This newsletter is a special one. It highlights the book I co-authored with a number of remarkable individuals over the course of 2024. My contribution includes Chapter 6, titled "Scaling Sustainable Finance: The Role of Asset Owners." The book's title, For the World's Profit, clearly reflects its purpose while emphasizing the urgency of taking action. We find ourselves at a defining moment where the paths of capitalism and sustainable development converge. For centuries, private enterprise has been a driving force in reducing poverty, fostering economic growth, and addressing societal issues. Through the mechanisms of profit-driven activities'such as resource allocation, innovation, competition, and production'businesses have delivered countless goods and services that enhance quality of life. Yet, while markets have succeeded in many ways, they have also fallen short, often amplifying or even causing some of humanity's most pressing challenges and environmental crises. This book...
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