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Ethics, ESG, and ERISA

Author : Albert Feuer
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book Ethics, ESG, and ERISA written by Albert Feuer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethical-factor investing is investment decision-making that takes into account ethical factors. It includes faith-based investing, Environmental, Social or Governance (ESG) investing, and sustainable investing. It is becoming more and more widespread. This has occurred despite a lack of widely accepted definitions, performance metrics, or ethical preferences. There is increasing broad agreement that some ethical factors highlight business risks and opportunities in a predictable fashion, such as the effects of climate change, human capital needs, or corporate governance. Thus, more and more investors and enterprises are seeking to profit (including mitigating risks) from these factors in the same way they do from all business risks and opportunities. There are three prudent approaches to ethical-factor investing. The most widely used is the Incorporation approach. Such investing uses the value of doing the right thing to decide how to improve financial returns. Also, quite common is the Tie-Breaker approach. Such investing does the right thing if there no financial cost to doing so. Least common is the concessionary approach. Such investing does the right thing if it does not cost too much. Each of these approaches can be socially beneficial, i.e., improve the norms and behavior of enterprises in a cost effective manner. Investors can generate such benefits by funding enterprises with thinly traded securities whose preferred ethical-factor activities would not otherwise occur, or by participating in engagement campaigns to change the policies of widely traded securities in which they invest.

Ethics, ESG, and ERISA

Author : Albert Feuer
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Download or read book Ethics, ESG, and ERISA written by Albert Feuer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethical-factor investing is investment decision-making that takes into account ethical factors. Part 1 described the three prudent approaches to ethical-factor investing: (1) the Incorporation approach, which does the right thing only if it improves financial returns; (2) the Tie-Breaker approach, which does the right thing if there no financial cost to doing so; and (3) the concessionary approach, which does the right thing if it does not reduce financial returns too substantially. Fiduciaries making investments on behalf of ERISA plans, other than Top-Hat plans, may use the Incorporation approach, and must use it, to the extent it is part of prudent investing. They may use the Tie-Breaker approach, but not the Concessionary approach. The latter would violate the fiduciary duty to act for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to plan participants and beneficiaries for ERISA plans, other than Top-Hat Plans. Participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement arrangements or of self-directed ERISA savings and retirement plans, such as most 401(k) plans, may use any of the three ethical-factor investment approaches. Sponsors of Top-Hat plans may do the same. Fiduciaries choosing an investment option for most self-directed ERISA plans, other than Top-Hat plans, must use the Incorporation approach to the extent that it is prudent. They may also choose an option that uses the Tie-Breaker approach, but if it was also chosen by the Tie-Breaker approach it may only supplement rather than replace another investment option, such as an S&P 500 Index® fund.

