Consumers can create impact by spending their money at businesses they believe in – be it organic produce, ethical fashion or sustainably produced furniture. In financial markets, ESG investing is aiming to have a similar effect. By now, more than $30 trillion of professionally managed assets go to companies that promise to uphold certain standards with regard to the environment, society and government.
In this DLD All Stars session, Sir Ronald Cohen – a pioneer of impact investing – discusses these efforts with HypoVereinsbank CEO Michael Diederich and Acton Capital’s Elisabeth Löwenbourg-Brzezinski.
