ESG
Ethical investing framework
ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance, a framework used to evaluate companies and investments based on factors beyond traditional financial metrics.
Environmental criteria assess a company's impact on nature; social criteria examine how it treats employees, suppliers, and communities; governance criteria look at leadership, ethics, and shareholder rights.
The fund only invests in companies with strong ESG ratings.
ESG has become both a major investment strategy and a flashpoint in debates about corporate responsibility versus profit maximization.
Senior management earnings package
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- shareholder rightsLegal claims of equity owners
- audit committeeBoard subgroup reviewing finances
corporate ethics · anti-corruption · risk management · fiduciary duty · voting rights · disclosure · compliance · regulatory oversight
Act of revealing information
- metricsStandards for assessment
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- verificationProving something accurate
Capital allocation considering ethics
- impact investingCapital seeking financial and social returns
- green bondsLoans for environmental projects
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- shareholder activismOwners pressuring management for change
proxy voting · screening · fiduciary · asset management · institutional investors · pension funds · materiality · stewardship
Total greenhouse gases produced
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- climate riskThreat from atmospheric changes
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
biodiversity · deforestation · net zero · carbon neutral · decarbonization · waste management · pollution · clean energy
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inclusionBeing made part
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- fair tradeEquitable exchange between parties
living wage · worker safety · community engagement · gender equality · ethical sourcing · data privacy · health and safety · workforce development
executive compensation
Senior management earnings package
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- shareholder rightsLegal claims of equity owners
audit committee · corporate ethics · anti-corruption · risk management · fiduciary duty · voting rights · disclosure · compliance · regulatory oversight · business ethics
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- metricsStandards for assessment
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
sustainable investing
Capital allocation considering ethics
- impact investingCapital seeking financial and social returns
- green bondsLoans for environmental projects
- divestmentDisposal of assets
shareholder activism · proxy voting · screening · fiduciary · asset management · institutional investors · pension funds · materiality · stewardship
carbon footprint
Total greenhouse gases produced
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- climate riskThreat from atmospheric changes
renewable energy · biodiversity · deforestation · net zero · carbon neutral · decarbonization · waste management · pollution · clean energy · ecosystem
diversity
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inclusionBeing made part
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
fair trade · living wage · worker safety · community engagement · gender equality · ethical sourcing · data privacy · health and safety · workforce development · human capital
- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, biodegradable, recyclable
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- Business AcronymsSKU, UPC, CEO, COO, POS
- business ethicscode of conduct, ethics code, codes of conduct, ethics training, ethics committee
- business trendsagile, AI, analytics, big data, blockchain
Pursuing greatest possible gains
Equity investor financial returns
cost-cutting · greenwashing · extraction · race to the bottom · short-term thinking
Doubt about atmospheric science
environmental, environment, environments, environmentally, social, socially, society, societies, societal