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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

To reflect these three pillars, responsible investment is now more commonly known as ESG Investment , an idea and term which originated from a 2005 ‘Who Cares Wins’ conference and report. ESG investment is different from an older term, Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), which more explicitly ascribes moral judgment.

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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. Despite doubling its power generation, the company has committed to reducing greenhouse gas by 40% from 2005 levels by 2025. Case Study: Physical Risks Could Change Dining Habits.

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ESG Explainer: Line of Duty

Chris Hall

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns.

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JUST Capital’s New Head of Investor Strategies Says It’s ‘Increasingly Irresponsible’ to Ignore ESG

Just Capital

In 2005, seven years before we launched the Human Capital Management Coalition, we were already at 80%. It’s like, “OK, companies, are you going to have stranded assets in the future? In 1975, intangibles accounted for less than 20% of the total market capitalization of the S&P 500. So what’s the issue? I don’t know.