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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

Integrated Reporting Framework (IR Framework) The International IR Framework is a principles-based framework that focuses on three principles: value creation, value preservation and the identification and retention of financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social and natural capital.

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AI Governance Pushes Digital Risks to ESG Forefront

Chris Hall

This digital risk was highlighted in 2022 when two lawsuits were filed against the agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere for designing their software in a way which makes it deliberately impossible for farmers to self-sufficiently repair their farming technology.

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List of the Top Sustainability Focused Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

By investing in software, data science, and life sciences startups that innovate in ways that serve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FullCycle’s acceleration ecosystem seeks to achieve greater impact with a proprietary methodology ( Carbon Return on Investment or CROI-20 ). Ecotrust Forest Management , Inc.

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Inflation Reduction Act Is Spurring Interest in Clean Energy and Climate-Conscious Investing

Jon Hale

Morningstar equity analysts see the entire range of renewables benefiting from the legislation, noting the extension of solar and wind tax credits and the addition of incentives for clean hydrogen, stand-alone energy storage, and domestic manufacturing, which will especially benefit solar manufacturers.

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US IRA Bridging ESG Gap with Red States

Chris Hall

Last year, Republicans states withdrew US$1 billion in assets f rom BlackRock o ver the asset manager’s E SG investment policies. A group of Republican states recently requested a federal judge in Texas to strike down a Biden administration rule allowing socially conscious investing by retirement plans.