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ESG vs. impact investing

ESG vs. Impact Investing: Why the Difference Matters and How Ziggma Brings Real Impact Data to Investors

Impact and ESG are often confused—but they measure fundamentally different things, and mixing them can lead investors astray. This article breaks down why ESG focuses on financial risk while impact measures real-world outcomes, and why that distinction matters if you want your portfolio to truly align with your values and long-term returns. Discover how Ziggma uses transparent, institutional-grade impact data to cut through greenwashing and show exactly what your capital is supporting.

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Host Hotels & Resorts (HST stock): 5.1% Dividend Yield, Iconic Hotels, and Real Sustainability Progress

Eli Lilly is redefining what scale and impact look like in modern healthcare. Its leadership in weight loss and metabolic disease is driving accelerating growth and exceptional profitability. At the same time, these therapies are improving lives and reducing long term health risks worldwide. For investors, Lilly offers a rare mix of quality, growth, and meaningful impact.

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Is Microsoft the Best Long-Term AI Play – For Shareholders and the Climate?

Eli Lilly is redefining what scale and impact look like in modern healthcare. Its leadership in weight loss and metabolic disease is driving accelerating growth and exceptional profitability. At the same time, these therapies are improving lives and reducing long term health risks worldwide. For investors, Lilly offers a rare mix of quality, growth, and meaningful impact.

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Eli Lilly (LLY stock): Transforming Metabolic Health While Compounding Shareholder Value

Eli Lilly is redefining what scale and impact look like in modern healthcare. Its leadership in weight loss and metabolic disease is driving accelerating growth and exceptional profitability. At the same time, these therapies are improving lives and reducing long term health risks worldwide. For investors, Lilly offers a rare mix of quality, growth, and meaningful impact.

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All Investing Has Impact

Every investment leaves a footprint. Just as everyday consumption choices shape the world around us, investing in public equities and funds quietly but powerfully influences which companies grow, which business models scale, and which behaviors are rewarded. Whether intentional or not, your portfolio helps shape the economy and understanding that impact is the first step toward investing with clarity and purpose.

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Micron Technology (MU stock): The AI Memory Backbone Poised for a Powerful Earnings Upswing

Micron sits at the heart of the AI revolution, supplying the memory that powers modern computing. After a brutal downturn, earnings and margins are rebounding sharply. Despite this, the stock still trades at a modest valuation relative to growth potential. For investors seeking cyclical upside with real-world impact, MU stands out.

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How ACA Ethos Powers Ziggma’s Impact Insights: Trusted, Real Impact Data

Impact investing is not ESG investing. While ESG focuses on risks to a company’s financial value, impact investing measures how companies contribute to real-world outcomes for people and the planet. Ziggma’s Impact Score is powered by ACA Ethos, one of the industry’s most rigorous impact data engines, analyzing ~600 metrics across 80+ impact topics and monitoring global controversies daily. The result is a transparent, outcome-focused view of how portfolios, companies, and funds truly align with a more sustainable and equitable future.

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