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Investing in Social Good Is Finally Becoming Profitable (Published 2020)
One of them, however, is perhaps the fastest-growing segment of the early-stage finance world: impact investing. This involves putting your money behind companies that strive to produce social or environmental benefits for society even as they work to generate profits, equity growth, and financial benefits for investors. A
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And then looking forward, as we eventually exit this pandemic and slog through the economic downturn, what will convince mass consumers to move their money toward more environmentally friendly products?
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2020 will be the decade ESG, climate and sustainable finance turn financial services on its head
Katherine Wilsonmedium.com
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Taken together, new technologies and financial products are blurring the lines between investing, consuming, experiencing, and participating. COVID was a catalyst; will the shift persist?
Packy McCormick • Software is Eating the Markets
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The responsibility of VC firms to be engines of positive transformation has never been greater. Yet, it’s no secret that VCs have found ESG and impact challenging themes to adopt and implement, debating their importance, definitions, and scope.
Antler • Antler 2022 ESG and Impact Report
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What is different today is that definitive action is being demanded by a greater number of voices, at a larger scale than ever before — spurred by the overwhelming evidence that climate change will have a significant and detrimental effect on our way of life. The money flooding into ‘ESG’ funds has also highlighted the business opportunity for inst... See more
Katherine Wilson • 2020 will be the decade ESG, climate and sustainable finance turn financial services on its head
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for trend watchers, to witness businesses voluntarily and pre-emptively making certain sacrifices is an interesting signal. These businesses were placing bets that “doing the right thing” (environmentally, socially, or for people's health) would be the right economic decision too.