Sustainable Investing

Environmental Factor

Definition

What is Environmental Factor?

An issue involving a company's effect on or exposure to the natural environment.

Example in practice

Water use and carbon emissions are environmental factors.

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Incorporating environmental, social, and governance factors into investment analysis or ownership.

An issue involving employees, customers, communities, human rights, or social impact.

An issue involving board structure, ownership, controls, pay, ethics, and shareholder rights.

A digitally represented asset that uses cryptographic and distributed-ledger systems for issuance or transfer.

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