Political Economy Seminar The uncertain foundations of sustainable investing and the politics of risk Speaker: Dr Claire Parfitt, University of Sydney Date and time: Tuesday 12 September at 12 noon Location: Social Sciences Building (A02), Room 650, The University of Sydney
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In recent years, the climate movement has adopted a strategy of pressuring institutions to divest from their holdings of fossil fuel related shares. Divestment is certainly an enticing proposition for otherwise powerless activists – the idea that such a simple financial decision could [...]
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In the right-wing backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, everyone is accusing everyone else of placing politics over financial returns. The ESG vs anti-ESG debate has led various commentators to argue that ESG investing should be split into purely risk-based and [...]
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