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A profile of the shift away from negative screen SRI to focusing on ESG: environmental, social and governance issues (subscription may be required).
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Sean: I will soon be asking my board if they’re comfortable with me going completely public, but want to have a few posts up first so they can get a flavor of my point of view. Either way, thanks for the link love. PA
Good luck Philos.
You can mention to them that the Packard Foundation is about to launch a blog. The Sunlight Foundation already has one. So does Robert Wood Johnson and some others. You might be a bit ahead of your time, but over the next year or two I’m sure you’ll be one of many funders blogging.