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Values-Aligned Investing by Austin Wilson July 22, 2021
Wrapped up in the rise of values-aligned investing and stakeholder capitalism is an increase in active ownership. One way to measure this rise is in the vote totals in support of shareholder resolutions on environmental and social issues...
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Values-Aligned Investing by Austin Wilson May 27, 2021
For 23 years, shareholders held votes on whether Home Depot should disclose the EEO-1 forms it files annually with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and describe the most basic data on its workforce diversity. As other large companies scramble to disclose data on DEI, Home Depot has finally agreed to...
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Values-Aligned Investing by Nelli Oster April 16, 2021
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending GenderSmart’s Investing Summit. One of the topics that was discussed in several sessions was the concept of intersectionality—how gender intersects with other aspects of identity such as...
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Values-Aligned Investing by Mark Bateman August 4, 2020
Dear ESG Vendor: Having recently completed a comprehensive review of the ESG data offerings from most of the prominent ESG vendors, we want to share some of what we learned about the state of ESG research and data...
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Values-Aligned Investing by Lisa Goldberg September 5, 2019
If you think that fairness and access to the broadest, deepest pool of talent are good reasons for a firm to promote diversity, you may feel better after aligning your money with your personal values. If you expect a diversity-tilted portfolio to outperform its benchmark...
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