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SMEs Can Turn Ambition Into Action With SAP Product Footprint Management for Clean Operations

3BL Media

What’s more, investors are now going beyond “negative screening” and actively backing businesses that are leaders in sustainability, in pursuit of above-market returns. SMEs Help Decarbonize Global Supply Chains.

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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

Decreased operational costs Sustainable investments often lead to more efficient operations, particularly in terms of energy use, water consumption, and waste management. Another way companies reduce operational costs is through investing in a sustainable supply chain.

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ESG Investing Needs to Expand Its Definition of Materiality

Stanford Social Innovation

In its most simplified form, ESG investing is “negative screening”—not investing in companies with harmful practices or actively engaging company leadership to change those practices—whereas impact investing refers to investments made with the intention to create measurable positive impact alongside financial return.