Lauren Foster

A glut of “virgin” plastic is pushing down prices and fueling demand, as recycling fails to advance. What’s at stake for companies, consumers, and the planet.

Brookfield Public Securities Group says three of the themes driving investment opportunities in real assets are decarbonization, deglobalization, and demand for quality.

In its 2023 outlook, Richard Bernstein Advisors says the three themes for the coming year are to play defense, diversify geographically, and accept that the world is changing.

Many ESG funds missed the mark in 2023, as energy and defense stocks soared and tech sank. Here’s how to find mutual funds and ETFs that are making a difference and delivering solid returns over the long term.

Amazon generated an estimated 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, up 18% from 2020, according to a new report. The giant retailer said Oceana’s numbers are exaggerated and based on a lot of assumptions.

A study found that the dwindling river supports $1.4 trillion in annual economic activity and 16 million jobs in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Critics have questioned aspects of sustainable stocks, and performance has lagged. But the debate and scrutiny may make the strategy stronger.

The costs for clean energy could be mitigated by advances in technology that are making new renewable-energy projects cheaper than new fossil-fuel options, according to a Deutsche Bank Research report.

KKR study finds a mix of stocks, bonds, and alternative assets outshines a stock/bond allocation in times of resurgent inflation.

Carbon Direct’s vice chairwoman, Nili Gilbert, explains why carbon removal is part of the solution to getting the planet to net-zero emissions by 2050. undefined