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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. Fossil fuels are at high risk of becoming stranded assets and PEs have a significant stake in the energy sector.

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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. Sustainable capitalism resists short-term thinking and endeavors to maximize long-term economic value creation.