Sustainable Invest

10/02/2020

✅ ESG Investment Summary: September 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/97c8fd5f10af/what-happened-in-sustainable-investing-this-november-8010700

09/29/2020

Sustainable emerging market bond funds experience inflows in July and August 2020

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/sustainable-emerging-market-bond-funds-experience-inflows-in-july-and-august-2020/

The Bottom Line: Sustainable emerging market bond funds, 21 funds with $20.9 billion in assets, experience inflows in July and August as investors seek income.

09/29/2020

Sustainable funds performance scorecard: August 2020

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/sustainable-funds-performance-scorecard-august-2020/

The Bottom Line: Thematic ETF equity index funds focused on clean energy, low carbon energy and alternative energy posted the best performance results in August. Summary Fueled by government stimulus, Federal Reserve liquidity and near zero interest rates, signs of an economic rebound and hopes for....

09/23/2020

August update: Green bond funds reach $842.8 million

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/august-update-green-bond-funds-reach-842-8-million/

The Bottom Line: Green bond funds posted a negative -0.38% average total return in August but added $35.6 million to end August at $842.8 million. August green bond funds summary Against a backdrop of rising long-term Treasury yields throughout August, green bond funds, including mutual funds and ET...

09/23/2020

Sustainable micro-cap funds post strong 12-month performance results

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/sustainable-micro-cap-funds-post-strong-12-month-performance-results/

The Bottom Line: At just three funds, sustainable micro-cap funds are small in number but actively managed growth funds post strong 12-month performance results.

09/20/2020

ESG sees record inflows amid pandemic.

Investing in ESG will continue to rise as inflows pace for a record year, says Luke Oliver, head of index investing for the Americas at DWS Group.

09/20/2020

Glasgow and Edinburgh are leading the race to become the UK’s first net-zero city.

“Glasgow and Edinburgh are leading the race to become the UK’s first net-zero city. https://t.co/9ou1MhsBQl”

09/20/2020

The Most Popular ESG Fund Holdings!

09/20/2020

Sustainable foreign equity and bond funds outperform in August 2020

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/sustainable-foreign-equity-and-bond-funds-outperform-in-august-2020/

The Bottom Line: Two of three Sustainable (SUSTAIN) fund indices outperformed conventional benchmarks by 36 bps and 32 bps; third index trailed by 125 bps. Strong August equity results not shared by performance of fixed income Large cap US stocks registered a strong 7.2% gain in August, posting thei...

09/14/2020

Launch of BlackRock LifePath ESG Index Funds will stimulate growth

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/launch-of-blackrock-lifepath-esg-index-funds-will-stimulate-growth/

The Bottom Line: The launch of BlackRock’s LifePath ESG Index Funds expands sustainable target date funds segment and may stimulate further growth beyond $4.3 billion.

09/14/2020

Performance of sustainable bond funds lagged during crucial February-to-March interval

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/performance-of-sustainable-bond-funds-lagged-during-crucial-february-to-march-interval/

The Bottom Line: Lagging performance of sustainable intermediate investment-grade funds during crucial February-to-March interval requires additional analysis of similarly managed funds over several market cycles.

09/09/2020

Sustainable investment funds related events: August 2020

https://www.sustainableinvest.com/sustainable-investment-funds-related-events-august-2020/

The Bottom Line: Twenty-five August 2020 reported events include first time ESG scores released from two notable firms, Bloomberg and ISS covering companies and funds. August 2020 events summary Twenty-five events have been identified for August 2020. o 12 new ESG fund offerings dominate the events....