Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Democrats urge JP Morgan, Wells Fargo to cease funding of anti-ESG group
INVESTING ESG OCT 24, 2022
Democrats urge JP Morgan, Wells Fargo to cease funding of anti-ESG group

Federated Hermes has indicated that it will end membership of the State Financial Officers Foundation.

ETF would give retail access to catastrophe bonds
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 19, 2022
ETF would give retail access to catastrophe bonds

The ESG product would seek to expand disaster coverage and provide pricing transparency.

BlackRock adds energy transition unit
INVESTING ESG OCT 19, 2022
BlackRock adds energy transition unit

The unit, Transition Capital, is part of BlackRock Alternatives and will be led by Dickon Pinner, former head of McKinsey Sustainability.

ESG group takes aim at Vanguard over stewardship
INVESTING ESG OCT 17, 2022
ESG group takes aim at Vanguard over stewardship

The asset management firm is doing better on disclosure but has a long way to go, activist group says.

DOL set to finalize ESG rule for retirement plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2022
DOL set to finalize ESG rule for retirement plans

The final rule is coming out at a time when sustainable investing has become a political flashpoint.

iShares files for three more ‘ESG aware’ ETFs
INVESTING ESG OCT 05, 2022
iShares files for three more ‘ESG aware’ ETFs

The world’s biggest asset manager keeps rolling out sustainability themed products.

The wrinkles with the SEC’s third-party assurance for emissions
INVESTING ESG SEP 27, 2022
The wrinkles with the SEC’s third-party assurance for emissions

'Attestation' will lead to more reliable data for investors, but there are hurdles to overcome first.

Sustainable bond sales fall far behind 2022 projections
INVESTING ESG SEP 23, 2022
Sustainable bond sales fall far behind 2022 projections

But for sustainability-linked bonds, sales are up 18% year-to-date compared with this time in 2021, according to S&P.

New ETF centers on carbon trading futures
INVESTING ESG SEP 16, 2022
New ETF centers on carbon trading futures

The Carbon Strategy ETF, which is listed on NYSE Arca, will hold futures contracts on carbon allowances in emissions trading systems in Europe and North America.

US SIF CEO Lisa Woll to step down
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2022
US SIF CEO Lisa Woll to step down

Woll has been the face of one of the most prominent organizations supporting sustainable investing for 16 years.