ESG
The Impact Generation
Archetypes of Opportunity
Investors Driving Change
Alignment
100

 ESG stand for

What is Environmental, Social and Governance

100

The Impact Generation can be more selective about products because of the increase in availability of products. Serafeim defines this as what?

What is choice

100

Growing revenue through new environmental or socially minded products and initiatives often aimed at new markets

What is New Model and/or Market

100

The role of large investors in sustainability is

What are stewards of the commons

100

Serafeim says alignment in careers is

What is dynamic

200

The global event that accelerated the importance of ESG 

What is the Covid 19 Pandemic

200

The Impact Generation has a large amount of reliable information available to them when deciding between jobs and employment.  Serafeim labels this as what

What is transparency

200

Shifting an existing misaligned business into a different type of product or service, with far greater alignment.

What is Business Transformation

200

The early approach to ESG investing 

What is Negative screening.

200

The slope of alignment in careers recognizes what over time

What is the potential for future alignment

300

According to Serafeim, firms that excel in ESG performance out perform competitors by how much?

What is 3%

300

The increase in in employee and consumer activism is defined by Serafeim as 

What is Voice

300

Launching a brand-new business built on a model that emerges directly from new environmental or social considerations. 

What is Pure Play Aligned.

300

The role of financial education in ESG 

What is supporting EsG integration

300

A benefit of ESG integration for employees is better alignment with this.

What is values. 

400

The main ESG issue for agricultural companies 

What is water management

400

The idea that people and their opinions matter more in the capital markets than they did in the past is defined by Serafeim as 

What is value

400

Improving return on capital through ESG-focused initiatives that save money by decreasing a company's environmental footprint, increasing worker productivity, or other similar outcomes. 

What is Operational Efficiencies

400

In 2018 the CFA institute did this

What is added ESG topics to its curriculum

400

According to Serafeim ESG and customer engagement increases this.

What is engagement. 

500

The main ESG issue for banks

What is customer data privacy

500

The Impact Generation is focused on

What is aligning values with work

500

Moving in the shadow of ESG leaders in the industry, using the recognition the leaders are getting to drive and increase in market valuation multiple.

What is Recognizing Value

500

According to Serafeim in the 1990s analyst perceptions of ESG firms were considered this

What is wasteful spending. 

500

According to Serafeim, the relationship between ESG and innovation is this

What is sustainable innovation.