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Category: ESG investing

“ESG or no-ESG, is it a Fair Fight?”
October 2022 | ESG investing

This month’s blog is written by David Sand, CCM’s chief impact strategist, in response to all the recent anti-ESG noise including the many stories from Vivek Ramaswamy and his anti-woke and pro-fossil fuel investors. Which is quite the contrast from CCM, who for over twenty-three years has worked with clients […]

Top 5 Trends in Impact and ESG Investing in 2021
December 2021 | Affordable Housing

Our final blog of the year highlights the top five trends we witnessed within the impact and ESG investing space in 2021. Greenwashing: There was a lot of media attention on “greenwashing” throughout the year including the former CIO at BlackRock claiming that sustainable investing practices is a public relations […]

CFA Institute Implements New ESG Standards to Address Greenwashing
November 2021 | ESG investing

Earlier this month, the CFA Institute issued the first voluntary global standards for an asset manager to consider when disclosing its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues in its objectives, investment strategy, and stewardship activities.[1] The guidelines, which are an extension of the global investment performance standards, known as GIPS, […]

Four Common Misperceptions of Impact and ESG Investing
July 2021 | ESG investing

In this week’s blog CCM uncovers four common misperceptions of Impact and ESG investing. Myth: Impact and ESG investing sacrifices financial performance. Truth: Strategies that incorporate impact and ESG components have track records, and it is imperative to review their historical risk-adjusted financial performance against their respective benchmarks, as is […]

Impact and ESG Investing in 2021
January 2021 | ESG investing

Happy new year! We hope everyone had a nice holiday season. Impact and ESG investing experienced record-breaking growth in 2020 and we are excited for its ongoing advancement in 2021. The focus on investments supporting COVID-19 relief and economic equality will continue to be at the forefront of impact and […]

Impact and ESG Investing Post Election
November 2020 | ESG investing

Last week, all eyes were focused on Tuesday, November 3rd. Election day was filled with much uncertainty of what the next four years will bring and what the outcome would mean for impact and ESG investing. After four long days, we finally gained some clarity. President-elect Joe Biden’s victory anticipates […]

A letter from CCM’s Chief Impact Strategist, David Sand, on Professor Burton Malkiel’s article “Sustainable Investing Is a Self-Defeating Strategy”
October 2020 | ESG investing

In September, Professor Burton Malkiel wrote a story in the Wall Street Journal, “Sustainable Investing is a Self-Defeating Strategy,” and included his thoughts on the shortcomings of the practice. The article’s headline was more incendiary than the text, but his arguments—and things he left out—are worth noting. Below are some […]