There is often a big disconnect when a client comes into an advisor’s office asking to invest based on their values and is then sold an ESG product.  At Gitterman, we believe it is important… Read more »

When evaluating ESG portfolios, a very important question to ask is if ESG data is being used as a process of evaluation, or is it being sold as a product?  ESG as a product refers… Read more »

At Gitterman Asset Management, we refer to ESG as the GPS of Investing®.  Just as we historically used fold out maps when we would take a road trip, we now have GPS systems, which update… Read more »

Last week, at the final FOMC meeting of 2022, the Federal Reserve raised rates by 0.50% (to a range of 4.25% – 4.50%) as expected while unexpectedly increasing its dot plot forecast of where it… Read more »

In 2010, the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure was formed through a collaboration of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Public Works Association, and the American Council of Engineering Companies, in response to the… Read more »

“Let me say this. It is very premature to be thinking about pausing. So people, when they hear lags, they think about a pause. It is very premature, in my view, to be thinking about… Read more »

Several years ago, following the release of the film Planetary, we embarked upon a journey to understand both how climate change impacts the capital markets and how the latter can also be a solution. At… Read more »

Presently, there is a good deal of controversy surrounding ESG data, given that analytics can vary greatly between data providers.  Amenity Analytics offers a unique alternative to 3rd party data services, allowing companies and investors… Read more »