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Major investor alliance working to clean up greenwash lurking in ESG

Corporate Knights

Oversight lacking The CARET project is a response to a problem that has its roots in the early 2000s, when small and medium-sized money management firms started to issue funds and other products with little regulatory oversight using basic ESG screening, engagement, thematic and impact investing strategies. A 2015 report from the U.S.

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List of the Top Sustainability Focused Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

The list of leading impact investment focused PE firms is presented according to the SDG goals they are associated with, however, all of these firms have a set of interests that extend beyond the category of their primary concern. . Arborview is also a mentor for local accelerators, and a speaker on impact career development panels.

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Avoid a major blind spot: Gender-smart investing is risk management

GreenBiz

"Let's name it what it [is] and move forward," Jackie VanderBrug, head of sustainable and impact investment strategy at Bank of America, said of the blind spots companies operate with when they fail to consider gender dimensions related to business strategy. . the risk of not paying attention is tremendous.".