In 2020, the global plastics market generated roughly USD 580 billion in revenues with more than a third of that total coming from sales into the packaging market. While consumer packaging applications account for the largest segment, plastics touch virtually
CFA Boston Sustainable Investing – A Practitioner Panel on Incorporating Credit Impact of ESG Issues Using Moody’s ESG Cross Sector Methodology
Please join us on Tuesday, June 22nd at noon when we bring together a panel of practitioners to discuss the use of newly-available ESG credit impact scoring from Moody’s in their work. Our practitioners have taken a deep dive into
Is Direct Indexing a Threat to Mutual Funds and ETFs? An industry-wide question with a Sustainable Investing connection
The June 8th CFA Boston session – Direct Indexing: Existential Threat to ETF’s & Mutual Funds or Just Another Niche Technology Platform? – asks a question with industry-wide implications. A similar question was asked not that many years ago as
Thursday, May 20th – ESG Series: Fiduciary duty – how understanding and practice are evolving to meet a changing investment landscape
Fiduciary duty is such an enduring and steadfast principle that it seems to suggest a state of constancy. However, the interpretation and application of the concept has evolved over time to reflect the changing realities of the world around us
Tuesday May 4th- ESG Series: Understanding the Evolving “S” Landscape Through its Foundations in Human Rights
Interest in the “S” in ESG has been quietly growing in the last several years. The pandemic brought a new level of attention to these issues as investors assessed how well companies were prepared for – and responded to –