Tag: attracting investors
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Spreadsheet-analysing money managers in control of trillion-dollar funds force polluters to change
Energy giant Shell announced, recently, a goal to halve its carbon footprint by 2050, including a reduction in pollution from cars that burn the company’s petrol ... -
SRI assets in the United States grow to $12.0 trillion, from $8.7 trillion in 2016
US SIF report: According to the US SIF Foundation’s 2018 biennial Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends, sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) ... -
London Stock Exchange guidance for CSR/ ESG/ Sustainability reporting
Once, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues were a concern only among asset owners, asset managers, banks, brokers and investment consultants. Today, however, investors routinely consider ... -
Singapore Exchange Guide to Sustainability
To help investors make best use of sustainability reports, Singapore Exchange (SGX) issued a guide to sustainability for investors. Important questions and answers included: What ... -
Morgan Stanley: Millennials sustainable investing continues to intensify
Morgan Stanley 2017 research results: Companies must engage with sustainable development or face being left out of investment decisions by Millennials, one of the largest generations in ... -
GRI Standards recommended by Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic Exchanges
A voluntary ESG Reporting Guide issued by seven Nordic and Baltic Exchanges (in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius) in March 2017, intended to ... -
Harvard Business School: Sustainability should be integrated, by companies, into financial reporting
In an article based on the findings of a number of surveys and data collected (2), Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim (Harvard Business School) argue ... -
BSDC: Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will create, for businesses, opportunities worth US$12 trillion
The “Better Business, Better World” report by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC) presents a sustainable business model, focused on the 17 UN Sustainable Development ... -
Aflac & LightSpeed GMI survey: 79% of consumers believe companies committed to ethical business practices outperform others in their sector
In 2015 American insurance company Aflac & LightSpeed GMI conducted a survey, in which 6,000 consumers and 355 investment professionals were asked their views about Corporate ... -
Harvard Business Review: Why Sustainability Is Good For Your Business
Contrary to what many executives still believe, research shows, according to a Harvard Business Review article, that incorporating sustainability into corporate strategy bears many advantages regarding ...
