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A New Study Finds Returns on ESG ETFS to Be “Unremarkable”
Only one year, 2020, stood out with ESG ETFs outperforming by 4.2%.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, impact measurement, research
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We Asked Americans What They Think About the Term “ESG.” Their Answers Were Eye-Opening
This study can help support companies in exploring the terms they will use to discuss the impact their business has on society.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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Insights from 10 Years of Boosting Gender Inclusion in Business: A Pioneering Social Enterprise Explores How the Sector Can Take the Next Steps
Over the past 10 years, gender inclusion has become a growing priority in business and investing. However, as Rebecca Fries and Luis Marquez at Value for Women point out, only $6 billion was raised for gender lens investing in 2021 — a tiny percentage of the $1.2 trillion raised by private markets globally. As Value for Women moves into its second decade, they share insights that will fuel progress toward gender inclusion in business and investment in emerging markets over the coming years.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Brazil Aims to Raise $2 Billion in ESG Sovereign Bonds in September
Brazil is set to issue around $2 billion in its first sustainable sovereign bonds in September, a senior Finance Ministry official said.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Proponents and Critics of ESG Claim It Can Change Society. Both Will Be Disappointed.
Whether or not asset managers are “woke,” ESG doesn’t hurt oil companies or provide capital for solutions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, writes Ken Pucker.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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BlackRock Backs Fewer ESG Proposals. The Reason Is Surprising.
In a report released Wednesday, BlackRock’s investment stewardship team said too many proposals were “overreaching, lacking economic merit, or simply redundant.”
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG
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Bamboo Capital Partners with Esgpedia to Support Corporate Sustainability and ESG Reporting for Businesses in Vietnam
To help companies in Vietnam embark on corporate sustainability and develop plans towards greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) reduction, Bamboo Capital has partnered with ESGpedia on capacity building for companies in the region.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- data, decarbonization, ESG, impact measurement
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Viewpoint: For Emerging Markets, ESG Will Not Work Without Economic Growth
The climate crisis we face today is probably the most significant loss incurred by the "growth-at-any-cost" mindset that prevailed for so long.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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