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Tag: ESG

Amplifying voices: Microphone confronting racial inequality

Issuers Pushed to Stand Up on Social Issues

Amplifying voices: Microphone confronting racial inequality

If you streamed Hamilton last weekend, you saw opposing sides of a question facing today’s public companies personified by two 18th-century politicians. The question is whether to stake out a position on hot-button issues. Aaron Burr cautio...

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Bundles of blueberries in cartons

SEC Checks Greenwashing at ESG Funds

Bundles of blueberries in cartons

When you buy “organic” blueberries at the grocery store, you should be able to trust the label. When you buy “plant-derived” baby soap, you should be able to trust the label. So, when you buy shares in an “ESG” (environmental, social and go...

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Incredible Unicorn floaties, like Beyond Meat

Intelligize Report: Unicorn IPOs Offer Rainbow of Storylines

Incredible Unicorn floaties, like Beyond Meat

Last year at this time, Intelligize published its first-ever report on unicorn IPOs. Now we’re releasing our second edition, and like the sequel to a hit movie, this one features bigger names, more funding, and better special effects. Okay,...

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Rainy view through glass window in black and white

Are ESG Ratings Agencies Up to the Task?

Rainy view through glass window in black and white

Back in the 1980s, Diff’rent Strokes aired a “very special episode” in which the Drummond family taught viewers a lesson about air pollution. On the advice of kooky aunt Sophia, daughter Kimberly uses rainwater to wash her hair before a big...

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