Morningstar research uses a new model to compare the returns of companies with strong and weak ESG practices. Our study found no risk/reward trade-off to investing in ESG on a global level and ...

Probably the most well-recognized of business initiatives is ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance), a metric to assess firms’ performance holistically, as opposed to relying predominantly on ...

ESG ratings assess a company's handling of environmental, social, and governance risks, impacting long-term value. Utilizing ESG ratings can enhance traditional financial analysis by revealing ...

Nasdaq’s approach to ESG is focused both internally – by managing our businesses’ ESG-related risks and opportunities and the corresponding impact we have as an organization across our own ...

Our comprehensive suite of ESG data, research, analytics, and climate and regulatory solutions enables corporate and financial professionals to implement effective approaches to sustainable ...

Investors are increasingly considering ESG factors — environmental, social and governance principles — when they choose investments. And the number of ESG-focused options, including ESG ETFs ...

As environmental, social and governance, or ESG, factors have become more prominent in investing, there has been a growing need to evaluate companies and investments based on their ESG compliance.

The decline in support comes as companies’ efforts to address climate change and inequality — issues that were once bundled together with governance under the ESG umbrella — have become ...

Identifying and acting on ESG opportunities requires high-quality, complete and reliable data. Our suite of comprehensive sustainability datasets is available for scalable enterprise-wide use via ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. When BlackRock released the 2024 Global Voting Spotlight outlining its ...

The fighting in Ukraine sparked a debate about whether military contractors can be viewed as an ESG investment. While investment in controversial weapons such as cluster bombs and landmines as ...

Texas is the largest and among the most prominent Republican-led states to crack down on businesses whose environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies it dislikes. It is also easily the ...