Tag: ESG Screening
Why asset owners need a good sustainable investment policy and strategy?
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| ESG Policy & Strategy
What is a good sustainability strategy and why on earth would you need it? One...
ESG Policy & Strategy – Key Questions
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| You may want start asking yourself the following – basic – questions:
1 Has your company adopted a written...
Cyclical Process
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| For any investor and company who want to be invested in, it would be beneficial to have a...
Awareness and attention towards rights and standards
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| Start with your strategy/policy. Stating that you “work toward the SDGs” and they say that “you make certain...
ESG as a real sustainability tool
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| Considering ESG as a real sustainability tool enables investors to identify new sets of financial risks and opportunities....
Private Impact
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| Respect of Human Rights
There is no doubt that business enterprises can impact the entire range of human rights...
Bring it down to “earth”
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
| It is important to understand that many internal violations of rights found in international instruments are dealt with...
ESG Investments and proxy voting by employee benefit plans | U.S....
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATEMENT REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF ITS FINAL RULES ON ESG INVESTMENTS AND PROXY VOTING BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
On November 13, 2020,...
ESG Disclosure Best Practice for Municipal Bonds
In the U.S. the Government Finance Officers Association ("GFOA") recommends that governments evaluate the development and disclosure of information regarding the primary environmental risks...
Due Diligence, Supervision and Enforcement Mechanisms
By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact
Enforcement Mechanisms
| Concerning enforcement mechanisms, it is being discussed whether these should be established in the form of judicial...