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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

This form of investment has been observed in Scandinavia, where responsible investing was principally known as ‘ Ethical Investing ’ for a long time; the term is loaded with moral severity. trillion… Current investment in these sectors is around US$1.4 trillion, leaving an investment gap of between US$1.9

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

3BL Media

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. 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.

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Public Pension Plans Face up to Politicisation  

Chris Hall

In 2016, the head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada’s biggest pension fund, warned it should operate “at an arm’s length” from the government after it called on the fund to invest in Canadian infrastructure. For public pension funds there is the added pressure from politicians. It can be an uneasy relationship.