January 2025
28Jan

Trump’s DEI pushback targets universities, foundations and other institutional investors

The Trump administration’s pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion is now targeting universities, foundations and public companies — a new development in the movement to dismantle DEI. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 21 in which he calls for “Encouraging the Private Sector to End Illegal DEI Discrimination and Preferences.” That order mandates federal agencies determine which universities, foundations and corporations should be investigated for their DEI policies, among other things. Specifically, the order directs each agency to identify up...

January 28, 2025
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24Jan

The Role of ‘Green’ Investors in Reducing Corporate Carbon Emissions

By National Bureau of Economic Research The researchers categorize public pension funds based on the political affiliation of the leaders who control them. Those under Democratic control, either through governance or board trusteeship, were labeled “green.” Those under Republican control were labeled “non-green.” The researchers assume that Democrats generally favor carbon emission reductions more than Republicans. They study emissions data from 2010–21 for 5,241 facilities across 685 publicly traded companies, along with data on pension fund stock holdings for 24 of...

January 24, 2025
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23Jan

European investors upbeat on impact investing, despite US concerns

Over 90% of European investors polled in the run up to the 21 January of US president Donald Trump said they were extremely or somewhat concerned over the state of ESG and sustainability practices in the US, but they still intend to either maintain or increase their impact allocations, a survey by Pensions for Purpose shows. Pensions for Purpose, a UK-based industry body, says the results are significant because, although European and US investors often follow distinct paths on sustainability...

January 23, 2025
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10Jan

Sustainable Investing

By Lubos Pastor, Robert F. Stambaugh & Lucian A. Taylor We review the literature on sustainable investing, focusing on financial effects. First, we examine the effects of investor tastes on portfolio tilts and asset prices in a simple equilibrium setting. We establish novel connections, including a direct relation between the green portfolio tilt and the greenium. We also relate our framework to prior modeling of divestment. Finally, we review evidence related to the main concepts from our theoretical analysis, including the greenium, green...

January 10, 2025
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08Jan

Dimensión ambiental de las finanzas sostenibles en América Latina: lecciones para Bolivia

Por Luis Gonzales Carrasco Bolivia se ve desafiado por los temas globales y por sus necesidades locales. En este documento se busca aprender de las lecciones de la región en el tránsito de los últimos 12 años de finanzas sostenibles. Para ello se revisa la base de datos del Fondo Monetario Internacional sobre bonos verdes y se obtienen las lecciones de Chile, Brasil y México, que son los mayores emisores de bonos verdes en la región. Se identifican tres grupos...

January 8, 2025
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07Jan

Sustainable finance is braced for its toughest year yet

Before most investors had even returned to the office after the Christmas break last week, it became clear that sustainable finance is in for another rough year. On Thursday, Morgan Stanley became the latest big name to abandon the private sector’s main climate group, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). GFANZ, as it’s more commonly known, was set up to help its 700+ members work out how to develop the right targets, accounting metrics and investment strategies to achieve...

January 7, 2025
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December 2024
18Dec

Finanzas Sostenibles y Agenda 2030: invertir en la transformación del mundo

Por Red Española del Pacto Mundial Paper cuyo objetivo es servir de instrumento de difusión para involucrar a empresas y organizaciones en las finanzas sostenibles, así como para visibilizar las acciones que ya se están llevando a cabo por parte de relevantes entidades españolas en esta materia. Se trata de una actualización del publicado en 2020, que incluye la evolución de este mercado de inversión en los últimos años y la implicación de las empresas en este sentido, además de...

December 18, 2024
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18Dec

US. Indiana to Replace BlackRock in Pension Funds Due to ESG Investing Policies

The Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) voted to replace BlackRock as a manager in its portfolio, due to the investment giant’s alleged use of ESG investment policies and its engagement using “an ESG focused agenda.” In a press release from Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott, who also serves as a member of the INPRS Board of Trustees, Elliott said lauded the board’s decision to remove BlackRock, describing the firm as an “ESG violator.” Elliott said: “Today, I and other INPRS board members...

December 18, 2024
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04Dec

OECD Pensions Outlook 2024: Improving Asset-backed Pensions for Better Retirement Outcomes and More Resilient Pension Systems

By Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Over the past two decades, asset-backed pensions have become a key pillar of retirement systems, with assets more than tripling to over USD 56 trillion in 2023. These pensions diversify resources for financing retirement and complement pay-as-you-go systems, enhancing resilience to economic shocks and demographic challenges. Their robust design, regulation, and supervision are important for delivering strong retirement outcomes. The 2024 OECD Pensions Outlook provides a valuable resource for policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders, providing comprehensive analysis...

December 4, 2024
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November 2024
27Nov

Largest US pension fund CalPERS over halfway to $100B climate investment goal

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is more than halfway to its goal of investing more than $100 billion in climate solutions, the pension fund announced last week. CalPERS, the largest pension fund in the nation, said it had invested $53 billion in climate solutions, a year after it set the $100 billion target, according to a Nov. 18 press release. While the climate solution funding goal is part of CalPERS’s 2030 sustainable investing strategy, some of its beneficiaries...

November 27, 2024
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