I- « Bill Gates », co-founder of Microsoft, discusses the importance of innovation in the environment and social responsibility
« Bill Gates
» argues that the importance of a company's environmental, social and
governance credentials is paramount when considering whether to invest in them.
Microsoft
co-founder « Bill Gates » defended the importance of considering a company’s
sustainability credentials when deciding whether to invest in them.
« Gates »
argued that many people find it controversial to judge a company’s
sustainability by their environmental, social and governance records.
« Bill Gates
», co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made his letter title
4th yearly as a representative of the foundation.
He
encouraged world leaders to support new innovations to combat poverty; this
would speed up the process and reduce unnecessary hunger in the world.
II- « Bill
Gates » discusses the importance of innovation and investing in ESG
ESG refers
to environmental, social and governance issues. There are many things that can
be measured when talking about the market, such as performance data, global
trends and the presence of large multinational organizations.
Nasdaq CEO «
Adena Friedman » believes that exchanging ideas and sharing knowledge between
public companies and investors creates a more sustainable economy.
She also
feels that investing in new products like futures creates more liquidity in the
financial market.
Nasdaq is
working to expand this exchange across the globe by creating indices focused on
sustainable environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Long-term
sustainability efforts need sustainable investors and markets to follow the ESG
acronym.
« Bill Gates
» stated that he motivates people to use green technologies as customers by
giving them a focus. Investors need to take into account many factors when
choosing a company to invest in.
One of them
is people, i.e. how many people are involved in the business, their views on
the subject, etc.
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