Keith Larsen is a reporter for The Real Deal. He has previously written for GreenBiz, the Charlotte Observer, the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and the Southern investigative Reporting Foundation.
Organizations such as NY Green Bank offer new ways to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. But concern lingers over how the Trump administration will impact demand.
The firm launched its first ESG index in 2001 to support morally driven investment decisions such as divesting from tobacco or fossil fuels. Now, it considers issues including biodiversity, climate change and pollution.
VanEck, which manages more than $43.4 billion in assets, has launched the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund for green bonds. What does this mean for the broader area of sustainable investing?
Investor groups are pressuring banks to divest from financing the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. Will this be a jumping off point for more financial activism?
There have already been more shareholder resolutions related to environmental and social issues filed this year than in 2016, according to an annual review of proxy statements.