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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

Reduced cost of capital Sustainable investments often attract a broader base of investors, including socially responsible investment funds and individuals looking for ethical investment opportunities. Its tools enable businesses to understand their ESG performance relative to peers and to identify areas for improvement.

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Tech Giants Under Pressure to Commit to Ethical AI

Chris Hall

We cannot have a digital transformation that’s inclusive unless there are constraints on the development and use of AI. Those constraints must be guided by ethical principles and human rights considerations to make sure that no one is left behind,” she told ESG Investor. . Setting boundaries .

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This Week’s Fund News: BNPP AM Targets Hydrogen, MedTech

Chris Hall

The fund gives investors exposure to ethical investment opportunities across three core themes: digital transformation, health and wealth, and sustainable planet. Global Equity Opportunities fund has been launched by Architas , an asset manager owned by AXA Group. It is classified as an Article 9 fund under SFDR. “By

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Guest Post: The Biggest ESG Concern for Boards Isn’t What You Might Think

ESG Today

By: Amanda Carty, Managing Director of ESG & Data Intelligence at Diligent The concept of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) has been in choppy waters this year with political resistance against ethical investing, as well as criticism of ESG as being virtue-signalling or supposedly distracting from financial returns.

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End of an Era for Anti-Social Media

Chris Hall

Storebrand has also signed the Investor Statement on Corporate Accountability for Digital Rights , an initiative led by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights which outlines investor expectations for IT companies in line with the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index. . Asset owners are taking action.