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Plan Sponsor: According to the Cerulli Edge, U.S. Retirement Edition for 1Q 2019, more than half (56%) of the 1,000 active 401(k) plan participants it surveyed agree with the statement, “I prefer to invest in companies that are environmentally and socially responsible.
Ceres: Unprecedented floods, storms and wildfires have ravaged communities across the United States in the past two years and sapped the economic vitality of regions. Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria while southeast Texas is struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey, and communities in California are still reeling from deadly wildfires. The U.S. federal government’s most recent National Climate Assessment predicts more climate-fueled weather disasters will come - and more frequently - exacting a heavy toll on the economy.
IPE: For various reasons, over the past few years, more and more mainstream institutional investors and other groups have become explicitly concerned with the environmental and social impacts of investments. This is distinct from, but does not replace, thinking about how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors can affect an investment portfolio’s financial performance.
GreenBiz: Like green bonds, these corporate loans tie capital to improvements in sustainability, but unlike their older, better-known cousin, ESG-linked loans don’t require a borrower to use the proceeds for a specific, predetermined purpose.
Business Wire: Columbia Threadneedle Investments is adding to its extensive fundamental research effort by launching an innovative responsible investment (RI) ratings tool that combines an assessment of a company’s financial stewardship with a view on how well it manages its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks.
IPE: Donald Trump is not the only US leader to ignore the climate emergency. BlackRock’s 2019 letter to companies, timed to coincide with Davos, is not quite the State of Union address but it was equally silent on the crisis.
S&P Global: Private sector companies and other non-governmental entities can face several material credit risks associated with an entity's social license to operate, Moody's Investors Service said in a Feb. 20 research note.
New York Post: Less than one in five hedge fund professionals are women, according to a report released by Preqin on Thursday. And the number drops to just 11 percent when it comes to the senior ranks, Preqin said.
WSJ: Half of the women in private equity would consider leaving the industry, according to a new survey that showed rising dissatisfaction despite buyout firms’ efforts to become more diverse.
Citywire: JP Morgan Asset Management has hired Jennifer Wu to the newly created role of global head of sustainable investing.
Wu joins JP Morgan from BlackRock, where she was a member of its sustainable investing team.
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