Everyone’s Frenemy: Carbon Footprinting
Carbon footprinting is loved and hated by investors, but that is because it is often misunderstood.
TCFD and the Reality of Transition Risk for Investors: Part II
Investors need to understand the climate risk disclosure landscape against the backdrop of the Task Force on Climate Related...
The Reality of Transition Risks for Investors: Part I
As environmental stressors continue to worsen, the pressure will mount to transition faster and deeper, placing businesses and...
Earth Day 2021: Governments and Corporations Increasingly Focus on Climate Change
While environmental efforts by corporations and governments have been growing over the past few decades, we've seen a lot of...
FactSet’s Vanessa Barnett, Global Head of ESG, recently spoke with Compliance Solutions Strategies to discuss the latest news on...
Will Impact and ESG Investing Become Synonymous in the Future?
According to the Truvalue Labs™ ESG Investor Forum 2020 poll, 28% of respondents said their investment framework was currently...
FactSet delved into the subset of women in managerial or leadership roles at corporations to understand how they fared in 2020.
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) are three central pillars when measuring the sustainability and societal...
Could COVID-19 Be a Catalyst for Improved Reporting and Transparency?
FactSet’s Vanessa Barnett discusses whether COVID-19 could be a catalyst for improved ESG reporting and transparency for the...
A revenue-mapping-based approach does not capture a holistic view of how companies are performing across all of the UN's...
A Simple Framework for Selecting and Integrating ESG Data
Investment firms face the challenge of determining which sources of ESG information best align with their investment approach and...
Despite the ongoing rise in ESG investments and attention given to the topic, investors are still plagued by several challenges.
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