Socially RESPONSIBLE INVESTING (ESG): one path to a HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
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Text: Jan Řežáb; Photo: Archive
A new, primarily European trend is the growing investor interest in socially responsible investment – called ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). Investors are making decisions based on more than risk levels and expected returns, but also on whether or not the company they plan to invest in is behaving responsibly towards the environment and its employees. As a result, the money streams of the financial world are slowly changing: for example those that previously flowed to companies mining or burning coal and oil are now changing course for green technologies (such as the manufacture of wind turbines, solar panels or the associated production of renewable energy sources). This development, positively influenced by the investment boom of the last few years and the fulfilment of the ambitious plans of the EU Green Deal, is also supported by the Czech JRD GROUP.
