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Constructing Social Portfolios: A Quantitative versus Screening Approach

Andreas Rache

When we talk about ESG, one could argue that there is a strong bias focused on climate investing, reaching net zero targets as well as good corporate governance and diversity themes. But there is much more to ESG.

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Top 10 Business Sustainability Issues of 2023

B the Change

A corporate professional from Asia asked: “How can developing countries like ours access sustainable innovations?” Get Started: The Innovation North Compass shows how to tailor sustainable innovation. With new pressure to act on climate change, NBS members want to know how to get to net zero throughout operations.

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

To take one UK-based example, when FTSE4Good was launched in 2001, a pioneering benchmark for socially responsible investing (SRI), the focus was on carbon emissions. Elsewhere, it added, index providers should supply net-zero aligned benchmarks and asset owners should use them.

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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

Banks and other financial intuitions (FIs) have the potential to help transition land-use to become ‘nature positive’ in addition to ‘net zero’, by redirecting investment to sustainable land-use projects. Risk management.

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A Measured Approach

Chris Hall

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.