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ESG groups unite on words amid fight against sustainable investing

A new list of definitions may help clear up confusion around ESG.

If there is one thing that supporters and opponents agree on about ESG, it might be that there are too many interpretations of its meaning.

This week, several groups, including the CFA Institute, gave a list of definitions that they want to be standard across the industry. That includes common me

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