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ESG Is Not Impact Investing and Impact Investing Is Not ESG

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is not surprising given that much of the underlying progress in socially- or environmentally-focused investing over the last 15 years has been driven by governments, particularly those in the EU and the UK. As a lens for addressing social and environmental issues, ESG requires discretion by asset managers in its application.

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What Did California Miss with Its Recent Slashing of a Key Solar Incentive?

NonProfit Quarterly

Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. The debated extended beyond the utility and solar industry as many environmental and consumer protection organizations got involved. Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy.

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Pathways to Alignment of Assets with Mission: Three Foundations’ Journeys

NonProfit Quarterly

According to federal law, annually they must spend 5 percent of that amount, or $82 billion, on grants or other qualifying expenses. That vision at Cummings is called REEJ, which stands for racial, economic, and environmental justice. trillion in assets. In 2024, actual grants reportedly were $105 billion. trillion-plus go?

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What Would a Social Justice Investment Ecosystem Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

trillion figure any investment by firms that analyzed “ESG” factors when deciding where to invest funds and/or advocated for shareholder resolutions that seek some non-economic social benefit. Specially, US SIF counted in its $17.1-trillion This makes ESG investment easy to do—no need to sacrifice financial return.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Our planet, and our profits, hinge on it.”

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

In fact, the interruption of “normal” has allowed us to create this new space in which we can cultivate relationships, weigh cultural assets, and plot a path toward cultural sovereignty in a non-extractive framework centered on cooperation rather than competition. To inhabit a sustainable future requires we remember the shape of thrivability.

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The Art Effect: Neuroaesthetics and the Future of Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2016, during the middle of her third year of law school, Lauren Blodgett received a diagnosis of a rare and severe autoimmune condition. A non-profit for young immigrant women in Providing legal support, holistic services, & community, the Brave House, accessed December 20, 2024, www.thebravehouse.com.

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