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Enron: Why Corporate Governance Matters
Collapse of Enron; Greater public scrutiny on corporate governance issues The story of Enron ends with a spectacular crash and massive bankruptcy. Once a Wall Street darling and one of the world’s largest companies, Enron saw their shares tumble from a high of $90.75...
NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City....
Sustainable Development Goal 3 – Good Health and Well Being
“Healthcare,” as an investable industry, will not serve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without remembering the overarching aspiration of #3: Good Health and Well Being for All at all Ages. Unfortunately, even in summary descriptions of this goal the focus...
ESG investing is here to stay
Historically, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing was about excluding stocks of undesirable companies from portfolios — often because they violated one’s sense of ethics or values. ESG investing has since expanded to include consideration...
Al Gore – ESG Investment Practices
Since serving for eight years as vice president of the United States under President Bill Clinton, Al Gore has become one of the world’s most prominent figures in the fight against climate change. Today, Gore’s work against climate change includes significant ESG...
Hugh Wheelan: What I did on my holidays, tipping points and other tales
I took a long winter break in Chile, trekking, kayaking and drinking Pisco Sours in a number of the wondrous national parks in Northern Patagonia bought secretly in the 1990s by Doug Tompkins, the US eco-philanthropist (founder of The North Face), and then handed over...
