ESG

This opinion article illuminates how artificial intelligence technology can play a significant role in employing Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) in different organizations around the world.

Over the past decade, unicorn startups prioritized rapid growth over profits, driven by venture capital. Now, investor focus is shifting toward sustainable growth, ESG standards, and resilient business models. This paper explores that transition, highlighting emerging models like zebras and camels and the role of supportive regulations.

The Value Model and Impact Measurement and Management overcome ESG ratings’ limitations by emphasizing measurable outcomes, transparency, and stakeholder inclusivity, enabling sustainability and finance professionals align financial returns with meaningful societal and environmental impacts.

Exploring ESG trends in sports, this article highlights how industry players can leverage ESG-driven opportunities for sustainable development and economic growth.

The importance of robust evaluation practices and impact measurement cannot be overstated in demonstrating the effectiveness of Sport for Development initiatives. These practices are not only instrumental in promoting gender equality and fostering continuous improvement, but also play a pivotal role in attracting crucial donor support.

“Essential Concepts of Sustainable Finance” offers a comprehensive guide on integrating sustainability into financial systems, emphasizing regulatory frameworks, reporting standards, and investment strategies for sustainable development.

Business impacts are complex, contextual, and dynamic. How far can global sustainability standards measure reality? A new book, Measuring Good Business, examines the limits and future of data in sustainable finance. It proposes more customized, bottom-up numbers that empower stakeholders to better understand impacts.

Social enterprise pioneer Freer Spreckley explains why accounting for all costs is essential – and proposes an update of the social accounting and audit system he first designed in the 1980s.

I drive to teach the creative use of financial instruments, the creative use of capital, and the alignment of interests to create sustainable business models that are beneficial and intentionally beneficial to the environment and society. Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you started doing impact investment? I started my […]

Social investing, merging financial returns with social impact, is growing rapidly. Fintech startups provide credible impact measurement tools, fostering transparency. However, greenwashing poses a challenge, necessitating comprehensive impact data.