On today's episode of The F Word, Sheryl Hickerson is speaking a second-time with Leslie Samuelrich, President of Green Century Capital Management.
Leslie Samuelrich leads Green Century Capital Management, focusing on the firm’s investment strategies, business development, and impact investing program. The Green Century Funds have experienced 570% growth under her leadership.
Ms. Samuelrich has more than 25 years of experience in ESG investing, corporate engagement, and environmental and public health advocacy. Her comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the New York Times, Responsible Investor, Barron’s, and many other outlets.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) and the Advisory Board of the Intentional Endowments Network. She is a guest lecturer on impact investing at The Wharton School and annually presents at dozens of national and regional industry conferences and events.
Ms. Samuelrich was honored with the 2019 SRI Service Award, which recognizes an “individual who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, high standards of professional conduct, and accomplishment in collaboration with other SRI industry leaders.” She also was selected as one of the “43 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” in 2020.
She holds a BA in Economics from Boston College.
In today's chat we will discuss:
- ESG: Why Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance matters.
- Shareholder Advocacy: How to set your investment strategies apart and make everything more relatable with your clients.
- Impact: Understanding how ESG impacts our local and national communities and even the planet.
Be sure to connect with Leslie Samuelrich:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-samuelrich/
Website: https://www.greencentury.com/
Email: lsamuelrich@greencentury.com
US | SIF Trends Report: https://www.ussif.org/trends
Green Century Newsletter: https://www.greencentury.com/email-signup/