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Whatever date you are reading this; Happy Earth day; let’s hope there will be many more
Friday, April 22nd 2022, is (or was, depending on when you read this) Earth Day. We would like to wish Gaia many happy returns, and ESG can help ensure there can be many more Earth days.
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Has the IPCC given the green light to ESG greenwashing?
The latest IPCC report emphasised the importance of carbon capture, but this may be an error; it is like the way people say they support ESG but are greenwashing.
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Can Judges Save the World? The Troubled History of ESG and the Fiduciary Duty
Judges may save the world, Professor Paul Watchman says, as he recalls the Freshfields Report, Arthur Scargill, Alex Ferguson, why ESG matters and why he loathes greenwashing.
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Kindness at the workplace is good for the balance sheet
Bullying is out; shouting doesn’t work, being kind is the best way to motivate staff. Is that right?
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Peak ESG is far, far away
Claims that peak ESG is nigh are rife; the reality is quite different.
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IPCC report highlights why we need ESG and the problem with ESG
The latest IPCC report is not all bad; there is some good news and indeed hope lurking within it. It also highlights why ESG is so important, but the IPCC report also illustrates the problem with ESG.
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Musk calls ESG the devil incarnate
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to describe corporate ESG as the devil incarnate.
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ESG greenwashing and the confusing washing of ESG as greenwashing
ESG advocates hate greenwashing, ESG critiques accuse ESG of greenwashing.
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The $150 trillion bet against net-zero is losing
No less than $150 trillion is riding on net-zero falling, but despite this, net-zero is winning.
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Does ESG need to become Antifragile?
ESG and Nassim Taleb, author of Black Swan and Antifragile, are not the best of friends. And yet, maybe ESG can learn from Taleb and maybe vice versa, too.
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ESG roundup — when blockchain meets a gold mine
A gold mine that uses blockchain so that it doesn’t need to physically mine is one of the ESG stories that caught our eye this week
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Is there an ESG bubble?
Bubble watchers reckon they have spotted another one; they say ESG is riding for a fall. Are they right?
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ESG isn’t about ethics; it’s about profit — is that right?
ESG and ethical investing are not the same thing. Instead, ESG is a particular investment strategy designed to make profit — is that right?
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P&O shocks UK public with redundancies, but is it bad ESG?
DP World subsidiary, P&O, has shocked the UK public with unexpected large-scale redundancies; it is an incredibly unpopular move, but is it bad ESG?
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Cognitive dissonance and the Ukrainian crisis put ethics of ESG under the microscope
ESG is facing further criticism but is it fair? Is ESG ethical? Cognitive dissonance and the Ukrainian crisis put ESG under the microscope.
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ESG Global, day two: is green the new black?
The three Cs, three As, dynamic harmony, disharmony, why green is the new black, and trust ethics and ESG by design were among the themes on day two of the ESG Global, sponsored by Planetly from OneTrust.
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ESG Global, day one insights
The first day of ESG Global sponsored by Planetly from OneTrust, was packed with fascinating insights.If there was a common theme it was the need for greater harmonisation of ESG standards. But to start at the beginning we need to go back to 1965.In 1965, the Beatles ...
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International Women’s Day and why diversity is good business
International Women’s Day highlights the achievements of women, but diversity as a whole is not just right for moral reasons. It is good business.
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Opinion
ESG exposure to Russia — it’s complicated
What is the true exposure of ESG funds to Russia? The answer is both higher than is stated but less than you might think, and there is a lesson for business too.