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The ESG Investor Blog
Welcome to The ESG Investor Blog. Here you’ll find everything from in-depth environmental, social, and governance investing research to general personal finance and investing information.
ICLN (The Best Clean Energy ETF?!)
ICLN is often ranked as one of the best ESG funds on the market. This article will take a look at the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF to see how it actually measures up. So if you are specifically interested in clean energy or if you just want to know if this really is one of the best ESG funds out there then check out this article.
Social Impact Bonds Explained
What are social impact bonds? Social impact bonds really aren’t something you hear much about but they offer an incredible opportunity to invest in the specific causes you believe in. The first social impact bond provided additional support to former prisoners and helped keep people out of the criminal justice system. These types of investments are extremely diverse and help address societal issues like access to safe drinking water, early childhood development, elderly care, workforce development, and gender violence. These are just a few examples of social impact bonds. Are you interested in learning how to invest with impact?
MSCI ESG Ratings (And Some Free ESG Tools!)
MSCI is one of the leading providers of ESG research. MSCI’s ESG ratings system gives investors the opportunity to evaluate how well their investments measure up in terms of environmental, social, and governance investing. MSCI also offers some pretty amazing free tools to help investors make better ESG investment decisions. These tools allow you to research companies, funds, indexes, and even entire industries to evaluate ESG standards.
Fidelity’s Best ESG Funds!
Fidelity offers hundreds of different ESG fund options. With so many funds to choose from, it can be pretty easy to become overwhelmed trying to decide which ESG funds might be right for you. This article will show you a few of Fidelity’s best ESG funds. We’ll rank Fidelity’s top 5 ESG funds by performance. Not only that, but we’ll go through the process of searching for ESG funds so you can compare these for yourself. That way you can do your own research and choose which funds may work best for you.
The Best ESG Companies! (And How to Find ESG Stocks)
Finding sustainable companies and good ESG stocks can be hard. Well, Corporate Knights has made finding ESG stocks a lot easier. Each year Corporate Knights publishes a list of the top 100 most sustainable companies in the world. This is an amazing resource for ESG investors looking for new investment ideas. Not only that, but overall this list has outperformed the S&P 500!
iShares ESG ETFs
iShares has been the leader in the exchange-traded funds (ETF) marketplace for over 20 years. They offer more than 800 different products and have over 2 trillion dollars under management.
iShares is a subsidiary of BlackRock and as you know from my last article, BlackRock has a strong focus on sustainable and ESG investing. This commitment to ESG investing can also be seen with iShares as well. iShares has 29 different sustainable ETFs to choose from and 13 of those funds are pretty new and were created only over the last year.
Climate Risk Is Investment Risk (BlackRock’s ESG Mission)
The CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink, believes that climate risk is investment risk. BlackRock recently sent out a call to action to corporations and CEOs asking for greater transparency around environmental, social, and governance issues. This article will show you why it’s so important to consider ESG factors in your investment research.
Bill Ackman Supports ESG Investing!
Bill Ackman dedicated a large portion of his 2020 annual letter to shareholders to the topic of ESG investing. He spoke about why ESG investing is important for great businesses, his sustainable investing philosophy, and what he believes the future holds for ESG investing. This article will show you why this is so important.
What Is a Mutual Fund? (Mutual Funds and ESG)
Mutual funds can be a great way to invest in and support causes you believe in. Find out how here!