Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Safe Lending: Ensuring Planetary Stability

Traditionally, banks manage localized financial risks their borrowers might face, but the impact of their lending decisions has significance on the climate, our ecosystems and overall planetary stability.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in an Ocean Economy

The Earth is a water world covered by vast oceans and a sheltering atmosphere. The sheer immensity of our oceans has made them appear impervious to man’s presence. But they are not.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Express Banking Earns National Bank On Certification; Bank To Support Initiative To Boost Awareness of Bank on Accounts

Fifth Third’s Community Development & Social Responsibility group is also donating $150,000 in support of regional Bank On coalitions to boost awareness about the availability of Bank On-certified accounts in the communities the Bank serves.

Corporate Responsibility

Force for Good Reveals $100 Trillion Financing Gap for Sustainable Development Ahead of United Nations General Assembly Debate

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) face a financing gap that has soared to up to US$100 trillion in the wake of COVID-19 and other urgent global challenges, according to a new report by Force for Good in collaboration with the UN and other organizations.

Health & Healthcare

Pfizer Versus Moderna Versus Johnson & Johnson

Bahar's recent research takes a look at the ESG data on each of the vaccine manufactures: Moderna Inc. Pfizer Inc., and Johnson & Johnson.

Energy & Infrastructure

Takachar: Meet the Team That Developed a Solution to Make Economic Use of Biomass Residues While Reducing Air Pollution

Globally, about $120 billion worth of crops and forest residues are burned in the open each year.

Burning these residues is counterproductive to climate change, as it significantly increases air pollution, but it’s also a missed opportunity.

Environment

The Climate Crisis Must Be Priority for Financial Regulators

Central banks around the world are responsible for ensuring economic and financial stability.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding Shareholder Value

The shareholder value doctrine suggests that companies and their managers should only do something that’s good for society when it is simultaneously and demonstrably good for business. This belief is increasingly being questioned and challenged.

Corporate Responsibility

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Announces BEST Community Comeback

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank, a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with branch locations in New England and New York, announced that the Bank will lend and invest $5 billion over the next three years to help strengthen local communities.

Corporate Responsibility

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge on Syndio's Fairness at Work Webinar

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge on Syndio's Fairness at Work Webinar Episode 13: How to Incorporate Pay Equity into your ESG Strategy.

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