Posts Categorized: Impact Investing

Cautious Optimism: Orders Aren’t Outcomes

The month of May brought us another climate-related executive order, stating it is the administration’s policy “to advance consistent, clear, intelligible, comparable, and accurate disclosure of climate-related financial risk…including both physical and transition risks.”[1] This… Read more »

ESG Engagement – What Does it Mean?

Our March RIA Channel ESG Practice Playbook catalyzed several audience questions related to ESG engagement and divestment. Below are a couple of (slightly edited) questions we received: How can investors influence companies to be even… Read more »

Protecting Our Natural Resources

This Earth Day we’re encouraged by the proliferating commitments from financial services firms, regulators, policy makers, and corporations, in support of protecting and valuing the climate and natural ecosystems. Although there is much to be done, including… Read more »

The Economics of A Changing Climate

New York University School of Law recently conducted an expert survey on the economics of climate change.  Out of 738 PhD-level economists responding, 74% agreed that “immediate and drastic action is necessary.”  Respondents estimated that “economic damages… Read more »

The Great Repricing is Here

In last week’s ESG Practice Playbook, Jeff talked about the cascade of recent physical climate events and the legal and regulatory trends that are increasingly putting climate change considerations at the center of business and… Read more »