Month: July 2023

Are ESG investors really helping the environment? A recent podcast by Freakonomics takes a critical look at what ESG investing means in practice and engages some academics and practitioners who are actively questioning its value. Here we summarise the key points of the podcast. We train on Sustainable Finance Explore a few of the sustainable finance topics …

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Carbon markets play a crucial role in addressing the global challenge of climate change. However, their effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions and driving decarbonization has been limited. In this summary, WeESG co-founder Dr Tom Herbstein summarises a recent paper he co-authored with Paul Fisher and Martina Garcia exploring why carbon markets were created, how they work, the challenges they face, and …

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