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Environmental, Social and Governance-based investment.
1.  


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">'''''No altruism'''''</span>


:The ability to do the right thing event without any altruism - ESG is affecting investor performance.  
2.  


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


:''Association of Corporate Treasurers, International Treasury Week, 14 May 2020.''
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 ==
== See also ==
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Bottom line]]
* [[Carbon Trust]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Corporate engagement and shareholder action]]
* [[Gross profit]]
* [[Corporate governance]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility ]]
* [[Operating profit]]
* [[ESG bond]]
* [[ESG integration]]
* [[ESG ratings]]
* [[ESG stock]]
* [[I&E]]
* [[Impact investing]]
* [[Negative screening]]
* [[Norms-based screening]]
* [[Positive screening]]
* [[SRI]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability themed investing]]
* [[Systematic risk]]
 
 
== Other links ==
[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]


[[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