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Changing the Profitability Paradigm: A Key Report Aims to Rally Global Investors Behind a Sustainable Approach to Finance
As the global economy struggles to navigate financial crises and address shared challenges like climate change, Lucas Magnani at Convergences argues that the need to transform the profit-centric approach of traditional finance is increasingly urgent. He shares insights from Convergences' latest Impact Finance Barometer report, highlighting several ways that impact investors and others are working to put profitability and positive impact on equal footing — and some key areas where more progress is needed.
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People Want Their 401(K) Plans to Align With Their Values, Survey Finds
The global insights consultancy GlobeScan and the climate policy think tank InfluenceMap surveyed 5,000 retail investors.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Report: 80% of Global Investors Now Have Sustainable Investment Policies in Place: Deloitte/Tufts Survey
The study found significant growth in the proportion of investors establishing sustainable investment policies, with 79% of investors reporting having a policy in place, up from only 20% 5 years ago.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, public policy, research
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BlackRock Issued Warning Over ‘Misleading Statements’ Tied to ESG Funds
BlackRock BLK.N was issued a legal warning by the U.S. state of Mississippi over "false and misleading statements to Mississippi investors."
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG
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Greenhushing on the Rise as Backlash Against ESG Grows: ‘It’s Like an Unhealthy Marriage’
Environmental, social and governance criteria are far from dead, but US Republicans’ reaction and fears of greenwashing accusations have led funds to watch their language.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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- climate change, ESG, scale
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Viewpoint: Why Has “ESG” Become “Woke?” – Environmentalism Can Be Nonpartisan
The marginalization of fossil fuel companies by investment houses like Blackrock has been at the heart of this strident move against “ESG.”
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, ESG
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Deforestation: As Much a Financial Crime as an ESG Issue
The toolkit is intended to be a highly practical digital resource that firms can incorporate into their existing control and risk frameworks, helping them to mitigate their own risk exposures to the illicit financial flows.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Latin America
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- climate change, ESG, forests, research
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Press Release: Report: Global Impact Investing Industry to Become a $989.28 Billion Market by 2029
This market has expanded rapidly, driven by a growing awareness of the interconnectedness between economic, social, and environmental factors.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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