In this episode, Jolly Balva, CFA is joined by David Atkin, CEO of Principles for Responsible Investment. Sustainable investing has become mainstream in key financial markets. David shares insights into key aspects of the evolution of responsible, delving deeper into the following: • David shares defining moments in his career journey • Growth of Responsible investing, beginning with asset owners increasingly acknowledging the importance of inculcating E, S and G related factors. That has now become mainstream across financial market participants in public and private markets. PRI has over 5,000 signatories managing over $121 trillion in assets. • The importance of gender diversity at workplace and the efforts towards women’s representation across hierarchy that demonstrated winning results • The increasing role of sustainable finance in reshaping the financial sector • The progress of regulation in standardizing data, addressing greenwashing • The challenges and progress in the US market • Areas of global focus with biodiversity, emerging markets being key • The need for expertise in the sustainable finance landscape Register for the upcoming India Sustainable Investment Leadership Summit here - https://cfasocietyindia.org/events/india-sustainable-investment-leadership-summit-2024/ _____________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER :This podcast represents the views and opinions of the originally featured speaker and is posted with their express consent. All statements and expressions in the podcast are personal views of the speaker and are meant for educational purposes only and should not be construed as research, recommendation, solicitation, or investment advice. CFA Society India* is a non-profit for member benefit and does not endorse any person, content, product, organization or securities, opinions or recommendations and makes no representation or warranty, guarantee, claim of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, appropriateness, suitability, or completeness of the information mentioned in the podcast. Viewers/readers shouldn't copy, transcribe, adapt, publish, license, distribute, perform and display the content including speech and any/all accompanying materials (including handouts and slides) without prior permission of CFA Society India for any use.
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