The Proposed DOL ESG ERISA Regulation and the Public Reaction

Author : Albert Feuer
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Download or read book The Proposed DOL ESG ERISA Regulation and the Public Reaction written by Albert Feuer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ERISA plan fiduciaries select investments to make (1) directly on behalf of plan participants and beneficiaries, or (2) indirectly on behalf of plan participants and beneficiaries by selecting investment options to offer them. The DOL describes ESG investments as including socially responsible investing, responsible investing, and sustainable investing (ESG/sustainable investing). The DOL proposed regulation would direct those fiduciaries to look askance at ESG/sustainable investments. In particular, the proposed regulation would provide that (1) ESG/sustainable investments are only permitted if the plan fiduciary overcomes burdens not applicable to other investing approaches regardless of the economic value of the investment, and (2) ESG/sustainable investment alternatives for self-directed plans, regardless of their economic values, may not (a) be a qualified default investment alternative or a component of such an alternative, or (b) include alternatives if the fiduciary acknowledges having used any ESG/sustainable investment considerations that are not “objective risk-return criteria.” Many commenters suggested that the proposed regulations be significantly revised, and there appeared to be broad agreement on two revisions: • The regulation should permit an investment alternative may be a qualified default investment alternative for a self-directed plan regardless of whether the alternative makes any use of ESG/Sustainable consideration, such as using the S&P® index; and • The regulation should distinguish between the use of ESG/Sustainable considerations to determine the economic value of an investment, i.e., the incorporation approach, which may be judged in the same manner as any other valuation tool, and cases in which consideration are used for other purposes. There was a strong factual disagreement about whether ESG/sustainable considerations are only used to value investments, including as a risk-management tool, in which case there is no reason for any special scrutiny of those considerations. If those considerations are ever used for other purposes, such as to have positive effects for the environment, society, or enterprise governance, some argue ERISA not only prohibits such consideration, but special scrutiny is needed to avoid these so-called abuses. even if the pursuit of those goals does not reduce the economic value of the plan's investment or plan's choice of an investment alternative to make available to plan participants and beneficiaries. There was also a strong legal disagreement about whether the regulation should, as it does in very narrow circumstances, ever permit fiduciaries to use any ESG/sustainable considerations that do not determine an investment's economic value to decide between direct investments which have the same expected economic value. The paper argues that it is advisable for the DOL to revise the proposed regulation to be consistent with ERISA, the usual practice of prudent ERISA fiduciaries exercising due diligence in making plan investment decisions, prior DOL guidance, and the reasonable preferences of many ERISA plan fiduciaries, participants, and beneficiaries to reflect not only the commenters' broad consensus but also : • Delete any additional reporting or review requirements on ERISA plan fiduciaries that the rule would impose only if the name of the investment and/or the investment approach includes an ESG/Sustainable reference; • State that because multiple options often have the same best expected economic value, ERISA plan fiduciaries making investments need not, and often may not, consider only the investment's expected economic value ; and • Permit, but not require, ERISA plan fiduciaries to choose and retain “ethically beneficial” investments that do not sacrifice any economic value by using any non-pecuniary consideration to select or monitor investments if such consideration is not illegal, and does not reduce the expected economic value of the investment.

How an ERISA Fiduciary May Try to Save the World

Author : Albert Feuer
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Download or read book How an ERISA Fiduciary May Try to Save the World written by Albert Feuer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) promulgated a final regulation regarding the investment duties of an ERISA fiduciary in selecting either direct plan investments or investment alternatives to make available to participants and beneficiaries of self-directed plans (the “Investment Duties Regulation”). The Regulation, like the proposed form of the Regulation, which provoked more than 8,000 public comments which were overwhelming critical, was intended to discourage what the DOL called ESG or sustainable investing. Such investing is often described as seeking to save the world.. The Investment Duties Regulation, like prior DOL regulations, correctly permits ERISA fiduciaries to consider ethical factors, such as a business enterprise's policies regarding social/economic/health/environmental justice, sustainability, climate change, or corporate governance to make investment decisions. The Regulation permits this as long as those considerations do not reduce an investment's expected economic performance. Moreover, an ERISA fiduciary may overtly use its investment policies to try to save, or, at least improve the world. The Regulation, unlike the earlier DOL regulations, however, prohibits the managers of a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for a self-directed plan, such as many 401(k) plans, from being too overt in pursuing ethical factor investing. In particular, it appears an S&P Index fund may not be a permissible component of a QDIA because such a fund must exclude any new corporation with multiple class share structure, such as Zoom.

