Smith’s Research & Gradings has been providing recognition for the achievements and fine work of municipal professionals since 1992. Smith’s Municipal All-Star Program is the only program that consistently and prominently provides recognition in the municipal space 1. In this year’s awards, more than 400 analysts and over 100 firms […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Plastic isn’t only bad for the environment, it’s bad for the wallet too. Take the notorious plastic bag: with over 2.8 billion bags used in one day, these small plastic terrors add millions of pounds of pollution to the ocean every year. As for the economic part, up to $120 […]
Earlier this week Apple Inc. announced a $2.5 billion pledge toward affordable housing in the Bay Area. The housing crisis has long prevailed in Silicon Valley and Apple’s initiative follows in the footsteps of other tech companies looking to make housing more accessible in Northern California. In January, Microsoft Corp. […]
The research team at Russell Investments recently reported the results of its 2019 Annual ESG Manager Survey. This survey was started in 2015 – well before the industry was close to being considered mainstream – as a way to understand ESG integration into investment practice. With over 300 asset managers […]