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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Robo adds fossil fuel-free 401(k) for small businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2022
Robo adds fossil fuel-free 401(k) for small businesses

Carbon Collective caters to employers that think 'slightly less bad is just not good enough.'

MSRB ponders ESG disclosure for muni bonds
INVESTING ESG MAR 15, 2022
MSRB ponders ESG disclosure for muni bonds

Asset managers said they would favor access to more consistent data, while governments appeared to be split on how, if at all, MSRB should try to improve ESG reporting.

Disney shareholders want pay gap reports
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2022
Disney shareholders want pay gap reports

That proposal, which asks the company to report data on median and adjusted pay gaps, was approved by 59% of shareholders that voted by proxy.

SBTi excludes oil and gas companies
INVESTING ESG MAR 10, 2022
SBTi excludes oil and gas companies

Carbon-intensive energy firms will not have net-zero commitments recognized by the organization.

ESG managers press SEC for full emissions disclosure rule
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2022
ESG managers press SEC for full emissions disclosure rule

Investors representing $4 trillion urge regulator to include Scope 3 emissions in corporate climate reporting.

Russia’s ESG rating from MSCI goes to lowest level
INVESTING ESG MAR 09, 2022
Russia’s ESG rating from MSCI goes to lowest level

Russia’s rating now stands at CCC, the lowest possible, down from its prior assessment of B.

Shareholders slammed CEO pay last year. Will 2022 be different?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2022
Shareholders slammed CEO pay last year. Will 2022 be different?

CEOs at S&P 500 companies are paid more than 350 times the median salary for workers, on average, something institutional investors are watching.

The future of the 401(k) lies with small           businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2022
The future of the 401(k) lies with small businesses

The number of small businesses is growing, in some part due to unhappy workers leaving jobs to set up shop on their own. That has led to more startup 401(k) plans.

Big names line up to fund forest carbon marketplace
INVESTING ESG MAR 04, 2022
Big names line up to fund forest carbon marketplace

NCX works with small forest landowners, who delay cutting timber in exchange for money from corporations that in turn receive carbon credits.

ESG most popular among young workers in public DC plans: Report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2022
ESG most popular among young workers in public DC plans: Report

The funds are used less by older workers, but they allocate more of their assets to those funds, EBRI found.