Investment decisions that take into account social and environmental factors have been slow to take off in South Africa.
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A new book investigates how investment money managers decide what is and is not ethical when it comes to socially responsible investing.
Many investors and corporations believe that accounting for the impact that businesses have on the environment, society as a whole and their own workforces benefits their bottom line.
Making sure your fund’s financial values align with your ethical values isn’t that simple – but here’s what you can do.
Environmental, social and governance investment funds claim to help save the planet and better society, but the reality is more complex.
Some companies rank high on some lists that measure environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, and rank near the bottom on other lists. Which rankings should we trust?
Historically, tech stocks have dominated global stock markets. Despite the pandemic, many continue to grow at remarkable rate.
Investment advisers who passed a licensing exam with more ethics questions were one-fourth less likely to engage in misconduct than those with less ethics training, according to a new study.
Gender lens analysis identifies risks and opportunities early. It is catching on.
Once a niche market, sustainable finance is now expanding and accelerating, yet too few universities have committed their finance programmes to these issues. The time has come for change.
In the age of climate change, investors have different ideas about financial risk. Green bonds take social, environmental and governance issues into consideration, and could help fight climate change.
Canada’s biggest pension plans are failing to divest of fossil fuels. Climate change demands pension plans start to invest in sustainable industries that benefit Canadians.
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Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professeur de finance responsable et directeur du MSc Corporate and Sustainable Finance de Kedge Business School, Kedge Business School
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Professor of Sustainable Finance and Banking, University of Waterloo
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Masters Candidate in Environmental Finance and Sustainability Management, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Finance, RMIT University
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Dean, School of Business; Professor of Economics and Financial Studies, Clarkson University
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Associate Professor, Organizational Studies and Sustainable Commerce and Director, Institute for Sustainable Commerce, University of Guelph
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Professor of Finance, London Business School
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Ford International Career Development Professor; Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo
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Professor in Innovation and Impact, UNSW
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Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire
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Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Associate Dean Finance, RMIT University