Why is Accountability Important?
These investors prioritize both financial returns and positive social and environmental outcomes.
Who are impact investors?
When evaluating a company's accountability within the Environmental aspect what key practice should the company analyze?
What are sustainability practices?
How many members must be from a diverse background according to the NASDAQ regulation?
What is 2 members?
This company has reduced its carbon emissions from electric generation by 48% since 2005.
What is Duke Energy?
This company is recognized for its proactive reporting on environmental and social impacts promoting diversity and inclusion, through their supply chain transparency.
What is Unilever?
This type of corporation promotes the idea that business can do well by doing good. (from the book)
What is a B Corp (or C corp)?
One of the key areas companies report on under GRI standards, involving emissions from burning fossil fuels.
What are greenhouse gases?
Which U.S. government entity forces companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions from both sides of the supply chain?
What is the SEC?
Duke energy measures what various ESG metrics? Answer at least one correctly.
What are carbon emissions, financial support for customers, clean energy goals?
Known for its commitment to supply chain responsibility, this company focuses on ethical sourcing of material like cocoa and palm oil.
What is Nestle?
A Morgan Stanley report on 2020 green investing showed that the median return on sustainable equity funds was _____ percent – compared to 14.77 percent for non sustainable. (from the book)
What is 19.04 percent?
This global initiative provides standards for companies to disclose their sustainability efforts, including energy and water usage.
What is the global reporting initiative?
Which two considerations must be evaluated at equal weights, according to the Dept. of Labor's regulations for financial advisors?
What are ESG and returns?
What is one way that Duke Energy has proved to be accountable?
What are (one of these only needed) transparent reporting, strong goals & progress, consistent measurement, financial investment, room for improvement, comparison with competitors?
Criticized for poor labor practices and insufficient transparency regarding worker well-being, this e-commerce giant has faced significant backlash over its warehouse conditions.
What is Amazon?