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Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy.
What are the SDGs? Goal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyThe United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a framework for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all people and our planet. The 17 Goals address global challenges related to...
Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality
The fifth UN (United Nations) Sustainable Development goal is Gender Equality. The goal is to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. But, today...
No Surprise: Sustainability Funds Outperform the Market – Despite COVID-19
The megatrend of 2019 was sustainability. Led by climate activist Greta Thunberg, youth across the world demanded politicians and business owners engage in immediate action on climate and sustainability. Investors followed in droves: According to research by...
System Change Investing has the potential to be the highest impact SRI
If an asset manager were contemplating the ideal fund in the Sustainable/Responsible Investing (SRI) area, they probably would have at least three requirements: outstanding financial performance, highest possible sustainability benefits and market leadership...
Inside Out Economics: Are Externalities the Main Event?
The question our sustainability crisis poses is whether our economy is more market failure than market? What says economics, then? The article is an abridged version of an essay, ‘Pigou and the Dropped Stitch of Economics’ available at the Preventable Surprises...
French President Emmanuel Macron and ESG Investing
French President Emmanuel Macron took office in 2017 at age 39 with promises to bring venture capital and a new tech industry to France. The president, who comes from a banking background, also pushed for ambitious environmental reforms across industries. His economic...