ESG Investing For Dummies. Brendan Bradley
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Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here
5
Part 1: Getting to Know ESG
Chapter 1: Entering the World of ESG Investing
Surveying the Current ESG Landscape
Exploring What ESG Is (and Isn’t)
Understanding ESG’s Impact on the Environment, Society, and Governance
Using International Standards to Determine ESG Objectives
Chapter 2: Back to the Future: Understanding the Evolution and Growth of ESG Investing
Studying the Evolution of Investing in ESG
Exploring the “Personality” of an ESG Company
Understanding Why ESG Is Important
Surveying Specific ESG Ratings and Metrics
Defining an ESG Policy
Chapter 3: Give Me an ‘E’! Defining the Environmental Sector in ESG
Outlining a Company’s Use of Natural Resources
Studying the Effects of a Company’s Operations on the Environment
Defining “Green” for a Company
Detailing a Company’s Performance as a Steward of the Physical Environment
Chapter 4: Give Me an ‘S’! Investigating the Social Aspects of ESG
Identifying Factors in a Company’s Social Performance
Evaluating a Company’s Social Performance
Determining Measurements for Social Performance
Deciding on Weight Factors
Chapter 5: Give Me a ‘G’! Decoding the Governance Component of ESG
The Good Place: Defining What “Good” Corporate Governance Looks Like
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