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The SEC Reaches a Milestone in ESG and Climate Disclosures
Following lots of consideration for ESG, the SEC announced proposals for climate disclosure to be followed by the US public sector, but what does it mean?
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- Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, corporations, ESG
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The Rise of Ethical Investing in Africa
While ethical investing was once perceived as a fringe investment strategy, it has steadily been gaining traction in recent years.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Using Blended Finance to Navigate the Pandemic: How an Innovative Funding Vehicle is Helping SMEs Survive COVID-19 and Advance the SDGs
Emerging economies' progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is behind schedule, and COVID-19 has set their efforts back even further. Margi Goelz at Georgetown University and Bridget Bradley at Tetra Tech discuss the value of blended finance in closing these countries' estimated $2.5 trillion annual SDG funding gap. They explore how an innovative blended finance facility has helped a Kenya-based energy company navigate the pandemic and contribute to the SDGs, and how this approach can support other small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing
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How Did ESG Funds Wind Up Investing in Putin’s Russia?
An investing movement that promotes itself as a protector of people and the planet has somehow found itself providing capital to the autocratic regime behind Europe’s worst military conflict since World War II.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Analysis: After Quick Russia Boycotts, Corporate Boardrooms Will Face a Much Trickier, Longer-Term Global End Game
As corporations across all sectors of the economy exit Russia with unprecedented speed, is it a short-term pause; a demonstration of the greater, maybe lasting, influence of ESG in the C-suite; or a significant reshaping of corporate strategy and the economy around the theme of de-globalization?
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- corporations, ESG
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Analysis: Fixing the S in ESG
Is the planet really more important than the people? According to CNBC, most money managers who use ESG factors in their investment analysis have focused on the E, or climate change, as their leading criteria for their decisions. But what about the S, or social dimension of corporate impact?
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- Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Asian Companies Are Steadily Catching up to Their Western Counterparts When It Comes to ESG Initiatives
The survey conducted by Robocash Group shows that 45% of the respondents from India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam who are willing to invest are interested in ESG. However, ESG factors have yet a long way to go to reach massive buy-in from the retail investor community.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, scale
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Analysis: Why Divestment Doesn’t Hurt ‘Dirty’ Companies
A new analysis finds that selling off stocks in corporations that don't meet your values has minimal impact on their behavior
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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