Overview of ESG benefits and costs
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Description & Analysis Understanding of the Earth Climate prediction Bio diversity Optimization & Innovation Energy efficiency Reduction of waste Efficient resource consumption | Energy consumption Quicker depletion of finite energy resources Increasing CO2emission Consumption of other resources Water use Rare earths | Nourished economic systems Productivity Growth of wealth Advanced political structures Democracy Improved health Improved diagnostics Innovative pharmaceutical products | Economic costs Employment Wealth and wealth distribution Harmful political and societal structures Discrimination Reduced privacy Polarization Aggravated health Loneliness Dreary and devaluating jobs Emotional harm | Better advice More information for decision making No trade-off between decision speed and quality Efficient control Transparency Improved inter-organizational governance | Bad advice Reduced decision quality Less trust Missing ethical foundation for decision making Inefficient control Power unbalance Unclear accountability |
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