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ESG Needs a Shared Language

Stanford Social Innovation Review

ESG investing has been all over the headlines lately, and not in a good way. As a result, as Witold Henisz puts it , the ESG movement is being delayed, which is already “having a substantive and dangerous impact,” delaying needed climate action and stymying progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Debt-for-climate swaps can save the planet. Why aren’t they?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jonas Gamso Around the world, most developing countries face two crises: climate change and debt. Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts.

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Impact Markets: The Next Frontier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

.” Today, there is rarely a conversation on Wall Street that doesn’t mention sustainability or climate. trillion in terms of government social spend, philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management could be considered the world’s largest financial market today. Social impact, totaling $72.05

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How to Align Assets with Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take

NonProfit Quarterly

While numerous funds focus on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors or thematic equity funds, some mission-aligned investors will use proxy voting to push corporate policy changes. If your mission is based on climate, your “why” could be to mitigate climate risk in your portfolio.