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Analysis: Fixing the S in ESG
Is the planet really more important than the people? According to CNBC, most money managers who use ESG factors in their investment analysis have focused on the E, or climate change, as their leading criteria for their decisions. But what about the S, or social dimension of corporate impact?
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Asian Companies Are Steadily Catching up to Their Western Counterparts When It Comes to ESG Initiatives
The survey conducted by Robocash Group shows that 45% of the respondents from India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam who are willing to invest are interested in ESG. However, ESG factors have yet a long way to go to reach massive buy-in from the retail investor community.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, scale
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Analysis: Why Divestment Doesn’t Hurt ‘Dirty’ Companies
A new analysis finds that selling off stocks in corporations that don't meet your values has minimal impact on their behavior
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- Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Aavishkaar Capital and KfW Launch $250 Million ESG Fund
The ESG First Fund will invest in mid-cap businesses in Africa and Asia, helping them meet ESG goals for access to European markets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Press Release: 60 Decibels Raises $8.8 Million in Series A Financing
60 Decibels raises $8.8 million to enable listening at scale for global stakeholder engagement and impact measurement.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, scale
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Report: Corporate Reporting Evolving Fast but ESG Gaps Exist
It is important that the approach to communicating a company’s ESG performance should evolve quickly to earn the trust of stakeholders, the report said.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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ESG Investing Is Not Sustainable Investing
ESG metrics are important, but you cannot passively rely on them to create a positive end result portfolio.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, impact investing
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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2021
At the end of each year, NextBillion selects our 12 most-read articles from the previous 12 months, and invites readers to vote for the pieces that impacted them the most. We've counted the votes, and we’re happy to announce our three most influential articles of 2021. We’d like to congratulate the winners and all the contestants in this contest – along with everyone who read and wrote for NextBillion last year. We wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2022.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- data, energy access, ESG, impact measurement
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