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The Difference Between ESG and SRI, and How They Impact Investing

3BL Media

Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. Terms like sustainable investing, impact investing, and ethical investing were used to describe this activity. In fact, ESG investing grew 143% between 2016 and 2020. In the U.S.,

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A Black Woman's Foundational Journey to Wall Street

3BL Media

After earning her MBA, Chionuma landed at Morgan Stanley in 2006 as an Investment Banking summer associate. And my answer in 2006 was, ‘Yes.’ ”. Like many versatile executives at Morgan Stanley, Chionuma has served in various roles across divisions, from Investment Banking to Sales & Trading.

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Cashing In on Sustainability: A Blended Finance Program Aims to Fight Climate Change by Catalyzing SME Investment in the Peruvian Amazon

James Militzer

According to Peru’s Ministry of Environment’s National Forest Conservation Program for Climate Change Mitigation, Peru (and the world) have lost an average of roughly 100,000 hectares of forest per year since 2006. CATALYZE Peru is on track to mobilize more than US $100 million in sustainable investment deals across the region.

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Now a sustainable MBA graduate, for hire !

Edouard Stenger

Calculating the potential yields of such investments can be tricky and I am glad I got a first forray into this fascinating and booming sector. Meanwhile, my last MBA class was on Sustainable Investing with Natasha Lamb, her husband Adam and Adam Seitchick.

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PRI Faces up to Changing World

Chris Hall

In early 2005, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan invited a 20-strong group of global institutional investors to contribute to the development of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Autocracy “the Enemy of Sustainability” – Candriam

Chris Hall

Report from global asset manager also highlights complexities of assessing sovereigns from a sustainable investment perspective. Political freedom, or the lack of it, ought to be ranked as a sustainable investment factor alongside carbon emissions, food security and energy transition, according to global asset manager Candriam.

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4 Sustainable Business Trends to watch in 2021

Carlos Sanchez

WBCSD, From Challenge to Opportunity: The role of business in tomorrow’s society, 2006. Sustainable business trend 2 – ESG Investment. To summarize, Eco-products, Sustainable investing, Renewable energy and, Net-zero emissions are key sustainable business trends for 2021. Conclusions.