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ESG demand grows despite performance doubt
Interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is set to grow despite no hard evidence on how it influences performance, according to Kelsey Biggers, head of investment risk at Franklin Templeton.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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A huge public pension fund faces an agonizing decision: Should it reinvest in tobacco?
Sixteen years ago, CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund, vaulted to the forefront of the social investing movement by voting to dump its $671 million in tobacco stocks.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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Some of the Best Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Stocks of 2016
There's been a growing movement for investors to care not only about their own financial gain but also about the good of their community. The movement often is called SRI, which stands for socially responsible investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Five west African countries ban ‘dirty diesel’ from Europe
Five west African countries have announced measures to end the practice of European oil companies and traders exporting “African quality” diesel – highly polluting fuels that could never be sold in Europe.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Raising The Bar For ESG Investing Expectations
For years, many investors assumed that choosing environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing came with a cost—a performance shortfall. Based on our recent survey, that picture has changed.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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MIX and MetLife Foundation Partner to Promote Financial Inclusion Through Data and Insight
MIX announced today an $825,000, 2-year partnership with MetLife Foundation to promote financial inclusion by providing insight into financial service access in Mexico, Myanmar, Turkey and Vietnam. Through rich data, analytical tools and interactive dashboards, decision makers in these countries will have a powerful new resource to ensure positive social outcomes for the financially underserved.
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Impact Investing Awaits Rise of Asia’s Young Rich
Socially responsible and impact investing is gaining traction in Asia but a leading Swiss private bank argues it won’t flourish until younger generations are handed control of the fortunes of the region’s wealthiest families. Lombard Odier expects more of Asia’s wealth will be funneled into impact and socially responsible investment (SRI) as control shifts to younger family members who believe they can invest in worthwhile causes and generate at solid return at the same time.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Impak Finance Says Its Launching Canada’s First Socially Responsible Bank
Consumers are becoming more and more engaged. They want to buy local, from ethical companies with social and environmental aims. They want that transparency, and they want to help to improve our society. This change is also apparent in the banking system, where social enterprises are expanding in Canada and elsewhere; this industry has also seen the emergence of several non-traditional banking models across the planet. A good example is Triodos, a bank in the Netherlands that did not lose a penny through the economic crisis of 2008, as a result of investing solely in the impact economy – that which has a direct impact on the community — rather than the financial economy.
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- North America