COMMENTARY

Impact investors need better data

It's now feasible to analyse a firm's many projects and revenue streams to determine its "green share"

Wed, Mar 29, 2017 - 5:50 AM

BY now, most investors recognise that it pays to take into account the environmental, social and governance factors that affect companies. From the accounting scandals at Enron and Parmalat, through the global banking crisis of 2007-09, the Macondo oil-well disaster, and recent vehicle emissions...