Oct 9, 2020 | Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Public awareness of climate and social issues has been growing for some time, and investors have taken notice. Now, the shift toward sustainable business models that are resistant to turbulent environments has hit the gas pedal, with COVID-19 accelerating...
Sep 22, 2020 | Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership, Webinar
PANELISTS T. Markus Funk, Ph.D, the firm-wide chair of Perkins Coie LLP’s White Collar and Investigations practice, Markus was a decorated federal prosecutor in Chicago and served as a section chief with the US State Department-Balkans. He co-authored the...
Aug 24, 2020 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Executive Background Checks | ExecCheck, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
India is open for business. The country has witnessed phenomenal growth over the past two decades. India has the fastest growing economy in the world and is the world’s second most populous country. A growing and educated middle class, combined with a fairly strong...
Aug 4, 2020 | Beneficial Ownership | OwnerCheck, Compliance, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
At a cost of up to $258 billion a year, green crime can no longer be ignored.The United Nations estimates that environmental crime is rising between five and seven percent annually — that’s two to three times the rate of the global economy. Both the Financial Action...
Jun 3, 2020 | Due Diligence, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the issue of ‘company culture’ like never before. As enterprises work to balance the needs of stakeholders, customers, and bottom lines during the COVID-19 crisis, they face intensified scrutiny on another front: how...
Mar 10, 2020 | Due Diligence, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Sustainable investing was once a niche investment area, but the last few years have seen a surge of interest as a new generation of investors comes forward. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks are now real-time financial issues and can no longer be...