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Category: Engagement

Interactions between investors and issuers in the form of proxy voting, shareholder initiatives or engagement for the purpose of securing information or modifying the behavior of companies as well as other entities regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.

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Engine No.1 launches VOTE ETF to reproduce Exxon Mobil proxy strategies

The Bottom Line:  Engine No. 1 launched an exchange traded fund focused on proxy voting strategies but passively managed securities will not be ESG qualified. Engine No.1 set to launch VOTE ETF to reproduce Exxon Mobil proxy strategies Capitalizing on its newfound notoriety, Engine No. 1 launched on June 23rd an exchange traded fund with […]

OneFund allows investors to express views on proxy voting

The Bottom Line: OneFund allows underlying investors to express views on proxy voting whereas otherwise investors don’t such rights through mutual funds and ETF ownership. Summary/Background In late May a number of the world’s largest investment management firms and asset owners sided with an environmental activist hedge fund and the leading proxy voting firms to […]

SEC Issued Proxy Voting Guidance: Not Likely to Deter ESG Shareholder Proposals

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on an investment adviser’s fiduciary duties regarding proxy voting On August 21, by a vote of 3 to 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on an investment adviser’s fiduciary duties with respect to voting of proxies for client accounts. Coincidently, the SEC guidance […]

Vanguard Proxy Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in 2017

Vanguard Funds

Vanguard Shareholders Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in Mutual Funds Today Vanguard is holding a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shareholders have been asked to vote on board of trustees nominations and on several fund proposals that will harmonize policies across Vanguard’s US-based funds. In addition, Vanguard shareholders have had the opportunity to […]

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