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ESG squeezed between Republican attacks on ‘woke capitalism’ and climate investors

Corporate Knights

And while many small investment managers have specialized in ESG impact for years, giant asset manager JPMorgan recently announced a new “double materiality” product, incorporating present risk and future impact. . The UN-backed Race to Zero initiative also has the potential to drive real-world impact.

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The Difference Between ESG and SRI, and How They Impact Investing

3BL Media

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. Terms like sustainable investing, impact investing, and ethical investing were used to describe this activity.

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Guest Post: The Biggest ESG Concern for Boards Isn’t What You Might Think

ESG Today

By: Amanda Carty, Managing Director of ESG & Data Intelligence at Diligent The concept of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) has been in choppy waters this year with political resistance against ethical investing, as well as criticism of ESG as being virtue-signalling or supposedly distracting from financial returns.

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UK Shareholder Actions over ‘Greenwashing’ Likely to Grow

Chris Hall

The potential large exposures, reputational issues and costs that securities litigation can carry mean such claims present a significant risk for companies. Such claims are most likely to be brought by investment firms committed to ethical investment, but in principle any shareholder can do so.

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Public Pension Plans Face up to Politicisation  

Chris Hall

A new law was passed last year that prevents LGPSs making investment decisions that run counter to British foreign and defence policy. We do not, therefore, believe it further legislative intervention in the operation of LGPS investments or changes to the long-standing law in this area are necessary,” he says.

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What happens if Indigenous people say no to mining the minerals needed to run EVs?

Corporate Knights

And yet, this need presents Indigenous people with a new challenge, as the minerals used to make EV batteries , in large part, will come from Indigenous lands. One important way to reduce those emissions is to convert our cars to electric vehicles (EVs), particularly since the Canadian and U.S.

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