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All three draw on unique data sets and employ innovative analytical techniques to address open issues in the field, presenting findings that will prompt reassessment and debate on topics that are central to successful future practice.”
This step will help you identify the riskiest physical locations and products to divest from and access public incentives. You can also divest from risky assets and manage risk within the supply chain. In addition, there is also a lot of internal buy-in and analytical work that needs to be done to start developing an ESG strategy.
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Our approach can be used by a wide range of venture capital firms, and all forms of private equity firms, as it is a replicable, analytically manageable model that can be used to begin to systematically incorporate the happiness and well-being of all stakeholders into investment decisions. We’ve dubbed this the Happiness Return Framework.
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