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A broken idea
ESG investing
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The environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investment is broken. It needs to be streamlined and stripped of sanctimoniousness, argues Henry Tricks
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ESG investing
A broken system needs urgent repairs
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investment is broken. It needs to be streamlined and stripped of sanctimoniousness, argues Henry Tricks
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The regulators
Missionary creep
New disclosure rules aim to better measure climate risks. Is that even possible?
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Between stagnation and angry streets
Latin America
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Latin America is stuck between stagnation and street protest, argues Michael Reid
- Trapped: A region caught between stagnation and angry street protests
- Social trends: Latin American society is modernising, mostly for the better
- Education: The high cost of schools closed by covid
- The economy: A region that seems unable to reach its potential
- The state: The deficiencies of the Latin American state loom large
- Latin America in the world: The rival influences of the United States and China
- The future: The urgent need to reform political systems
- Latin America: Sources and acknowledgments