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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

To illustrate, BlackRock, the world’s leading investment firm, with more than $7 trillion worth of assets under management, has announced that climate will play a central role in investment considerations. A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments.

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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Our economic system has failed to address long-standing threats like climate change, biodiversity loss, disease, water scarcity, and inequality. Current economic paradigms are myopically fixated on growth and this is not sustainable. However, it remains focused on profit maximization.