ESG Investing: Creating Positive Impact While Earning Returns - Foster Positive Change through Responsible Investment Practices is a must-read for anyone who wants to make money and do good at the same time. This book goes right to the heart of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing and shows how these ideas can help investors make their portfolios more aligned with their views while still trying to make money.The main ideas of ESG will be explained, along with examp...

If you are interested in the art of making candles, "The Candlemaker's Guide: A Journey Through Scent and Flame" is a great book to read. This book has everything you need to learn how to make candles and do well in the business, whether you are a beginner who is just interested, a student who is really into it, or an entrepreneur who wants to start your own candle brand.Learn the basics of making candles, such as how to find high-quality waxes, wicks, and scents and how to make ca...

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Round Top's African American pioneers came into Texas in 1825 when Stephen F. Austin brought in 300 Anglo-Americans, and the people they enslaved, for the purpose of colonizing the area. Soon afterward, more slaves were bought in from other slaveholding states. After the Civil War ended, the descendants of these original Round Top pioneers began building their own community. Many earned money by toiling away in the cotton fields for the very men who had once enslaved them. Others earned mo...

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales is a two-volume history of the British settlement in Australia written by Colonel David Collins, administrator of Britain's first colonies in Australia. The work covers period from the first settlement in January 1788, to August 1801 with remarks on the dispositions, customs, and manners of the native inhabitants of Australia to which are added some particulars of New Zealand. In January 1788, the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip...

As our planet continues its relentless journey through climate change, we stand on the precipice of an era unlike any other."The Age of Adaptation: How Climate Change is Reshaping Our World and Our Minds," is a compelling book that offers a profound examination of the ways in which climate change is not just transforming our physical world, but also the complex landscape of human psychology, society, and politics.Author David Collins delves into the mental ...

This insightful and accessible introduction provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the increasingly important discipline of international investment law. Focusing primarily on the legal principles contained in the growing body of international investment agreements, this book covers the core concepts of the discipline with attention given to their relation to each other and to the manner in which they have been developed through arbitration case law. The conte...

This book examines the relatively recent and under-explored phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from the large emerging market countries, focusing on the four BRIC states (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) and on the services sector meaning primarily telecommunications, finance, and transport. It considers the international legal framework governing FDI, discussing the nature and extent of the bilateral and regional investment treaty commitments undertaken by each of the ...

In early 2013 same-sex marriage was legal in only ten states and the District of Columbia. That year the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor appeared to open the door to marriage equality. In Texas, Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, together for sixteen years and deeply in love, wondered why no one had stepped across the threshold to challenge their state’s 2005 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. They agreed to join a lawsuit being put together by Akin Gump...

The lunar colony, Asteria, offers hope to the desperate citizens of Earth. Overpopulation, war, famine and global warming have taken humankind to the brink of catastrophe. But as the lunar colony nears completion, Carla, a young technician, is faced with the hidden truth of Asteria... and the conspiracy runs deep."BRILLIANT." - ARC Reviewer"OUTSTANDING." - ARC Reviewer"I found myself swept away into an extraordinary tale of adventure that considers the true foundati...

"With remarks on the dispositions, customers, manners, etc. of the native Inhabitants of that country, to which are added some particulars of New Zealand. Compiled from the manuscript of Lieutenant-governor King.

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