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1. ''Human rights - sustainability - United Nations (UN) - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - inequality.''
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The condition of being equal in opportunities, rights or status, notwithstanding differences.
''Law.''


For example, the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission protects equality and freedom from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.
A legal system that resolves disputes between persons by resort to principles of fairness and justness.


Gender equality is the UN's SDG 5.


2.


2. ''International law - international relations - income - economic status - other contexts.''
The capital of a firm invested by those accepting the greatest degree of risk, for example the holders of ordinary shares (also known as common stock or common equity) in a company.


The condition of being equal in economic status, income, other measures of wellbeing, or any other measure.


3.


== See also ==
Securities representing the rights of the risk capital investors in 2. above.
* [[Diversity]]
 
* [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]]
 
* [[Financial wellbeing]]
4.
* [[GMP equalisation]]
 
* [[Government Equalities Office]]
''Financial reporting''.
* [[Human rights]]
 
* [[Inequality]]
Amounts in the financial report of a company representing the book value of the interests of the shareholders in 2. above.
* [[Just transition]]
 
* [[SDG 5]]
It includes share capital, cumulative retained profits, and other reserves.
* [[Sustainable Development Goals]]
 
* [[UK Equality Act 2010]]
It is also known as 'total equity' or 'shareholders' funds'.
* [[United Nations]]
 
* [[Wellbeing]]
 
5.
 
The net value of an asset, after deducting any debt relating to it or secured on it.




==External link==
== See also ==
[https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal5 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5]
* [[An introduction to equity capital]]
* [[Blue chip]]
* [[Book value]]
* [[Capital structure]]
* [[Common law]]
* [[Common stock]]
* [[Compound instrument]]
* [[Debt]]
* [[Debt for equity swap]]
* [[Dividend growth model]]
* [[Entity]]
* [[Equity cost of capital]]
* [[Equity instrument]]
* [[Equity investments]]
* [[Equity swap]]
* [[Kay Review]]
* [[Liabilities and equity]]
* [[Market/book ratio]]
* [[MCT]]
* [[Mezzanine]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Reserves]]
* [[Return on equity]]
* [[Share]]
* [[Share capital]]
* [[Shareholders’ funds]]
* [[Stock]]
* [[Total Loss Absorbing Capacity]]
* [[Total return swap]]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]

Revision as of 13:26, 25 June 2016

1.

Law.

A legal system that resolves disputes between persons by resort to principles of fairness and justness.


2.

The capital of a firm invested by those accepting the greatest degree of risk, for example the holders of ordinary shares (also known as common stock or common equity) in a company.


3.

Securities representing the rights of the risk capital investors in 2. above.


4.

Financial reporting.

Amounts in the financial report of a company representing the book value of the interests of the shareholders in 2. above.

It includes share capital, cumulative retained profits, and other reserves.

It is also known as 'total equity' or 'shareholders' funds'.


5.

The net value of an asset, after deducting any debt relating to it or secured on it.


See also

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