Definition Impact Investing Negative Screening Sustainable Investment 
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Industry bodies align on key sustainable finance-related definitions to offer end-users greater “consistency and clarity”. Each definition includes a detailed explanation, a list of definitions from organisations that served as the primary inputs, and additional guidance for utilising these definitions in practice.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
This reclassification reflects an increase in “conscious conservatism” by Canadian asset managers in the absence of industry- or government-regulated definitions, criteria or standards, she says, causing many managers “to err on the side of caution” and strip the “responsible investment” classification from some of their portfolios. .
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Chris Hall
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends.
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 10, 2024
Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.
Stanford Social Innovation
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The definition of S is still up for grabs and, without a serious reflection on ESG to date, we run the risk of compounding the original sin of ESG: ignoring the issues that matter to people and planet but don’t directly affect the bottom line. And second, because the S in ESG remains woefully underdeveloped.
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