The Premises of the Proposed Regulation for Selecting ERISA Plan Investments

Author : Albert Feuer
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Download or read book The Premises of the Proposed Regulation for Selecting ERISA Plan Investments written by Albert Feuer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ERISA plan fiduciaries select investments to make (1) directly on behalf of plan participants and beneficiaries, or (2) indirectly on behalf of plan participants and beneficiaries by selecting investment options to offer them. The proposed regulation directs those fiduciaries to look askance at ESG investments, which the DOL describes as including socially responsible investing, responsible investing, and sustainable investing (ESG/sustainable investing). In particular, ERISA plan fiduciaries would not be able to choose (1) an ESG/sustainable investment, regardless of the economic value of the investment, unless the fiduciaries overcome burdens not applicable to other investments and (2) an ESG/sustainable investment for a self-directed plan, regardless of its economic value, as (a) a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA)or a component of such a QDIA, or (b) an investment alternative if the fiduciary applied any ESG/sustainable investment considerations, such as ESG ratings, that are not “objective risk-return criteria.”Participants and beneficiaries, like other investors often want their ERISA plans to seek and make (or offer) ESG/sustainable investments, not only because such investments, like other investments, are perceived as good economic investments, but because, unlike other investments these investments are also perceived to have positive effects for the environment, society, or enterprise governance. Thus, the proposal would no longer permit fiduciaries to choose or retain an ESG/sustainable-friendly version of an asset classes that provides at least the economic value of the other available members of an asset class, such as the selection of an S&P 500® ESG Index fund rather than an S&P 500® Index fund.The proposed regulations rely on incorrect premises.The most important incorrect premise is that careful, prudent, skillful, and diligent ERISA plan fiduciaries will, like the DOL and unsophisticated investors, rely on slogans, such as those denigrating or praising ESG/sustainable investing, to make direct or indirect plan investments. Instead, plan fiduciaries fulfilling their ERISA obligations review the economic value of the options in the relevant asset class, regardless of the name of the investment or the investment approach, to determine the investment option or options with the greatest economic values.The second most important incorrect premise is that plan fiduciaries may only use pecuniary factors to select and monitor investment options for participants and beneficiaries. None of the court decisions cited in the proposal made such a holding. Instead, as suggested in the proposal's preamble, plan fiduciaries would determine the economic value of the options in the relevant asset class and thereby identify the alterantive or alternatives with the greatest economic value.Thus, it is advisable for the DOL to revise the proposed regulation to be consistent with ERISA, the usual practice of prudent ERISA fiduciaries exercising due diligence in making plan investment decisions, prior DOL guidance, and the reasonable preferences of many ERISA plan fiduciaries, participants, and beneficiaries.

Ethics for Governance

Author : Kai Cabrera
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
ISBN 13 : 1839473908
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Ethics for Governance written by Kai Cabrera and published by Scientific e-Resources. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a far reaching review of India's open administrations and bureaucratic frameworks, and investigates why across the board defilement and wasteful conveyance have hindered improvement. It: examines the hidden purposes behind the predominant wastefulness in broad daylight administrations; looks at the perplexing linkages between morals based open administration, India's social and profound legacy, and its current monetary advancement show; and plots approaches to make a morals code and a situation that is helpful for better organization and great administration. Clear, available, and fastidiously looked into, this will demonstrate basic to researchers and understudies of open organization, administration thinks about and political science, especially administrators, arrangement producers and common administration wannabes. This book arranges morals in administration in India in the national edge and fuses the setting of globalization, taking into consideration the expanding significance of non-state worldwide on-screen characters in national basic leadership. A hypothetical way to deal with the issues of morals in administration and defilement, this book is important to scholastics in the fields of Asian Politics, specifically Indian legislative issues, and political theory.

Perspectives in Sustainable Equity Investing

Author : Guillaume Coqueret
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100053653X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives in Sustainable Equity Investing written by Guillaume Coqueret and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable investing has recently gained traction throughout the world. This trend has multiple sources, which span from genuine ethical concerns to hopes of performance boosting, and also encompass risk mitigation. The resulting appetite for green assets is impacting the decisions of many investors. Perspectives in Sustainable Equity Investing is an up-to-date review of the academic literature on sustainable equity investing. It covers more than 800 academic sources grouped into six thematic chapters. Designed for corporate sustainability and financial management professionals, this is an ideal reference for ESG-driven financiers (both retail and institutional). Students majoring in finance or economics with some background or interest in ESG concerns would also find this compact overview useful. Key Features: Introduces the reader to terms and nomenclature used in the field. Surveys the link between sustainability and performance (including risk). Details the integration of sustainable criteria in complex portfolio optimization. Reviews the financial liabilities induced by climate change.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing

Author : John Hill
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128186933
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing written by John Hill and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing: A Balanced Analysis of the Theory and Practice of a Sustainable Portfolio presents a balanced, thorough analysis of ESG factors as they are incorporated into the investment process. An estimated 25% of all new investments are in ESG funds, with a global total of $23 trillion and the U.S. accounting for almost $9 trillion. Many advocate the sustainability goals promoted by ESG, while others prefer to maximize returns and spend their earnings on social causes. The core problem facing those who want to promote sustainability goals is to define sustainability investing and measure its returns. This book examines theories and their practical implications, illuminating issues that other books leave in the shadows. Provides a dispassionate examination of ESG investing Presents the historical arguments for maximizing returns and competing theories to support an ESG approach Reviews case studies of empirical evidence about relative returns of both traditional and ESG investment approaches

