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Extreme Weather Across the U.S. is a Preview of Global Warming Reality
2021-09-03With wildfires raging in California like the devastating Caldor Fire to Hurricane Ida that swept...
Climate Tech Companies Rise with Increased ESG Focus
2021-08-26Venture capital is being increasingly poured into ESG-centric companies, and climate tech ones in...
Putnam Invests in Firms Building ESG from the Ground Up
2021-08-23A recent writeup in Forbes discussed establishing an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
Investing with Principle and Conviction: A Q&A with Putnam Investments
2021-08-19This spring, long-time mutual fund issuer Putnam Investments debuted its first ETFs, based on...
Putnam Investments Reviews the 4 Types of ESG Strategies
2021-08-17Katherine Collins, Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and Portfolio Manager for...
Microsoft Partnership Puts the 'S' & 'G' Into the 'E' in ESG
2021-08-13Microsoft recently announced a new partnership with Volt Energy, as the tech giant continues on...
While the SEC Debates Climate Disclosures, This ETF Already Offers Them
2021-08-11On Wednesday, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler revealed that he had asked his agency’s staff to look...
Latest Climate Change Report Is as Ominous as Ever
2021-08-09The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change drew light on the urgency that...
Financial Stewardship Growing More Important for Advisors
2021-08-05A recent report from Accenture found that investment stewardship is changing, reported ...
A Week in the Life of an Active ESG Team
2021-08-03Putnam Investments, an active manager with $199 billion in AUM as of the end of June 2021,...
ETF of the Week: Putnam's Large Cap Growth ETF, PGRO
2021-07-30ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Putnam Focused Large Cap Growth ETF (PGRO ) on this week...
2 ETFs Investing in The ESG Leaders of Today & Tomorrow
2021-07-26ESG is a growing portion of the investment landscape—and growing larger everyday. But...
ESG Shareholder Resolutions Have Already Broken 2020 Records
2021-06-28It has been a record-setting year for environmental, social, and governance proposals as proxy...
G-7 Commit to Tackling Climate Change
2021-06-15The Group of Seven has pledged to raise contributions to $100 billion per year among rich,...
Putnam Investments Q&A – Discussing New Active ETFs
2021-06-03Last week Putnam Investments released a suite of ETFs focused on mutual funds and investment...
Millennials Are Leading Growth in ESG Investing
2021-05-25The millennial generation is helping to popularize sustainable investing and investments that...
A Blindspot in the Growing ESG Investment Theme
2021-02-23Investments that back environmental, social, and governance principles may be exacerbating...
Asian Markets Are the Big Locale for ESG Globetrotters
2021-02-22Asia is the hot continent for socially responsible investors looking to put money into the...
Add Putnam to List of Mutual Fund Issuers Eyeing ETF Entry
2021-02-18Putnam could be the next mutual fund giant to enter the exchange traded funds arena.
Putnam Investments Launches Firm’s 1st Active ETFs
2020-05-26On Wednesday, Putnam Investments announced the debut of its first actively managed ETFs, which...