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A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility Sustainability and Finance: Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility : Sustainability and Finance: Environment,... [Finance plays a central function in the business world. From being included in small and specialized funds, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and socially responsible investment (SRI) have become part of the mainstream for investors and analysts. In this chapter, I will address what ESG, SRI, environmental and social risk assessment, and ethical investment are about, as well as different investment strategies taking these into account. Further, dilemmas that arise are introduced such as what is a sustainable sector or product and how this differs based on the values of individuals. The move from addressing sustainability issues as a risk reduction activity to a business opportunity is discussed. Finally, the Norwegian Pension Fund, the world’s largest fund, is used as an example to illustrate product-based and conduct-based exclusions in practice.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility Sustainability and Finance: Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022. This book is an open access publication.
ISBN
978-3-030-88202-0
Pages
189 –206
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-88203-7_9
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Finance plays a central function in the business world. From being included in small and specialized funds, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and socially responsible investment (SRI) have become part of the mainstream for investors and analysts. In this chapter, I will address what ESG, SRI, environmental and social risk assessment, and ethical investment are about, as well as different investment strategies taking these into account. Further, dilemmas that arise are introduced such as what is a sustainable sector or product and how this differs based on the values of individuals. The move from addressing sustainability issues as a risk reduction activity to a business opportunity is discussed. Finally, the Norwegian Pension Fund, the world’s largest fund, is used as an example to illustrate product-based and conduct-based exclusions in practice.]

Published: Dec 15, 2021

Keywords: Environmental Social Governance (ESG); socially responsible investment (SRI); Risk; Greenwashing; Taxation; Strategy; Dilemma; Screening; Value; Attitude; Responsible corporation; The Norwegian Pension Fund; Exclusion; Return on capital

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