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Environmental, Social and Governance-based investment.
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An investment approach which takes explicit account of the environmental, social and corporate governance aspects of all proposed investments.
''Tax and accounting.''


Profit after tax, also known as Earnings.


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''ESG performance correlated with better financial returns'''''</span>


:Once controlled for systematic risk, there is a significant positive relationship between ESG performance and financial returns – this has changed considerably over the last few years when it was seen as a trade-off.
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:''Association of Corporate Treasurers, International Treasury Week, 14 May 2020.''
More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses.


Sometimes referred to informally as ''the bottom line'' because of its position at (or near) the bottom line of an Income statement.


== See also ==
The alternative term ''net income'' may refer to either of the definitions of Net profit in 1. and 2. above.
* [[B Corporation]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Carbon Trust]]
* [[Corporate engagement and shareholder action]]
* [[Corporate governance]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility ]]
* [[ESG bond]]
* [[ESG integration]]
* [[ESG ratings]]
* [[ESG stock]]
* [[I&E]]
* [[Impact investing]]
* [[Investment]]
* [[Negative screening]]
* [[Norms-based screening]]
* [[Positive screening]]
* [[SRI]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability themed investing]]
* [[Systematic risk]]




== Other links ==
== See also ==
[https://www.treasurers.org/thetreasurer/a-practical-insight-into-green-bonds-and-ESG-investing/ A practical insight into green bonds and ESG investing, The Treasurer web exclusive, June 2019]
* [[Bottom line]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Gross profit]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[Operating profit]]


[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Ethics]]

Revision as of 15:53, 30 May 2015

1.

Tax and accounting.

Profit after tax, also known as Earnings.


2.

More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses.

Sometimes referred to informally as the bottom line because of its position at (or near) the bottom line of an Income statement.

The alternative term net income may refer to either of the definitions of Net profit in 1. and 2. above.


See also

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