3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Impact investing is one way. Muni managers may bill themselves as impact investors. But their approaches could be other forms of ESG investing in disguise—some just greenwashing or social washing—or they don’t have the roadmap, experience and resources to meet your impact goals. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein.

Impact Investing 246

Impact Investing Negative Screening Greenwashing Academics 246

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In mid-September, ESG Investor and Artemis Investment Management gathered asset owners and other experts to consider the current and future state of impact investments. Appetite for impact was strong, guided by emerging frameworks, but the forces of inertia were present too, both internal and external. Vast opportunities.

Impact Investing 96

Impact Investing Supply Chain Supply Chains Negative Screening 96

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Net Zero Negative Screening Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Industry bodies align on key sustainable finance-related definitions to offer end-users greater “consistency and clarity”. In October , the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published research which showed funds with an ESG-related label attract higher inflows.

Greenwashing 112

Greenwashing Impact Investing Sustainable Investment Negative Screening 112

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This reclassification reflects an increase in “conscious conservatism” by Canadian asset managers in the absence of industry- or government-regulated definitions, criteria or standards, she says, causing many managers “to err on the side of caution” and strip the “responsible investment” classification from some of their portfolios. .

Greenwashing 260

Greenwashing Negative Screening Positive Screening Impact Investing 260

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 10, 2024

Language has been standardized I’ve been frustrated by people misusing and conflating various sustainable investment strategies. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. Impact investing Investing with the intention to generate measurable social and/or environmental impact.

Sustainable Investment 329

Sustainable Investment Divestment Negative Screening Greenwashing 329

Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The definition of S is still up for grabs and, without a serious reflection on ESG to date, we run the risk of compounding the original sin of ESG: ignoring the issues that matter to people and planet but don’t directly affect the bottom line. And second, because the S in ESG remains woefully underdeveloped.

Negative Screening 132

Negative Screening Impact Investing Supply Chain Supply Chains 132