This is Summa & Friends, the podcast for people with the courage to care for a wiser future.
Listen to unique leaders and experts exploring the challenges we are facing and revealing their stories about the solutions and how to get there.
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This is Summa & Friends, the podcast for people with the courage to care for a wiser future.
Listen to unique leaders and experts exploring the challenges we are facing and revealing their stories about the solutions and how to get there.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been described as a business plan for the world, highlighting 17 broad problem areas for which the world needs to find solutions. While originally intended for governments, the UN SDGs is also a powerful framework for investors who have both financial and sustainability objectives.
Creating truly sustainable portfolios is hard and requires a fundamental rethink of the entire investment process to incorporate impact as a third dimension, alongside risk and return. So, says Carsten Stendevad, co-CIO for sustainability at Bridgewater who shares his perspective on the challenges and rewards of building sustainable portfolios in today’s episode.
On today’s podcast:
● Bridgewater’s sustainable investing journey
● How Bridgewater applies their systematic research approach to sustainability
● Assessing net zero alignment – from macro to individual players
● Balancing return, risk and impact to achieve strong financial and sustainability outcomes
● Reflections on a sustainable future
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