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Why corporate reporting isn’t a proxy for progress

GreenBiz

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 02:00. Close to 90 percent of the S&P 500 now produce sustainability reports and a preponderance of academic research touts the link between ESG and equity returns. Two-thirds of what is dubbed sustainable investment comprises negative-screen funds. Why corporate reporting isn’t a proxy for progress.

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation

As a result, to feel better, these investors want to screen out problematic companies from their investment portfolio. To serve this constituency, asset managers have long offered “values” or “socially responsible” (SRI) funds that offer a “negative screen.” Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.