The past few years have witnessed a surge in the popularity and momentum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing—a form of responsible investing that aligns financial returns with positive environmental ...
Political science
Apr 20, 2023
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New research indicates that a small percentage of financial landlords, like private equity firms and institutional investors, own four times more of Montreal's rental housing stock than was previously estimated. Neighborhoods ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2023
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When an institutional investor uses recommendations from a proxy adviser to cast a vote on shareholder issues, they may want to proceed with caution.
Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2022
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Critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa will get help from an unusual source: Wall Street, where institutional investors have expressed a willingness to buy a new type of bond being issued by the World Bank that ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2022
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At the start of the year, it's always a good idea to look around and see what has changed during the previous 12 months. In mid-December, energy consultant Amy Myers Jaffe examined the state of sustainability finance in a ...
Environment
Jan 4, 2022
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For several years now, large investment firms have used public proclamations, like BlackRock's "Dear CEO" letters, to signal their commitment to corporate social responsibility. New research shows the companies these firms ...
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2021
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Retailers concerned by the ever-growing scourge of marine plastic pollution can, at long last, take practical action to tackle an entirely preventable form of plastic pollution within their supply chains. From July 2021, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 23, 2021
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Working with a "star" employee—someone who demonstrates exceptional performance and enjoys broad visibility relative to industry peers—offers both risks and rewards, according to new research from the Cornell University's ...
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2021
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Scientists at the SUSU School of Economics and Management, together with foreign colleagues, have analyzed the roles of various groups of commodities in a traditional portfolio of equities. The economists examined the hedging ...
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2020
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Climate change is being felt in a corner of the world different from where one might expect: Wall Street, where some of the biggest investors are starting to take action.
Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2020
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