Eliot CaroomCelgene fraud settlement drops timely ESG performance in material areasInvestors can’t have been happy with the news this summer that Celgene would pay $280 million to resolve a whistleblower fraud suit. First…Sep 8, 2017Sep 8, 2017
Eliot CaroomGoogle’s EU antitrust woes weigh on ESG performanceGoogle was fined around $2.7 billion this month for unfairly boosting the search placement of its shopping comparison service compared to…Jul 8, 2017Jul 8, 2017
Eliot CaroomFiat Chrysler emissions charges raised #ESG alarm 16 months before S&P delistingIn early June, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced it would pull Fiat Chrysler Automobiles from its Dow Jones Sustainability Indices following…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
Eliot Caroom3 charts from the UN PRI report on ESG, credit risk & ratingsIf you’re in the sustainable investing game, you’ve heard of UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Beyond their push to commit…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
Eliot Caroom3 big ways that Andrew Ross Sorkin’s ESG hot take in the New York Times got it wrongAs ESG investing gets to be more widely known, studied, and practiced, there will be strategies that aren’t successful, and worthy…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Eliot Caroom6 highlights from the OECD review of #ESG and fiduciary duty around the worldAs ESG investing grows in popularity and becomes demystified, the default question for asset managers and owners has shifted from “Can I do…Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
Eliot CaroomCorporate members of climate coalition “We Are Still In” outperform on ESGAs official U.S. climate policy shifts away from the Paris Climate Agreement to an uncertain future, states, cities, universities, and…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Eliot CaroomESG Score Change: Goldman timely ESG drops with Venezuela “Hunger Bonds” criticismWhat happens when an investment bank buys a batch of bonds from a struggling country where the government is cracking down on pro-democracy…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Eliot CaroomBNP Paribas finds “Great Expectations for ESG” in survey of asset owners & managersWho manages $5.4 trillion, operates out of New York, Hong Kong, and Berlin, and sees the dearth of robust ESG data receding within two…May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Eliot Caroom10 studies that show how and why ESG investing worksEarlier this year, we laid out the top 10 reasons Wealth Advisers and Managers are following investor demand to ESG.Apr 25, 20171Apr 25, 20171