By focusing on the material and relevant aspects of responsible behaviour for baseline economics, says Adrie Heinsbroek, ESG investors should be able to walk the walk as well as talk the talk
The evolution of responsible investing and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors looks like it is being side-tracked by long-running discussions - discussions among analysts, ratings agencies and other investment industry stakeholders about a "common framework". According to them, this framework needs to be in place before responsible investing can become reality. The discussions revolve around the idea that such a framework needs to establish quantifiable definitions of terms like ‘ESG', ‘sustainable development', ‘responsible investing' and ‘impact' befo...
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