Andrea Zanon
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Empowering leaders & entrepreneurs with strategy, partnerships & cultural intelligence | 20+ yrs international development | andreazanon.tech | Confidence. Culture. Connection.
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Greenwashing is a challenging emerging trend in sustainable finance and business
Most people know what whitewashing is. For example, a government oversight agency investigates a powerful politician and writes up a damaging report or article. But then the affected politician pulls some strings, calls in some favors, and the report “gets whitewashed.” In other words, even though the investigation yielded unfavorable information, the politician can skate away clean because all the worst parts of the document were conveniently altered or deleted. A modern version of whitewashing that has emerged recently is called “greenwashing.”
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Earth
Green and sustainable bonds could reach 2 trillion dollars in 2022
Brief Background: One of the winners of the 2021 COP26 climate summit was Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) finance, as capital markets and the private sector start playing a larger role to transform the global economy to a more socially just and climate friendly one. One of the ESG tools that is becoming mainstream, is Green, Sustainable and Social Bonds. These are debt instruments like the traditional bonds issued to raise capital in the capital market. However, the capital raised is used to fund assets and projects that have a positive environmental or social impact. The first Green Bond was issued by the World Bank in 2008 as the global green movement started to take off. Since then, green, social, and sustainability bonds expanded rapidly driven by stronger environmental legislation, increasing awareness and growing interest from the investment community.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Journal
Financial markets continue to show appetite for M&A in climate risk services
Since 2019 Moody’s, Standard &Poor, and the Dow Jones, have been pouring billions of dollars into the climate risk space as ESG investment becomes mainstream. In 2022 we will see a consolidation of this trend and the creation of robust climate data platforms to better structure ESG investments.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Trader
Why Invest in ESG?? Does It Make Good Business Sense?( From Bankless Time)
Responsible and sustainable investment results in better outputs and stronger financial returns for investors, communities, shareholders and the planet Earth. This is a key pillar for sustained, inclusive and equitable growth. Environmental, social and governance investing is a strategy everyone should employ to move towards a new value creation paradigm which makes the world a better place.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Journal
Vladimir Putin Russia will not go to war with Ukraine as this is bad for business at home
Tension between Russia and Ukraine will increase in 2022 as most people expect conflict. Rest assured, there will not be war, and the bellicose attitude of Vladimir Putin’s Russia is nothing but negotiation tactics to keep Russia’s security and economic priorities alive.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in The Swamp
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) will Become Mainstream in 2022 (from Benzinga.com)
In 2021 ESG was one of the fastest growing investments. This is also the result of the current climate and health crisis, as well as by more transparent and systematic ESG reporting and disclosures.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Earth
With Inter Milan acquisition, Saudi Arabia Is Becoming A Major International Football Player (from International Business Time)
In the coming days, while the legal paperwork reaches Inter Milan headquarter in Italy, a “game-changer” announcement will be made. Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) will acquire the prestigious Italian soccer team Inter Milan. The “Nerazurri,” which is how the Italian team is known in Italy should be acquired for an astonishing $1 billion and the PIF will be the largest shareholder of the Club. PIF is one of the largest Sovereign Wealth Fund with approximately $400 billion under management and with investment across 13 sectors.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Unbalanced
What To Expect From the Climate In 2022 (from Entrepreneur.com)
In 2021 we experienced unprecedented devastating climate events. These caused thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in economic loss. These disasters are evidence of how little we have done to build long-term societal and economic resilience. One of the costliest disasters in 2021, was the Texas cold front that affected the state during February 10-19 2021. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) the cold front caused $195 billion in damage and losses. Over 90 per cent of these losses could have been avoided with basic prevention measures. This is called investing in resilience and proactive prevention. For every dollar invested in prevention, we could save at least $20 in emergency response which is how we deal we disasters today.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Earth
High Inflation is here to stay through 2022
Over 60% of consumers in the United States are concerned with inflation growth. Inflation is currently at 6.5 % creeping up towards 7%. Food prices are up 30-40% on an annualized basis. U.S. CPI inflation was at an annual 6.8% in November, its highest raise in 40 years. Energy, food, and car cost led the increase, eliminating the wage increases that workers received for the months of October and November 2021. The consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of goods and services, increased by 0.8% in November after rising 0.9% in October, the US Department of Labor reported Friday December 10th.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Families
The Climate Agenda promoted by the Climate Summit Conference of the Parties (COP26) causes negative externalities
On November 1st, over 100 World Leaders met at Glasgow, UK for the two weeks COP26 Climate Summit to address the Climate Crisis and keep the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement alive. The COP26 was expected to be the most important and impactful environmental gathering since the Paris COP 2015. The key objective of the Paris agreement is to keep the global temperature below 1.5 degree Celsius as compared to pre-industrial level.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Journal
Why Invest in ESG?? Does It Make Good Business Sense?
Responsible and sustainable investment results in better outputs and stronger financial returns for investors, communities, shareholders and the planet Earth. This is a key pillar for sustained, inclusive and equitable growth. Environmental, social and governance investing is a strategy everyone should employ to move towards a new value creation paradigm which makes the world a better place.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Trader
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) will be the new “bottom line”
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts are now an integral element for organizational success. As such, disregarding them is a disastrous step for corporations and countries. For me, ESG investing goes beyond the three letters acronym to address how a company serves workers, communities, customers, shareholders and the global environment.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Earth
