We often hear that people feel helpless in the face of affecting environmental, social and governance change in the world. In fact, you have more power than you think. Continue reading ESG Transparency at Work: Over 450 Companies Withdraw from Russia—But Some Remain
In a world of increasing environmental and social awareness, investing with your values in mind has become more important than ever. One way to do this is by incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into your investment portfolio. But what are ESG factors? And how can you create a personal ESG score for yourself? Keep reading to find out, but you may be surprised … Continue reading What is Your Personal ESG Score and Why Should You Care?
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that was first agreed to in 1997. The treaty is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global warming. Continue reading What is the Kyoto Protocol and Why is it Important?
Environmental Social Governance (ESG) is another form of socially responsible investing that takes into account companies’ environmental practices as well as… Continue reading What is the Difference Between SRI and ESG?
It is important to understand that ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, because if we are going to shift to being a sustainable world, then ESG is is the cornerstone of the innovation that will get us there. Continue reading What is an ESG Strategy?
You could say it is because it helps companies be more sustainable and less likely to fail. You could say it is because it helps to ensure that companies are… Continue reading What is ESG and Why is it Important?
Environmental issues such as pollution and wildlife preservation are often included in ESG discussions along with social considerations like unemployment rates and… Continue reading What is ESG and How Does it Affect Climate Change?
The difference between social and environmental reporting is often misunderstood by many people who have no idea of what either entails. The difference is… Continue reading What is Social and Environmental Reporting?
The aim of the Project is to standardize and streamline ESG data for private equity investors so they can create more transparent information on portfolio companies. Private Equity Investors need reliable metrics in order to compare investments across their portfolios. But there’s currently no comparable set-up with regards to how much must be submitted about each metric or which priorities come first on any given … Continue reading From Confusion to Convergence-ESG Data Project
While it remains to be seen in which direction the U.S will go on regulating sustainability-related disclosures for end investors, there is no doubt that reform is coming. Without harmonized rules on these issues across different sectors of finance and investment services industries, diverging measures will continue being adopted while platforms with differing standards per sector exist causing significant distortions within competition because this creates … Continue reading Is Regulatory Reform on the Horizon for ESG?
