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Sustainable Investing Monitor-August 2026

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Sustainable Bottom Line: Assets of labeled L-T sustainable funds ended lower in July at $393.7 billion while selected sustainable indices delivered mixed relative performance results. Net Assets of Labeled Long-Term Sustainable Mutual Funds and ETFs: 2025 – 7/31/2026 After recording three consecutive monthly gains in net assets that elevated labeled sustainable long-term funds above the… Continue reading about Sustainable Investing Monitor-August 2026

Below 1,000: Sustainable Funds Slide Into Niche Territory

Sustainable Bottom Line:  Sustainable Bottom Line: The labeled long-term US sustainable funds count, including mutual fund share classes and ETFs combined, just dropped to under the 1,000 mark.  The number of labeled long-term sustainable funds/share classes dropped below 1,000As of July 31, 2026, the number of labeled long-term sustainable mutual funds (counting share classes) and… Continue reading about Below 1,000: Sustainable Funds Slide Into Niche Territory

One IPO, Two Universes: What SpaceX Means for Sustainable Index Fund Investors

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Sustainable Bottom Line: SpaceX exclusion from the major US large-mid cap sustainable indices will have limited implications now but tracking deviations could widen over time. SpaceX IPO: Record Scale, Constrained Float SpaceX is widely expected to complete the largest IPO in history on or about June 12, 2026, raising about $75 billion at a valuation… Continue reading about One IPO, Two Universes: What SpaceX Means for Sustainable Index Fund Investors

Research

Research and analysis to keep sustainable investors up to-date on a broad range of topics that include trends and developments in sustainable investing and sustainable finance, regulatory updates, performance results and considerations, investing through index funds and actively managed portfolios, asset allocation updates, expenses, ESG ratings and data, company and product news, green, social and sustainable bonds, green bond funds as well as reporting and disclosure practices, to name just a few.

A continuously updated Funds Directory is also available to investors.  This is intended to become a comprehensive listing of sustainable mutual funds, ETFs and other investment products along with a description of their sustainable investing approaches as set out in fund prospectuses and related regulatory filings.

Getting started

Many questions have surfaced in recent years regarding sustainable and ESG investing.  Here, investors and financial intermediaries will find materials that describe the various approaches to sustainable investing and their implementation.  While sustainable investing approaches vary and they have thus far defied universally accepted definitions, many practitioners agree that they fall into the following broad categories:  Values-based investing, investing via exclusions, impact investing, thematic investments and ESG integration.  In conjunction with each of these approaches, investors may also adopt various issuer engagement procedures and proxy voting practices.  That said, sustainable investing approaches will continue to evolve.

In addition to periodic updates regarding sustainable investing and how this form of investing is evolving, investors and financial intermediaries interested in implementing a sustainable investing approach will also find source materials that cover basic investing themes as well as asset allocation tactics.

Inesting ideas

Thoughts and ideas targeting sustainable investing strategies executed through various registered and non-registered sustainable investment funds and products such as mutual funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs), closed-end funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). Coverage extends to investment management firms as well as fund groups. 

Independent source for sustainable investment management company research, analysis, opinions and sustainable fund disclosure assessments