“No one asks, ‘Do you do ESG?’ anymore. They don’t even say ‘How do you do ESG?’ They want to know what’s the carbon footprint
“We’re really talking about a system change. But you can only change the system if you change every moving part . . . the way
“We saw the heart of sustainability as the effective and productive use of resources. If you cracked it, sustainability was a competitive advantage. ” —
“Our goal is to make a positive environmental and/or social impact in the world, while at the same time achieving an attractive financial return. That’s
“Over one third of the world currently depend on fish as their major source of protein, and as population and demand for protein grows, we
“This is not something we’re doing like old-fashioned private equity and then just giving it some ‘impact lipstick’ at the end. The impact analysis is
“The tenets of Shari’ah compliance are where SRI began; it was an awareness of aligning investments with a values approach. It covers the ‘S’ part
“The land use transition that needs to happen…is a couple of things: One is stopping tropical deforestation, which is roughly 10 percent of total global
“One of the preconceptions people have of impact investing is that you have to sacrifice financial returns. We’re trying to disavow people of that preconception.
“I would say it’s harder to find companies now, startups and scale-ups, that are not contributing to sustainability than the other way round. Eighty percent
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