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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.

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Top 10 Business Sustainability Issues of 2023

B the Change

Social sustainability requires considering their needs. There’s a need for examples of organizations with “successful social justice strategies and processes,” wrote a North American academic. Get Started: What Is Social Sustainability provides an overall framework for action. Sustainable Finance 10.

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Social Impact: Reducing Our Environmental Impact

3BL Media

For more information about how Northwestern Mutual assesses and manages climate-related risk, see our annual Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) filing administered by the California Department of Insurance on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

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Who is the Fairest of Them All?

Chris Hall

Pension funds, which can hold hundreds of companies from around the world, need information to be presented to them in a more digestible, quantifiable format.” . All investors want to understand is where investee companies are on their journey to becoming socially sustainable. Getting to grips with impact .

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Climate tops ESG Priorities for US Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

In addition, US SIF Foundation’s 2022 report made a new distinction between firm- and fund-level claims to sustainability. Under US SIF Foundation’s definition, ESG incorporation encompasses a range of strategies including ESG integration, positive screening, negative screening, impact investing and sustainability-themed investing.

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

In recent weeks, Bloomberg has announced the launch of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices , while MSCI unveiled a suite of indices under the Climate Action banner. The market for green benchmarks is getting crowded and it’s no longer confined to equities.

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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

Other financial institutions have joined forces in networks and coalitions such as GFFN and IFACC to adopt KPIs to demonstrate that their investments are generating the desired positive impacts. This article was co-authored by Raphaele Deau, Environment and Social Lead, Climate Finance Unit, UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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