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Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street knee-deep in dirty investments
The world’s three biggest asset managers together hold US$774 billion in equity in the worst climate offenders.

	2021 Indigenous Issue Heroes & zeros: Who’s advancing diversity and who’s selling out the climate? Nasdaq pushes for diverse boards while two asset managers continue to vote down most climate-related shareholder resolutions By Bernard Simon

	2021 Indigenous Issue Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street knee-deep in dirty investments The world’s three biggest asset managers together hold US$774 billion in equity in the worst climate offenders.

	2021 Indigenous Issue A short history of responsible investing From Quakers outlawing the buying and selling of humans to the Bank of England buying green bonds, we chronicle 260 years By Toby A.A. Heaps

	2021 Indigenous Issue ESG BS detector: iShares Low Carbon ETF Regulating the “greenwash” out of sustainable investing is critical to curbing growing climate crisis, insiders say By Adria Vasil

	2021 Indigenous Issue 2021 Eco-Fund Guide: The Ultimate Guide to Responsible Investing Though 2020 rattled the economy, sustainable investing is booming. Which ETFs and mutual funds come out on top? By Tim Nash

	2021 Indigenous Issue Editor’s Note: We can’t let greenwash make us lose sight of the prize Former BlackRock chief calls sustainable investing a farce but millions investing in a better world can't be ignored By Toby A.A. Heaps

	2021 Global 100 Issue Extinction Rebellion calls for financial disobedience “Money Rebellion” campaign calls for debt and tax strikes, targeting banks and investors that fund fossil-fuel companies By CK Staff

	2021 Global 100 Issue Let’s make our money matter The most powerful weapon in our armoury for change is what our money is doing, and pensions hold the key By Richard Curtis

	2021 Global 100 Issue How green are your “responsible” robo-advisors? COVID has made investing on autopilot easier than ever, but Canada still lags on sustainable options. We rank 3 options. By Adria Vasil

	2021 Global 100 Issue Beyond the pale: Responsible investing firms failing to invest in people of colour If SRI investors want to play a credible role in influencing corporate behaviour on diversity, they’ll have to look within By Shilpa Tiwari

	Responsible Investing Why are Ontario pensioners investing in future Alberta stranded assets? Financing Alberta’s biggest-ever electricity generator fuelled by natural gas is a bad bet by OPTrust By Joe Vipond Adam Scott and Sarah Sloan

	Responsible Investing New BlackRock ETFs let Canadians divest from fossil fuels – sort of iShares’s new ETFs are game-changers for DIY sustainable investors, though not entirely fossil-free By Tim Nash

	Responsible Investing Economic recovery has to focus on long-term well-being, not just GDP Post-pandemic recovery plans should see wealth more holistically, measuring assets like natural and human capital By Robert Smith

	Responsible Investing High-carbon retirement: What future is the Canada Pension Plan banking on? It’s time for a discussion about whether CPP should be supporting the government’s low-carbon transition policies By Cynthia A. Williams

	Responsible Investing Tattooing “responsible” onto investment strategies As little as 5% of ESG investing goes to climate solutions. Fixing that could solve the $1.5 trillion climate investment gap By John Cook

	Responsible Investing Post-pandemic focus on risk reduction means good news for ESG investing As the dust settles on the pandemic crisis, the smart money will increasingly focus on green investments.

	Responsible Investing How sustainable are Wealthsimple’s new socially responsible funds? Pandemic Portfolio looks into whether Wealthsimple’s new ETFs let people invest in a better world By Tim Nash

	Responsible Investing Pandemic Portfolio: Spotlight on the NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF A closer look at the ETF driving corporate diversity By Tim Nash

	Responsible Investing Responsible investors must unite for racial justice Why tackling systemic inequality is a tenet of ethical finance By Fiona Reynolds

	Responsible Investing Pandemic Portfolio: Two stocks positioned for an economic recovery – and a second COVID wave Consumer staples like ice cream and cleaners give Unilever a leg up in pandemic, while Cisco rides teleconferencing wave By Tim Nash

	Responsible Investing Pandemic Portfolio: Two stocks to watch as COVID-19 drags on Which green stocks are holding up? We look at spice giant McCormick and renewable energy utility Northland Power By Tim Nash

	Planning for a green recovery Building Back Better with a green power wave The post-COVID recovery presents a historic opportunity to fuel a fossil-free, renewable electricity system for all Canadians By Ralph Torrie and Céline Bak

	Responsible Investing Pandemic Portfolio: Three companies well-positioned to weather the crisis Which eco-friendly companies will continue to profit during a longer period of pandemic-induced economic pain? By Tim Nash

	Planning for a green recovery The time is ripe for an Indigenous Climate Fund A $1 billion per year Indigenous Climate Fund could help build smart communities By Vicky Sharpe

	Responsible Investing COVID-19: harnessing the power of collective investor action for change When we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, we need to ensure that responsible investment is the only acceptable norm By Fiona Reynolds