In your opinion, should one invest in companies that promote the idea of a closed-loop economy, pursue sustainable development goals, act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, implement and develop green technologies and eco-innovations, and carry out a green transformation of their business?
In my opinion, YES. But there are important specific determinants that should be met. Well, yes, you should invest in companies that implement sustainable development goals and carry out a green transformation of their business. Yes, if a company has good development prospects, reliably pursues certain goals, is well managed, follows business ethics, takes seriously not only the consumers of its product and service offerings but also other citizens, does not ignore the principles of corporate social responsibility, etc., then of course it will find many interested investors who will invest in this company. And if, in addition, this company promotes the idea of a green, sustainable, zero-emission, closed-loop economy, realistically contributes and participates in the process of efficiently carried out green transformation of the economy, realizes the goals of sustainable development, is environmentally and climatically responsible, does not emit pollutants and greenhouse gases into the environment, does not practice greenwashing, financially supports pro-environmental and pro-climate social campaigns and pro-climate NGOs that promote scaling up protection of the biosphere, biodiversity and climate are additional assets to invest in such a company. Especially if there are startups operating in this way then they should be subsidized by sustainable investment funds specially created for this purpose that provide funding, grants in green finance. Such companies may need financial support in the first years of green business through external financing from the green grant system from commercially operating investment funds and/or from the state's public finance system. However, in the long term, such business entities that promote the idea of a closed-loop economy, pursue sustainable development goals, act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, implement and develop green technologies and eco-innovations, and carry out a green transformation of their business should also function fully commercially and should generate profits that will allow them to continue their operations and development in the years to come.
In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
In your opinion, should you invest in companies that promote the idea of a closed-loop economy, pursue sustainable development goals, act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, implement and develop green technologies and eco-innovations, carry out a green transformation of their business?
What do you think about this topic?
What is your opinion on this issue?
Please answer,
I invite everyone to join the discussion,
Thank you very much,
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Counting on your opinions, on getting to know your personal opinion, on a fair approach to the discussion of scientific issues, I deliberately used the phrase "in your opinion" in the question.
The above text is entirely my own work written by me on the basis of my research.
In writing this text I did not use other sources or automatic text generation systems.
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Dear Dariusz,
As you will be aware, the arrival of the CSRD will have a significant impact on companies of all sizes in Europe through the integration of dual materiality.
Although the audit rules have not yet been fully set out, it is clear that the impact on financial results will be real.
For all these reasons, it is reasonable to think that investment in this type of company, which seeks to reduce its impact and develop a shorter circuit business model, will be more profitable in the long term.
Dear Darusz
As usual, you post important issues, and this is very important.
Somebody said that an answer to a question is alreacdy in the question, and this is one example
Your question has only one rational answer: YES, of course, people should invest in this type of companies. In so doing they are investing in their future and in the future of their children.
Thank you for your vision
there is growing consensus that investing in companies which prioritize sustainable practices, promote closed-loop economy models, and are socially and environmentally responsible is beneficial.
Several reasons for this include:
Such companies should be shorted as soon as they receive their first government grant. Latest example of where this strategy could result in large returns is the bankruptcy of the largest electric bus manufacturer in the U.S.
James
I agree with you. A government has nothing to down with business
In my 2009 annotated bibliography I reviewed the literature to answer the question whether capital markets value sustainability and found that they do. See section 6.2 of "Sustainability and Business -- A Narrative and Annotated Bibliography," available on Research Gate. This idea has since become mainstream, although the recent corruption of "ESG" has muddied the picture. Luckily, regulators are trying to weed out that misuse.