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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

I first met Moira Hutchinson in 1987 when I was working on the first of my series of books on responsible investment. She was generous with her time and provided a wealth of insight into “ethical investing,” as responsible investing was known then. . That was very new in Canada.

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The JUST Report: Is Warren Buffett a Stakeholder Capitalist?

Just Capital

Between January 2018 and August 30, 2024, the top 10% of companies in our rankings has beaten the bottom 10% by 92.85%. Axios spotlights JUST Capital data to make the case that ethical investing can produce financial returns. The performance of the JUST ETF tells a similar story. large-cap ESG-focused ETFs.

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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

This form of investment has been observed in Scandinavia, where responsible investing was principally known as ‘ Ethical Investing ’ for a long time; the term is loaded with moral severity. Originally published by S&S on November 20, 2018. Image courtesy of Flickr.

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Investors demand more corporations conduct ‘racial audits’

Corporate Knights

Prodded by social critics, Facebook began a “civil rights” audit in 2018. Only with plans based on thorough, objective disclosure of their actual policies, practices and histories, activists say, can companies root out systemic racism.

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