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🌍✨ The Future of Investing is Here! 🌟 Did you know that companies focused on social and environmental good are not just doing the right thing but also outperforming their peers? 📈💡 Investing in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is no longer optional—it's essential! Companies with strong ESG strategies experience higher growth, reduced risk, and greater returns. 📊💪 Join the movement towards impact investing with VentureCrowd and support innovative companies like Patriot Hydrogen, Wave Swell Energy, and PowerPlay. 🌱💧⚡ Why ESG? ✅ Higher financial growth ✅ Lower volatility ✅ Stronger ethical standards Discover how you can make a positive impact on the planet and your pocketbook. Let's invest in a better future together! 🌏💚 Want to learn more? Read our blog article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3XNPHDM Book a call with our team today! 📞 https://bit.ly/3VQi3Lb #ESG #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability #VentureCrowd #InvestInTheFuture #GoGreen #EcoFriendly 🌿

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? With the global economy showing signs of recovery and a surge in new investment opportunities, there’s been a renewed focus on sustainable investments. Companies with strong ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices are attracting significant investor attention. One key trend to watch is the growing interest in sectors like renewable energy and tech innovation, driven by both private equity and institutional investors. Investors are looking for long-term growth, and the current environment is ripe for those willing to bet on sustainability and innovation. Are you keeping up with these shifts? #InvestmentTrends #SustainableInvesting #ESG

Private markets are reaching an inflection point on urgent #ClimateAction. Our newest article explores the transformative potential of Science Based Targets initiative to drive portfolio #decarbonization in private equity. As data systems standardize, investor accountability mounts, science-based targets unlock asset owner demands for credible net zero strategies, and ESG commitments will cascade through private capital at scale. Streamlined SBT guidance is equipping PE firms to lead while improving resilience. Expect ambitious decarbonization to soon become the norm as leaders propagate ambitious #netzero transformation through portfolios. Click through to read now! https://lnkd.in/dNwGN6PY #PrivateEquity #ESG #sustainability #cleanenergy

In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, integrating sustainability into both core and thematic investments is not just a trend – it's a strategic imperative. Here's why: Core Investments: ESG Resilience: Companies with robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices exhibit long-term resilience in volatile markets, forming a stable foundation for your portfolio. Thematic Investments: Aligning with Trends: Thematic investments, focusing on sustainability trends like renewable energy, social impact, and circular economy, position your portfolio for both ethical and financial gains. Key Trends: Renewable Energy Revolution: Ride the wave of the global shift towards clean energy. Social Impact Investing: Seek opportunities that generate positive social change. Circular Economy: Invest in companies embracing resource efficiency and waste reduction. Tech for Sustainability: Support innovation addressing sustainability challenges. Conclusion: Integrate sustainability into your investments for a future where financial success coexists with positive impact. #SustainableInvesting #ESG #FutureFinance 🌿

🌿 Invest.Green: Who We Are At Invest.Green, we're a multi-disciplinary team of seasoned research analysts and investment professionals, many of whom are trailblazers in sustainable investment. Our team includes: 🌟 The Founding Chairman of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the largest investor organization promoting sustainable investment, with 5,000+ members and $100 trillion+ in assets under management. 🌟 The founder and CEO of the world's #1-rated sustainable investment research firm. 🌟 The founding CEO who built the largest private equity Cleantech portfolio globally. 🌟 The former CEO of the world's largest solar company. 🌟 The founder and CEO of the leading international organization for Cleantech education and promotion. Our digital media team excels at producing high-quality environmental content, distributed globally via platforms like CNBC. We've featured exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Bill Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and leaders from the World Bank, IMF, Siemens, and Panasonic. Join us as we lead the charge towards a sustainable future! 🌍💚 #Sustainability #InvestGreen #Cleantech #ResponsibleInvestment #GreenEnergy #EnvironmentalLeadership

Ever been curious about what really is ESG and Sustainability all about? Heard a lot of noise and don’t know what opinion to form? I’m certainly in that boat and looking forward to this series from Flectēre and 4-D Global to help me learn new perspectives and maybe unlearn old ones. #thinkinbets #thinkingraphs #learn #earn #flow

Investors need to rethink net-zero alignment to address flaws and accelerate decarbonisation, say Lombard Odier Investment Managers. Failing to identify progress in cutting greenhouse gases in high-carbon sectors and overlooking Scope 3 emissions hinders progress to net zero. #NetZero #Decarbonisation #PensionsforPurpose https://ow.ly/f2Po50R6kQL

Achieving alignment with 1.5°C scenarios is difficult for private markets. Our newest article dissects why private equity's #ESG adoption lags despite motivations to lead: While Science Based Targets initiative delivers the guidance, real-world barriers persist around data aggregation, asset diversity, and business priorities that compete with #sustainability objectives. However, progressive PE firms are rising to the challenge and unlocking portfolio #decarbonization through science-based target setting. More leaders must follow suit to cascade critical #ClimateAction. Click through to read now! https://lnkd.in/dNwGN6PY #netzero #privateequity #cleanenergy #ScienceBasedTargets

"The CEOs asked themselves ‘as we go on this journey towards Net Zero do we need to go it alone or can we go together? It turns out, we can, and must, go together," says Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition, a spin-off from the World Economic Forum founded by some of the world’s largest #petrochemical companies. It focuses on the development of #NetZero business models and unlocking the technologies and finance that will enable them. Read the interview to learn more about why industry #collaboration is key to achieving #sustainability goals. https://lnkd.in/ePsCJMKq

Though data and priority obstacles have inhibited adoption, progressive #privateequity firms leverage #SBTi strategies regardless to unlock portfolio #emissionsreductions at scale. Market momentum is building through these first movers. #ClimateAction #sustainability #sustainability #decarbonization