Essays about: "Uku Lilleväli"

Found 1 essay containing the words Uku Lilleväli.

  1. 1. Seeking Climate Justice in the Financial Sector: Interpreting the fiduciary duty of Estonian pension funds based on their contribution to reinforcing/tackling climate change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Uku Lilleväli; [2019]
    Keywords : ethical finance; responsible finance; ESG integration; fiduciary duty; climate change; climate lobbying; climate risks; pension funds; financial institutions; Estonia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change – considered as the most acute risk to our planet – is mostly fuelled by the oper-ations of influential corporates who are financially supported by financial institutions, which have traditionally specialised on profit-maximisation and neglected climate risks in investment processes. However, considering economy’s increasing financialisation and the growing science behind the financial materiality of climate risks, disregarding these risks potentially harms in-vestment returns and the society more broadly. READ MORE