por Investopedia | May 14, 2017 | SRI Resources
Impact investing requires investors to consider a company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), or the sense of duty to positively serve society as a whole, before becoming involved with that company. This societal impact differs depending on...
por Investopedia | May 14, 2017 | Regulation, SRI Best Practices
The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) is a Washington D.C.-based collaboration among sustainable investment organizations from countries and regions around the world: Eurosif, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Responsible Investment...
por Investopedia | May 14, 2017 | Essential Reading
The Paris Agreement is an agreement among the leaders of 179 countries to significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in order to limit global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6°F) and ideally below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7°F)...
por Investopedia | May 14, 2017 | Governance
The Triple Bottom Line Concept (TBL) is the idea that it is possible to run an organization in a way that not only earns financial profits but also betters people’s lives and helps the planet. Business strategist and entrepreneur John Elkington coined the term...
por Investopedia | May 2, 2017 | SRI Best Practices
What’s Behind Green Technology Investing Green technology investing, also referred to as clean technology investing, typically involves the selection of investments in companies with sustainable and environmentally friendly practices and products/services. While...
por Investopedia | May 2, 2017 | SRI Best Practices
Social responsibility is important to a business because it demonstrates to both consumers and the media that the company takes an interest in wider social issues that have no direct impact on profit margins. These issues may be local, national or global, but a...
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