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Sustainable investment trends – performance, flows and greenwashing

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Loknath Das-, and, flows, greenwashing, investment, Performance, Sustainable, trends

There’s no doubting the strength of the sustainable investment tide, as last year responsible funds accounted for around a third of overall industry sales. This year looks set to be even bigger, and on current trends will eclipse 2020 to post a new record for ethical fund sales. These funds still only make up around 5% of total assets, so there’s plenty of road ahead for ESG funds to eat the lunch of more traditional offerings. Perhaps that’s why almost all fund groups seem to be beefing up their sustainable…

The State of Sustainable Investing in 2020

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Loknath DasIn, Investing, of, State, Sustainable, The

During the past decade, governments across the world have promulgated more than 500 new measures that seek to promote the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in making investment decisions. A comprehensive report from global public accounting and consulting firm KPMG International explores these three broad issues related to sustainable investing and its impact on the alternative investment industry: the rate of progress in implementing sustainable investing, the barriers to more rapid progress, and responses to these barriers.1 Study Participants The KPMG report was produced in collaboration with CREATE-Research, “an independent research…

Nepal needs to invest 49 pct of GDP in 15 years to attain sustainable development goals

February 19, 2018 Loknath Das15, 49, attain, development, GDP, Goals, In, Invest, Needs, Nepal, of, pct, Sustainable, to, Years

KATHMANDU, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — Nepal will have to invest around 49 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) during the period from 2016 to 2030 in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the National Planning Commission said. The commission said in a report that the Himalayan country will have to invest an estimated 17 billion U.S. dollar annually to achieve the SDGs. SDGs – a follow-up on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which expired in 2015 – are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets covering a broad range…

Going Green: How to Make Your Plate Sustainable

September 25, 2016 SrijitaGoing:, Green, How, Make, Plate, Sustainable, to, Your

There are a lot of reasons why we eat, only one of which is hunger. We eat for pleasure, flavor, we break bread with friends and family, we eat for comfort as well as nutrition and health. But lately, there’s been a new reason we eat what we eat. A lot of people are “going green” with their menus, buying food that is sustainable, local or organic. People who are “eating greener” include those who grow their own food and compost all their waste, to those who simply take a…

Going green: a way to Make Your Plate Sustainable

May 7, 2016 Srijitaa, Going:, Green, Make, Plate, Sustainable, to, Way, Your

There are lots of reasons why we eat, handiest one in every of which is hunger. We devour for delight, flavor, we destroy bread with pals and family, we devour for comfort in addition to nutrition and health. but recently, there may be been a new cause we consume what we eat. a variety of people are “going inexperienced” with their menus, shopping for food this is sustainable, neighborhood or organic. individuals who are “consuming greener” include folks that develop their own food and compost all their waste, to those…