Emerging markets have historically presented an added challenge for investors focused on sustainability factors. However, the growth in ESG disclosure by emerging market companies and the ever-widening coverage of those companies by ESG data providers has dramatically lowered this hurdle, giving SRI investors far more opportunities to invest.
China’s influence on the global economy, financial markets and geopolitical system is significant. The decision whether to invest in China is a complicated one. The power and reach of China’s state-led model, its weak human rights record and lack of transparency, can dissuade investors. Calvert chooses to invest in China and engage as a shareowner, rather than divest.
We are not just advocating for our SRI field because we think it might help you make better investment decisions, though it might. We are advocating for this investment approach because we believe that only an engaged investor class can prevent a complete collapse of the fragile ecology of our planet, and provide universal dignity to all people around the world.
While barreling down a dirt road in Tanzania with Francis Sabuni, I was asking him investment questions for his Conservation Fund. “What time horizon should we consider for investment 5-7 years, 7-10 years?” He answered “500,000 years!” Then said, “This national park endowment is not for us, it is for our grandchildren, and their grandchildren’s grandchildren.”
GM and EVgo will triple the size of the nation’s largest public fast charging network by adding more than 2,700 new fast chargers over the next 5 years, to help accelerate widespread electric vehicle adoption. “We are moving quickly to bring new EVs to market that customers will love,” said Mary Barra, GM Chairman and CEO.
“For 20 years we’ve been on the leading edge of ESG focused investment advice. From clean energy to gender empowerment to self-driving cars, we’ve helped investors build diversified ESG portfolios, and participate in some of the world’s fastest growing trends,” said Arturo Tabuenca, founder of Blue Marble Investments.
Sustainable fund flows in the US continued at a record pace in the 2nd quarter of 2020, with net flows of $10 billion, bringing the total for the first half of the year to $21 billion, just shy of the annual record of $21.4 billion in sustainable fund net flows set in 2019, that were 4 times the previous record for a calendar year.
This free online introductory course is designed for individual investors who want to learn the basics of sustainable and impact investing and is meant to make it easier for individuals to align their investments to address their financial, social and environmental priorities.
