Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Investing and its Impact in the
Public Markets

By Claire Attie, Graduate Student, MBA, and Clean Energy and Sustainability Certificate Although Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Research was a small industry fifteen years ago, it has seen significant growth. According to Social Investment Forum (SIF) 2020 Industry Report, ESG investing strategies grew from $12.0 trillion at the beginning of 2018 to $17.1 trillion Read More…

BCBSMA: Promoting Healthy Living, Community Impact, and Environmental Protection

By Olga Shumovskaya, Major in International Management and Minor in Clean Energy and Sustainability, College of Management, UMass Boston On November 15, 2018, Jeff Bellows, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), spoke about his company’s mission and sustainability initiatives. BCBSMA is a nonprofit business with Read More…

How Investors Incorporate ESG Factors

By Sandeep Gummadi, Master in Finance Candidate, UMass Boston Sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) assets increased 76 percent over the past two years for a total of $6.57 trillion, according to a 2014 industry report. What is driving this trend and the growing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions more Read More…