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Beirut-based consultancy Capital Concept hopes their new initiative through shareholder-rights.com will improve corporate governance in Lebanon

In the past few years, a new trend in investment has emerged and taken the world by storm, leaving many enterprises scrambling to embark on a journey that is dubbed as ESG investing. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and standards have significantly changed the landscape of investment and the way it is allocated, based on environmental performance, social impact, and governance issues.

Better direction for Lebanese banks June 19, 2017 Finding yourself immersed among a gaggle of high-profile Lebanese bankers at a conference or social get-together can be a mildly frightening experience. When almost everyone in your vision is a banker or economist, what do you say to soften this phalanx of professionals? Which is the best buzzword to break the ice? The answer, personally tested in a meeting last month, is “corporate governance.”  Dropping the term on the sidelines of a non-governance-related event at the Institute for Finance and Governance at the Ecole Superieure des Aff...