Climate Change- A Key Financial Risk for All

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenge of our times. Wildfires are raging in the Amazon, California and Australia. Thousands of people have been displaced. Homes have been lost. Species pushed to the brink of extinction. Corporations bankrupted. Large swathes of vegetation destroyed. Sea levels continue to rise alarmingly. There is also the […]

ESG Funds and sustainable businesses are showing signs of emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.

During time’s recent crisis, sustainable investing has made its place in the market after tried and trusted safe havens, such as gold or long-dated secured bonds. Research by JointValues found that the companies in India which performed well during the COVID-19 crisis have policies and systems addressing the ESG perspectives. Trends indicate that ESG funds […]

The Need For Biodiversity Finance

Biodiversity is an indispensable block of natural capital assets and underpins multiple ecosystem services they generate. It provides a responsive framework for all primary, secondary, and even tertiary business entities, creating an impact on biodiversity either directly through their operations or indirectly through their global supply chains. However, immoderate dependency and consumption have disturbed the […]

Firms with good governance have proven resilient during COVID-19 crises.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) refer to the three central factors in measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. It can also be understood as the non-financial aspects of a business operation that has a material bearing upon the company’s long-term performance, wherein the “G” pertains to governance aspects of […]

ESG Considerations and their impact on Infrastructure in India.

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) based investing is a term synonymous with sustainable investments in infrastructure for socially responsible projects. This philosophy has taken off after the 2000s, particularly in the last decade with the UN Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) attracting support of more than 1800 signatories representing around $70 trillion in assets under management. […]

ESG, beyond Funding, Financing and Philanthropy to a Management necessity.

 The pandemic has raised the prominence of ESG factors in funding, financing and in operating an enterprise. ESG considerations have become a conventional facet of sustainable management of key operational parameters balancing sustainable returns with risk reduction and increased accountability of enterprises. The Covid-19 pandemic has exponentially increased the importance of ESG issues acting as […]

Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Voluntary to mandatory and the rationale behind it

On 31st July 2019, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India notified the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019. Contravention of the section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 (sec 135 hereinafter) has been made a punishable offence. What is the change exactly? Prior to the July 2019 amendment, less or no spend towards the Corporate […]