The plant-based meat alternatives market is on a continuous rise. VC investment in bio-engineered foods has rocketed in the past 10 years and the trend is likely to continue with investors coming after bioengineered food start-ups in droves. Environmentalists are now pointing fingers at the...
Hedge funds are starting to face the increasing interest in responsible investing. According to the survey by BarclayHedge, a division of technology firm Backstop Solutions, four out of ten hedge fund managers now consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in their capital allocation decision. The reason...
Proxy adviser Institutional Stakeholder Service (ISS) has acquired Scandinavia-based Ethix SRI Advisors, a company that offers sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) research and consultancy in investment decisions. The company will be renamed ISS-Ethix. “This acquisition is in keeping with our long-standing commitment to expand our product offerings, provide...
Professor Daniela Carosio, SVI Senior Partner, takes part to October 2014 edition of the Social Innovation and CSR Forum ("Il Salone della CSR e dell'innovazione sociale") at Bocconi University. In the Italian horizon, the CSR Forum is the most relevant event focused on the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility...