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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[B Corporation]] | |||
* [[Carbon footprint]] | * [[Carbon footprint]] | ||
* [[Carbon Trust]] | * [[Carbon Trust]] | ||
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* [[ESG ratings]] | * [[ESG ratings]] | ||
* [[ESG stock]] | * [[ESG stock]] | ||
* [[Green finance]] | |||
* [[I&E]] | * [[I&E]] | ||
* [[Impact investing]] | * [[Impact investing]] | ||
* [[Investment]] | |||
* [[Negative screening]] | * [[Negative screening]] | ||
* [[Norms-based screening]] | * [[Norms-based screening]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:11, 11 March 2023
Environmental, Social and Governance-based investment.
An investment approach which takes explicit account of the environmental, social and corporate governance aspects of all proposed investments.
- ESG performance correlated with better financial returns
- Once controlled for systematic risk, there is a significant positive relationship between ESG performance and financial returns – this has changed considerably over the last few years when it was seen as a trade-off.
- Association of Corporate Treasurers, International Treasury Week, 14 May 2020.
See also
- B Corporation
- Carbon footprint
- Carbon Trust
- Corporate engagement and shareholder action
- Corporate governance
- Corporate social responsibility
- ESG bond
- ESG integration
- ESG ratings
- ESG stock
- Green finance
- I&E
- Impact investing
- Investment
- Negative screening
- Norms-based screening
- Positive screening
- SRI
- Sustainability
- Sustainability themed investing
- Systematic risk
Other links
A practical insight into green bonds and ESG investing, The Treasurer web exclusive, June 2019