The Trustee Governance Guide

Author : Christopher K. Merker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303021088X
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Trustee Governance Guide written by Christopher K. Merker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 80% of the financial assets in the United States fall under the purview of a trustee. That's a big responsibility for an estimated 1% (around 1.5 million people) of the U.S. working population charged with overseeing investments for millions and millions of beneficiaries, public sector, and non-profit organizations. In a world proliferated by investment products, increasingly dominated by indexes, faced—particularly in the pension world—with increasing liabilities, more regulation, and a growing number of social and sustainability objectives, what's a trustee to do? The Trustee Governance Guide is here to help guide today’s board trustee through the brave new world of 21st century investing. The book focuses on the critical aspects of the Five Imperatives: Governance, Knowledge, Diversification, Discipline, and Impact. Based on more than a decade of research, practice, and discussions with many key decision makers and influencers across the industry, this book addresses the many topics related to better governance, greater mission-driven financial performance, and impact. The questions the book addresses include: · What is good governance, how do we know it when we see it, and why does it matter? · How much knowledge is necessary to be a competent board member? · How big should my endowment be? · What are the key elements of a diversified portfolio? · How much does cost matter? · What's the difference between socially responsible and ESG investing? · Can I focus on sustainability and still be a good fiduciary? This book provides a way for boards to improve and benchmark their own governance performance alongside their peers, and uniquely covers related investment topics in each chapter.

Values at Work

Author : Daniel C. Esty
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030556131
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Values at Work written by Daniel C. Esty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable investing is a rapidly growing and evolving field. With investors expressing ever greater interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics and reporting, companies face a sustainability imperative and the need to remake their business models to respond to an array of pressing issues including climate change, air and water pollution, racial justice, workplace diversity, economic inequality, privacy, corporate integrity, and good governance. From equities to fixed income and from private equity to impact-investing, investors of all kinds now want to understand which companies will be marketplace leaders in a business future redefined by sustainability. Thus, investment strategies, risk models, financial vehicles, applications, data, metrics, standards, and regulations are all changing rapidly around the world. In an effort to better understand the current status and movement of this dynamic field and to provide a practical reference for the growing pool of investors, financial advisors, companies, and academics seeking information on sustainable investing and ESG reporting, this edited book covers the latest trends, tools, and thinking. It showcases the work of authors from leading companies and academic institutions across a range of vital topics such as financial disclosure, portfolio assessment, ESG metrics construction, and law as well as regulation. Readers of the book will be better able to identify and address the hurdles to moving mainstream capital toward more sustainable companies, investments, and projects.

False profits of ethical capital

Author : Claire Parfitt
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526174227
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book False profits of ethical capital written by Claire Parfitt and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: False profits of ethical capital is a thought-provoking approach to understanding stakeholder capitalism. Rather than focusing on the inadequacies of corporate responsibility, sustainable investment and consumer politics, this book grapples with the technical and rhetorical functions of ethical capital for profit and accumulation. It provides a unique and eclectic analysis of the political dynamics between finance, capital and labour, offering a refreshing perspective on struggles interlocking social, ecological and economic crises, and suggesting new ways of thinking about sustainability politics.

