“Despite gloom and doom predictions, solutions to poverty and climate change are achievable, as long as we have the vision and resolve to invest in them.“
Scott Arnell
In this episode, instead of bringing you a long-form interview with a world-class investor, I thought I’d do something different. This time, I’m revisiting the book that inspired this podcast: Sustainable and Responsible Investing 360: Lessons Learned from World-Class Investors.
As we step into a new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the choices we make and remind ourselves how sustainable and responsible investing became significant in the first place. We’ll explore why so many investors now see it as a future-proof investment trend and why more are considering the broader impact their portfolio returns have on others.
This episode is designed to do just that, featuring three chapters from the audiobook version of Sustainable and Responsible Investing 360: Lessons Learned from World-Class Investors. It’s an opportunity to revisit the foundational “why” behind sustainable investing – not as just a trend, but as a necessary shift in how we think about finance and its role in the world.
These chapters are narrated by the talented veteran actor Graham Rowat. The book is designed to be easy to navigate – you can read it from cover to cover or jump to specific topics that interest you.
The book begins with an overview of sustainable and responsible investing – its challenges, opportunities, and importance – before transitioning to interviews with 26 professional investors who have broken new ground in responsible investment
At the start of this new year, I wanted to share these three chapters as a chance to reflect on what truly matters. My hope is that they inspire you to think differently about your financial decisions and their potential to align with a more sustainable future.
If you are interested in checking out the rest of the audiobook, which is produced and copyrighted by Ascent Audio, you can find it on Audible, Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite audiobooks.
Please enjoy… and thank you for listening.
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What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:06] Chapter 1: Why Sustainable & Responsible Investing?
[08:48] Enter Sustainable and Responsible Investing
[10:12] Migrating Into the Mainstream
[11:49] Sustainable & Responsible Investing Acronyms and SRI
[15:07] ‘I Don’t Have to Tell You Things Are Bad’
[21:33] COVID-19 Pulled Back the Curtain
[24:43] ‘I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight’
[32:17] ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’
[34:18] Taming the 400-Pound Gorilla in the Room
[36:30] Gaining Traction and Altitude
[38:19] Wide Road Ahead
[44:25] Chapter 2: Why SRI is a Future-Proof Trend
[49:22] Millennials Bank the Next Great Wealth Transfer
[55:59] Chapter 3: Aligning Investment Portfolios with SRI Values
[01:00:14] Aligning Your Portfolio With Your Mission
[01:04:48] Asset Classes
MORE QUOTES FROM THE BOOK:
“Our first priority should be to do what we can to ensure that future generations don’t face an existential threat. Then we can take our time to retrospectively figure out who or what was to blame for today’s climate crisis. ”
— Scott Arnell
“A mission statement only means and stands for something if it challenges how we act and, ultimately, the outcomes we achieve. ”
— Scott Arnell
