Interest in environmental, social and governance investing has grown considerably in recent years. ESG scores have been developed to measure how companies are performing in these areas. While these ...

In today’s fast-moving digital landscape, a company’s ESG reputation is no longer defined by what it reports—but by what the world believes. Traditional ESG metrics, built around structured ...

When considering the success of an index, many often think in terms of performance metrics. However, the true measure of an index's success lies in how well it meets its objectives. The S&P 500® ESG ...

One major question mark facing the sustainable investing world over the next few years, is what, if anything, should be done concerning the use of the acronym ESG. Sentiments range from divisive to ...

"Who's on first?" Some commentators have said that companies need an environmental, social and governance (ESG) controller or chief sustainability reporting officer to contend with an increasingly ...

Senate Republicans, with an assist from two Democrats, voted Wednesday to block a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to weigh environmental, social and corporate governance factors when ...

Businesses are told to “measure what matters.” Increasingly, what matters to businesses today are environmental, social and governance criteria — known by the ubiquitous acronym ESG. As a general rule ...

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 ...

S&P Global Ratings has announced that it is "no longer publishing" new environmental, social and governance (ESG) credit indicators in its reports. The decision comes after critics such as the ...

This article was written by Nakul Nair, Data Science Specialist at Bloomberg. There are about 4,700 ESG funds that are focused on equity investing, which manage around $4 trillion in assets. This ...