Pension and Employee Benefit Law

Author : John H. Langbein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pension and Employee Benefit Law written by John H. Langbein and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing

Author : John Hill
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128186925
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Book Synopsis Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing by : John Hill

Download or read book Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing written by John Hill and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing: A Balanced Analysis of the Theory and Practice of a Sustainable Portfolio presents a balanced, thorough analysis of ESG factors as they are incorporated into the investment process. An estimated 25% of all new investments are in ESG funds, with a global total of $23 trillion and the U.S. accounting for almost $9 trillion. Many advocate the sustainability goals promoted by ESG, while others prefer to maximize returns and spend their earnings on social causes. The core problem facing those who want to promote sustainability goals is to define sustainability investing and measure its returns. This book examines theories and their practical implications, illuminating issues that other books leave in the shadows. Provides a dispassionate examination of ESG investing Presents the historical arguments for maximizing returns and competing theories to support an ESG approach Reviews case studies of empirical evidence about relative returns of both traditional and ESG investment approaches

Business Ethics

Author : Denis Collins
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 150638806X
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Business Ethics written by Denis Collins and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Ethics: Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations, Second Edition focuses on how to create organizations of high integrity and superior performance. Author Denis Collins shows how to design organizations that reinforce ethical behavior and reduce ethical risks using his unique Optimal Ethics Systems Model that outlines how to hire and train ethical employees, make ethical decisions, and create a trusting, productive work environment. Taking a practical approach, this text is packed with tips, strategies, and real-world case studies that profile a wide variety of businesses, industries, and issues. New to This Edition: Premium Ethical Dilemma videos located in the Interactive eBook challenge students to practice their ethical reasoning and ethical decision-making skills. New case studies tackle complex ethical issues through real-world companies such as the NFL, Wells Fargo, Exxon Mobil, and Volkswagen. New chapter-opening ethical dilemmas based on real situations allow students to grapple with the grey areas of business ethics. Optimal Ethics System Check-Up surveys summarize the best practices discussed in the chapter to allow students to assess, benchmark, and continuously improve their own organization. Ethics in the News activities profile real-world events such as United Airlines’ removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight to challenge students to think critically about how they would respond in a particular situation. Up for Debate features highlight contentious issues that students encounter in real life (such as Facebook privacy).

An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management

Author : Dibyendu Sarkar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118744284
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management written by Dibyendu Sarkar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the most recent topics in the field of environmental management and provides a broad focus on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of environmental management Provides an up-to-date survey of the field from the perspective of different disciplines Covers the topic of environmental management from multiple perspectives, namely, natural sciences, engineering, business, social sciences, and methods and tools perspectives Combines both academic rigor and practical approach through literature reviews and theories and examples and case studies from diverse geographic areas and policy domains Explores local and global issues of environmental management and analyzes the role of various contributors in the environmental management process Chapter contents are appropriately demonstrated with numerous pictures, charts, graphs, and tables, and accompanied by a detailed reference list for further readings

Business Sustainability, Corporate Governance, and Organizational Ethics

Author : Zabihollah Rezaee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119601479
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Business Sustainability, Corporate Governance, and Organizational Ethics written by Zabihollah Rezaee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive framework for understanding the most important issues in global business This is the e-book version of Business Sustainability, Corporate Governance, and Organizational Ethics. In today's business environment, multinational corporations are under pressure from investors, lawmakers, and regulators to improve their corporate governance, business sustainability, and corporate culture. Business sustainability, corporate governance, and organizational ethics are taking center stage in the global business environment. This long-awaited text covers each of these three important areas in detail, guiding readers to a robust understanding with features including chapter summaries, essential terms, discussion questions, and cases for each topic covered.

Socially Responsible Investment Law

Author : Benjamin J Richardson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199715459
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Socially Responsible Investment Law written by Benjamin J Richardson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental harm is commonly associated with companies that extract, consume, and pollute our shared natural resources. Rarely are the 'unseen polluters,' the financiers that sponsor and profit from eco-damaging corporations, placed at the forefront of the environmental debate. By focusing on these unseen polluters, Benjamin Richardson provides a comprehensive examination of socially responsible investment (SRI), and offers a guide to possible reform. Richardson proposes that greater regulatory supervision of SRI will help ensure that the financial sector prioritizes ethically-based investments. In Socially Responsible Investment Law, he suggests that new governmental reforms should encourage companies to participate in socially responsible investments by providing a better mix of standards and incentives for SRI through measures that include redefining the fiduciary responsibilities of institutional investors to incorporate environmental concerns. By doing so, Richardson posits that corporate financiers, including banks, hedge funds, and pension plans, will become more accountable to the goals of ensuring sustainable development.