Leslie P. Norton, Barrons.com
Jun 29, 20204 min
New Labor Department Guidance Takes Aim at ESG Investing
A new proposal by the Labor Department will require retirement-plan fiduciaries to choose investments “based solely on financial...
www.Groom.com
Jun 29, 20206 min
DOL Proposes Rule to Crack Down on ESG
On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a proposed regulation (the “Proposed Rule”) defining plan fiduciaries’ duties...
Admin@US SIF
Jun 29, 20203 min
US SIF Releases Statement On Department Of Labor Rulemaking Related To ERISA And ESG Considerations
The DOL proposal is out of step with professional investment managers, who increasingly analyze ESG factors precisely because of risk,...
By United Steelworkers (USW)
Jun 26, 20203 min
USW Backs BlueGreen Alliance National Manufacturing Agenda
PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) union, along with other members and leaders of the...
Tom Croft
Jun 24, 20207 min
Adjusting to a Post-Coronavirus Economy Requires Just Transitional Workforce Strategies
The crush of layoffs and business closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for workers who were already facing a...
Tim Strangleman, University of Kent
Jun 24, 20205 min
Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor Working-Class
Millions of people in the UK have been furloughed during the COVID pandemic, but the government has been paying up to 80% of many...
Heartland Capital Strategies
Jun 24, 20207 min
Investing in a More Inclusive, Resilient New Reality
By Tom Croft, Heartland Capital Strategies and David Keto, SRI Group Working families face a unique set of crises today. It has been an...
Gary Stewart, Fobes.com
Jun 10, 20207 min
Knee On The Neck: What Investors Can Learn From ‘Black Lives Matter’
Is it controversial that I’m tired of Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd? That’s not quite right. It’s more...
Fiona Reynolds, UN-PRI
Jun 10, 20202 min
PRI blog Responsible investors must unite for racial justice
For months the human and economic devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic has been hitting ethnic minority communities around the world...
David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Jun 10, 20205 min
Why eliminating racial inequities is key for the post-COVID-19 economy
Racial economic disparities are front and center in the United States right now, as protesters take to the streets to call for equal...