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FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

ESG follows a principles-based index composed of US-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics.

FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is spilling over into the fixed income arena in the form of green bonds, where credit risk will play a wider role. A report, entitled “ESG Credit Trends 2022,” by ESG research firm Sustainable Fitch shows a strong correlation between ESG and potential credit risks.

Credit Risk Will Play a Bigger Role in ESG

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds are making their rounds across the globe, and it appears that Asia is the next stop to see a major increase in volume next year. According to a South China Morning Post article, JPMorgan said that the volume of ESG-linked bonds is set to double in 2022.

One ETF to Consider as ESG Bond Volume in Asia Increases

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is growing in exponential fashion, and any time that happens with a particular asset class, criticism follows. That's happening with ESG with much of the derision focusing on fund companies serving up too much in the way of ESG labeling, a practice known as greenwashing.

Amid Greenwashing Talk, GSFP Is What It Is

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is not a fad and will likely be here to stay as its popularity only perpetuates even more global expansion. The byproduct of this expansion is higher demand for more ESG data in the form of analytics.

As Global Growth in ESG Is Likely to Continue, Give ESGG a Look

Some critics of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing assert that many funds purporting to offer virtuous investing do little more than overweight technology stocks relative to basic broad market fare. While many ESG exchange traded funds do feature hefty allocations to the technology sector, tech's relationship is about much more than fund exposures.

Growing Intersection Between ESG and Tech Helps These ETFs

In recent months, criticism aimed at environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has mounted, with allegations of greenwashing trending higher. New investment concepts often encounter critiques and resistance, but investors of all stripes — institutional, advisors, and retail — are embracing ESG funds.

Despite Controversies, ESG Has Staying Power

Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF

When it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments, it can be beneficial for investors to tap segments and themes that are favored by governments. On that note, the new Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD), the first exchange traded fund dedicated to real estate firms that emphasize climate awareness, might just be on [.

Green Building ETF May Have Friends in High Places

Getting hyper-focused on climate change is now possible for niche-focused environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors in developed markets with the introduction of the FlexShares ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index Fund (FEDM). The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust ESG & [.

Get Climate Change and ESG Focus in Developed Markets With This ETF

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is being called upon by executives from numerous public companies to create accounting rules for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, reports The Wall Street Journal. Back in June, the FASB opened up consultations for their agenda to public opinion on what their long-term goals should be; it was the first [.

Company Executives Calling for Rules Regarding ESG From FASB

Market volatility has descended back into major stock market indexes, but the coupling of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and a multi-asset strategy could be what an investor needs. The pandemic only helped the ESG investing arena to expand further, allowing for more innovative strategies.

A Multi-Asset Strategy With ESG Can Help Mute Short-Term Volatility

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is expanding in the bond market, allowing for greater diversification that can complement a fixed income portfolio. At the same time, the low-rate environment is causing fixed investors to seek alternate sources of yield, including high-risk debt.

Complement Your Fixed Income Portfolio With This ESG ETF

As the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing movement gains momentum, something else that's gaining speed is complaints about ESG ratings and scoring. However, some experts believe that increasing criticism of ESG strategies signals a maturing segment, and that could be beneficial for exchange traded funds like the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity [.

ESG Ratings Debate Is Actually a Good Thing

One of the original environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advocates is eagerly anticipating regulations within the ESG industry that would eliminate the false narratives that some fund managers are creating within the $35 trillion industry, reports Bloomberg. Trillium Asset Management's CEO Matt Patsky got his start in ESG-style investments back in the 90s before anyone [.

ESG Regulation Could Benefit Financial Industry

Climate control is just one aspect of the multi-faceted environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing trend, and FlexShares has four funds that cater to this niche. These funds are the FlexShares ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index Fund (FEUS), the FlexShares ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index Fund (FEDM), the FlexShares ESG & Climate Investment Grade [.

The Investing Climate Is Just Right for These Flexshares ETFs

Chief finance officers of more than 60 international companies have linked roughly half of their companies' financing to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. All are part of a UN task force pledged to tie half of all financing to ESG targets by 2025, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Chief Finance Officers Pledge to Tie Debt to Sustainability

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has grown to a point that it seems to be an inevitable tide, poised to sweep across industries as the country and world look to find ways to operate in sustainable, conscientious ways. However, with no current federal standards for ESG data and reporting, it is vital that investors [.

What Lurks Beneath the Shifting Tides of ESG Investing

Want the best corporate loan rates? You'd better have the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in place, according to a Wall Street Journal article.

Watch This ETF As Corporate Loans Target Sustainability

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing isn't a new concept, but the fact that it gained broader acceptance and traction in recent years combined with the proliferation of related exchange traded funds, it's being given a new treatment. With that comes plenty of criticism.

Rush to Judgment on ESG ETFs Could Create Opportunities

For generations, real estate wasn't considered an environmentally aware industry. Some may have even doubted its environmental friendliness.

GBLD Brings ESG to Real Estate

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds continue attracting assets at warp speed, and as strategies in this space evolve and differentiate from competitors, investors are likely to have more questions. That's a sign advisors need to bone up on ESG and sustainable investing strategies because the simple fact is that client demand is there, and [.

Why Advisors Need to Become ESG-Aware

Siren Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF

The liberal use of ‘ESG' on exchange-traded products is a disservice to the spirit of the space.

ESG ETFs Looking Polluted

iShares Global Green Bond ETF

iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF

Columbia International ESG Equity Income ETF

VanEck Green Bond ETF 

Invesco Real Assets ESG ETF

Blackrock US Carbon Transition Readiness ETF

NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF

Given the magnitude of the changes we foresee, long-term investors may find opportunities in the technologies and innovations that create renewable energy sources or reduce the carbon intensity of energy production. Net zero is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions so that over time we can achieve an overall balance between emissions produced, and the emissions removed from the overall atmosphere.

Clean And Green Investing For A Low-Carbon Economy

Getting core environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure is possible when holding exchange traded funds like the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG). Big tech companies have been one of the leaders spearheading the move toward incorporating more ESG factors into their core business processes.

Want Core Sustainability Exposure? Look No Further than ‘ESG'

Total AUM for ESG/SRI funds is roughly $537.1 billion - 75% represented by actively managed funds. Actively managed funds make up the majority of AUM for both the equity (68%) and fixed income (94%) universe.

ESG/SRI U.S. Funds Steadily Attract Inflows

Avnet

Cummins

Eastman Chemical

Eversource Energy

General Mills

Hanesbrands

Kimberly-Clark

Coca-Cola

Merck

Principal Financial Group

Prudential Financial

Regions Financial

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February 15, 2021, Barron's-Weekly published their fourth-ever 100 Most Sustainable Companies as-determined-by Calvert Research and Management division of Eaton Vance. These are "Barron's Sustainable 100," or BS100. The top-ten BS100 showed net gains ranging 17.34%-29.5% from PFG, RL, AVT, HPQ, MRK, CMI, RF, EMN, HBI, and KO. Technology, Consumer Cyclical, and Industrial sectors led; Energy was not represented.

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