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Deleting the acronyms is a capital idea

The financial industry loves a good acronym or a bit of jargon. But in the case of green and ethical investing it’s particularly unhelpful.

Deleting the acronyms is a capital idea
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The financial industry loves a good acronym or a bit of jargon. But in the case of green and ethical investing it’s particularly unhelpful.

Terms such as ESG exist partly because there's no clear definition of what's green or ethical - every investor has their own priorities just as every person has to make their own moral choices about how they live.

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