a third dimension to the existing policy dilemma of balancing inflation and growth objectives: financial stability. In the weeks since banki...

2023-04-01 06:35:00 ET Summary ESG funds, including both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, have grown into a $400 billion market in the United States alone. The first step in testing whether ESG funds deliver higher ESG scores is to determine what to compare them against. ...

2023-03-31 08:45:00 ET Summary Given the constantly evolving nature of ESG investing, Syntax believes gaining clarity is of the utmost importance to the growing number of investors in this space. An ESG standard is a set of criteria that identifies a company's alignment or adheren...

2023-03-29 04:02:00 ET Summary DEI is sometimes viewed as a 'softer' policy topic that doesn’t factor into investor outcomes. We think that’s a mistake. One of the most compelling reasons for implementing DEI initiatives is from a cost-management perspective. Reg...

2023-03-29 03:30:00 ET Summary While US large cap equity indexes have generally fared well over the past five years, the Russell 1000 Invesco Dynamic Multifactor Index [RB1] has posted standout returns. The Russell 1000 Index — an unbiased barometer for the broad US large c...

2023-03-28 05:00:00 ET Summary The primary reason why China wants a cease-fire in Ukraine is that the G7 has started sanctioning Chinese companies that do business with Russia. The European Union and Canada’s goals of reducing carbon dioxide emissions can have severe conseq...

2023-03-24 04:03:00 ET Summary On Monday March 20th, the IPCC released its Synthesis Report of the comprehensive Sixth Assessment Report of the state of global warming. In short, the report makes it clear that a rapid phase-out of all fossil fuels is necessary to avoid irreversibl...

2023-03-11 23:21:00 ET Summary Climate change poses many risks to society and industries, whether it’s elevated weather uncertainty and physical damage from global warming or business-model disruptions in the transition to a lower-carbon economy. When sizing carbon allowanc...

2023-03-06 08:05:00 ET Summary Investors need to rethink how they approach ESG investing and which strategies they will implement, especially when we are thinking about the "E". Under the current framework, investors favor companies which have well-documented ESG strategies and ar...