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BlackRock’s Former Sustainable Investing Chief Now Thinks ESG Is a ‘Dangerous Placebo’
A former BlackRock executive has outlined why he now thinks that sustainable investing is a “dangerous placebo that harms the public interest,” after previously evangelizing the trend for the world’s largest asset management firm.
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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Going Beyond Capital: How Impact Investing Can Become More Accessible and Inclusive
There's a troubling trend in the impact investing sector: Despite growing awareness of the need for more socially conscious investing, most investors don't know how to get started — and they often don't realize the breadth of opportunities they have to make an impact. Eva Yazhari of Beyond Capital Ventures explores ways to make this young industry more accessible, and explains how investors can — and should — address the bias and exclusivity that are preventing impact investing from maximizing its potential.
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Press Release: Tideline Publishes Guide to Using the Impact Investment Label
Tideline's 'Framework for Impact Labeling' helps investors communicate their approach to sustainable investing.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Manulife Investment Management Takes a Multipronged Look at the Role of Sustainable Investing and ESG Analysis in Its Latest Global Intelligence Report
Manulife Investment Management released its semiannual Global Intelligence report, a firmwide outlook highlighting notable perspectives from its investment teams.
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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The ESG Investing Conundrum: Finding Meaning Behind the Metrics
Funds created to respond to the growing demand for investment vehicles that fit the attributes of “ESG”—environmental, social and governance—are now in a squeeze play between investors seeking assurance that their money is aligned with their morals and demands on business that become more complex by the day.
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises $25 Million Debt from Swedfund
CreditAccess, the largest microlender by gross loan portfolio, will use the fund for on-lending to female micro-borrowers.
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Light Microfinance Secures $10 Million from Three European Impact Investors
The investment will support multiple technology interventions like an AI-driven analytics platform and mobile applications.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Analysis: Is Sustainability the Key to Unlocking Togo’s Textile Industry Potential?
The global textiles industry is one of the major contributors to climate change as it is the second-largest industrial polluter, second only to the oil and gas industry.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, manufacturing
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