How to Manage Data Gaps in ESG Reporting
Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives Podcast, February 26: We have met with sustainable investing experts from SASB to Bloomberg, from Ceres, and to Cornerstone Capital, discussing the most debated questions in the industry: managing ESG…
Wells Fargo ends forced arbitration for sexual harassment claims. Will other firms follow?
Financial Planning, February 21: Erika Karp,founder of RIA Cornerstone Capital Group in New York City, also praised the change, adding, “Sexual and gender-based violence being tolerated in the workplace is uniquely repulsive. The…
Weighing risks of using nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct cases
S&P Global, February 20: Continuing to use NDAs as a tool to silence sexual misconduct complaints could have a corrosive effect on companies' reputations and, eventually, profits, said Katherine Pease, head of impact…
Deconstructing Davos
iris. xyz, February 20: I spent a fascinating few days in Davos recently, participating in two of many events timed to coincide with the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum. The world’s…
How to Disrupt Investment Management
Worth, February 19: Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital, is a leading thinker in sustainable investing, corporate strategy and governance, employee engagement and diversity, and many other areas. Read more…
Groundbreakers 2020: 50 Women Changing the World
Worth, February 18: One of the most vocal advocates of sustainable investing on Wall Street, Erika Karp knew from a young age that she wanted to work in finance. Read more here
Good ESG Analysis Vital for Impact Investing: Interview
Bloomberg Radio, February 12: Erika Karp, CEO/Founder, Cornerstone Capital joined Haslinda Amin and Bryan Curtis on Daybreak Asia. She discusses the rise in interest in sustainable and impact investing. She also noted…
Moral Money: Harvard climate debate escalates; Finns back BlackRock; JPMorgan board battle
Financial Times, February 12: “You would think our great universities and colleges would want to think long term — and understand that they will not have any donors any more if they don’t…
Citi tries new tack to push its social agenda: Venture investing
American Banker, February 10: “I don’t think [impact investing is] quite mainstream yet, but it’s becoming more mainstream,” Eric Hsueh, director of manager due diligence at Cornerstone Capital Group in New York, said…
Episode 206: Dialogues, main-stage highlights fresh from GreenBiz 20
GreenBiz 350 Podcast, February 7: Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital, chats up the secret ingredient for catalyzing innovation and entrepreneurship Read more here.
Cornerstone Snags DSM Capital Partners Vet for Biz Development Role
FundFire, February 7: Michael Wright joins Cornerstone as a managing director of fund distribution and business development operations. He will be responsible for distributing the Cornerstone Capital Access Impact Fund,…
Who Will Be the Moody’s of ESG Investing?
U. S. News, February 7: Erika Karp is the founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group, an ESG-focused registered investment advisory that recently launched its own impact fund, CCIIX. “If you think…
A GreenBiz 20 mantra: Sustainability’s next phase is about breaking down siloes
GreenBiz, February 6: With all the increased interest in ESG investing and progress in talking about "climate risk" and "water risk," investors have not acted nearly as quickly as they should, said Erika…
Cornerstone Capital Group Names Michael Wright Managing Director of Fund Distribution & Business Development Operations
NEW YORK, February 5, 2020 – Cornerstone Capital Group today announced that it has named Michael Wright as Managing Director of Fund Distribution & Business Development Operations. In this role he will…
BlackRock Bolsters Sustainability Efforts with New Appointments
FundFire, January 28: “We think BlackRock’s move is a step in the right direction, and long overdue,” says Eric Hsueh, director for investment manager research at Cornerstone Capital Group. He stresses that the effectiveness of…
A peek at the growing trend of impact investing
ColoradoBiz, January 27: According to Phil Kirshman, founding chief investment officer and impact investing specialist at Cornerstone Capital, the modern movement of impact investing began during the South Africa divestment movement during the apartheid…
Climate Change—and Ideas for Tackling It—Dominated Davos
The Wall Street Journal, January 24: Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital, a U. S. investor advisory group, said corporate disclosure around these issues was poor, and investor problems were…
Psychedelic Therapy: Fresh Promise for Mental Health
Iris. xyz, January 20: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is seeing a resurgence as a treatment approach for mental health disorders. It melds pharmacology and psychotherapy, using psychedelic substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)…
Data and Measurement Remain Challenges for ESG Investment, says Karp
Bloomberg TV, January 17: Erika Karp, Cornerstone Capital Group CEO, identifies the myths that are typically associated with ESG investment. She speaks with Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek Group Chief Executive Officer and Sam…
Walmart expands robots to 650 additional stores
Retail Dive, January 14: For now, Walmart has said that the response from associates has been positive. However, a 2017 report from Cornerstone Capital Group estimated that automation could wipe out between 6 million…