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    Joining up

    Let’s have joined –up Government

    Sunday, November 12, 2017 6:24 pm  Main Page, Uncategorized   Richard Essex  0  137 

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    Despite Brexit being in full, or at least half, swing it’s interesting to see that European funding is still filtering down to promote further economic development. As an example I came across a statement recently announcing that £14.35M was being granted by the European Regional Development Fund to the Local …

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    Micro-Finance – The best type of foreign aid

    Monday, July 25, 2016 8:23 pm  Main Page, Social Impact   Richard Essex  0  243 

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    In an increasingly uncertain world there is a tendency for the narrative to become more inward looking. A fear of immigration, an unease about security and potential foreign sources all contribute to a reluctance to reach out. Yet there is no hiding from the real root problem of continued poverty and inequality …

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    Bureaucracy Can be Good !

    Tuesday, June 28, 2016 2:43 pm  Main Page, Uncategorized   Richard Essex  0  370 

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    One comment that was reeled out during the rather depressing Brexit debate was that we had to move away from the heavy bureaucracy of the European Institutions. Leaving aside the false argument that this was an unelected bureaucracy – remember we had a European Parliament electing MEP’s by proportional …

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    The Power of Engagement

    Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:29 pm  Main Page, Sustainable Investments, Uncategorized   Richard Essex  0  235 

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      A criticism often aimed at responsible or ethical investing is what’s the point of me doing my little bit when the majority of the corporate world continues to destroy and plunder.  Whilst this may sound a little extreme there is a concern that the relatively small amount of ring-fenced responsible investing …

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    It’s a Contribution not a Tax

    Thursday, April 7, 2016 10:26 am  Main Page, Social Impact   Richard Essex  0  185 

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    The thing I find most galling about the current behaviour revealed from the tax haven in Panama is that the Media and General Public are in anyway surprised ! Ever since medieval times, when taxes were first introduced there has been a desire by some to avoid paying what is due. Of course there is a huge …

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    What Money Means to you

    Sunday, February 14, 2016 7:40 pm  Main Page, Sustainable Investments   Richard Essex  0  144 

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    For many years I have been grappling with the idea of how best to present responsible and sustainable investing to the public. I know that assessing environmental, social and governance ESG factors on top of more traditional financial analysis offers investors a better chance of more sustainable returns. Somehow, …

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    2016 WHERE ETHICAL INVESTING CAN PROSPER

    Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:58 pm  Main Page, Sustainable Investments   Richard Essex  0  87 

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     2016 will be a good year for the responsible investors to prosper   WHY ????? P   – Paris Agreement.  Governments  have  promised to monitor safe temperature levels more closely and have committed to the availability of more capital to achieve this. R – Renewables.  With the cost of technology …

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    Too Much Carbon is a Financial Risk

    Wednesday, November 18, 2015 4:22 pm  Environmentally Friendly, Main Page   Richard Essex  0  119 

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        I wish to challenge the long held view by a large part of the investment community Myth 1- The days where investment and asset managers can see environmental analysis as an optional risk are long gone Myth 2 – Investing in environmentally friendly funds is no longer just a nice to have that could …

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    Leaving a Legacy

    Create a Positive Legacy

    Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:12 am  Main Page, Sustainable Investments   Richard Essex  0  154 

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    A couple of weeks ago I attended an event hosted by a new magazine called ‘Salt’, who are promoting sustainability. Among the many enlightened ideas that I gained one statement made more impact than any other. According to the ‘Keynote Speaker’ Lawrence Bloom, previous executive of the Intercontinental …

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    Profit comes from Purpose

    Monday, June 22, 2015 9:20 pm  Main Page, Uncategorized   Richard Essex  0  111 

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      It’s very easy to think of responsible and ethical investing as some special science forever at the margins. But there is a growing recognition that this approach is becoming far more mainstream. Underpinning this view is the notion that real sustainable profit can only come from Companies who have a purpose …

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