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Social Responsibility Investing, Sustainable Investing, Green InvestingThere is a sizable and fast-growing number of "socially responsible" or "socially-minded" investors -- individual and institutional " that, according to the Social Investment Forum (SIF) now represents more than $2.3 trillion in corporate equity investments (estimated in 2003). That's roughly $1 in $9 invested in the stock market today in the United States. The Forum reported in 2005 that "social investing" grew at a faster rate than all other investing trends in 2005, with three primary styles being applied to portfolio management: (1) stock screening, (2) shareholder advocacy, and (3) community investing.
News & UpdatesMarch 30, 2021 To improve accountability, Norrsken VC ties partner compensation to its portfolio’s sustainable successes
Source: TechCrunch
With the close of its latest investment fund, Norrsken VC is is taking an unprecedented step in tying the compensation of its partners to the positive changes the firm’s portfolio companies have on the world — and not just their... March 17, 2021 Greensoil’s New $100M Sustainability-Focused PropTech Fund Posts Initial Close
Source: Globe St.
Greensoil PropTech Ventures has closed about half of a $100 million target for its latest fund, which it says will invest in technologies geared toward making the CRE industry more profitable and sustainable. March 5, 2021 Surprising report finds US can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 for just $1 per person per day
Source: The Hill
A new study, published in AGU Advances, bucks this assumption, positing that with the right decarbonization scenarios, the U.S could reach net-zero or net-negative carbon emissions by 2050 at the lowest possible cost. Research & InsightsDecember 11, 2020 5 Drivers Behind the Sustainable Investing Shift
Source: Visual Capitalist
Against all odds, sustainable investing in the U.S. smashed records in 2020. Estimated net flows reached $20.9 billion in the first six months alone—that’s nearly equal to the amount of new money invested in all of 2019. October 16, 2019 More large-scale investors are skittish about an ESG strategy at the expense of returns: survey
Source: MarketWatch
That is according to the Royal Bank of Canada’s RY, +0.53% fourth annual survey on responsible investing, which found that 18% of institutional investors globally said an environmental, social and governance strategy will... September 19, 2019 The World’s Most Reputable Companies For Corporate Responsibility 2019
Source: Forbes
Some of the world’s biggest businesses were in crisis management mode last year, picking up the pieces of reputations shattered by scandal. While many corporations have yet to regain the trust of stakeholders, others have made... Commentary & OpinionAugust 22, 2019 ESG/Sustainability: Getting On the Offense With Competitor Analysis
Source: Pamela J. Styles, Next Level Investor Relations
The rate of change across ESG/Sustainability is staggering. It’s tough for company boards and management teams to get ahead of the curve, especially for small and mid-cap companies. It has become effectively non-optional for... December 21, 2018 Invest With Your Conscience: 5 Great Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Source: Earth911
Many of us are aware that how we spend our money impacts the world. In fact, consumer choices have even been called voting with our dollars. Just as spending money shapes the world around us, so does how we invest money. December 18, 2018 How Socially Responsible Investing Lost Its Soul
Source: Bloomberg L.P.
Take the $1.2 billion iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF. It promises “exposure to socially ... Oppenheimer says the companies garner above-average ESG scores, based on third-party research that specializes in sustainability... |
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