Money makes the world go round and what you do with that money has a key role in shaping what kind of world that will be.
The appetite for more ethical, sustainable investment seems to be on the rise. Sir Ronald Cohen’s recent report set out a pathway to propel social impact investment into the mainstream and called on governments to do more to maximise the potential $1tn in capital that could be mobilised to tackle global problems.
Yet currently, less than $40bn of capital has been committed to impact investment, despite many recent studies which point to ethical funds outperforming their non-ethical peers.
So what can be done to build up the responsible investment market and ensure that money is flowing into the kind of projects that are building a better world?
Join the experts for a live chat
Join us on Wednesday 22 October at 1pm BST for a live chat with a panel of experts to discuss mobilising investment and finance to tackle global challenges from climate change and the environment to human rights and corporate governance.
Topics explored, among others, will include:
- Why does investing in social and environmental change matter?
- How best to mobilise your money to work for ethical aims?
- What is the role of investors, charities, faith communities and others in scaling up ethical finance?
- How can investors with ethical values make a difference in more traditional companies?
Panel
Seb Beloe, head of sustainability research at WHEB Asset Management
Charlie Cronick, senior climate adviser at Greenpeace
John Ditchfield, director and adviser at Barchester Green Investment
Hayley Collen, director of ventures at ClearlySo
Gill Lofts, wealth and asset management partner, EY
Lucy Siegle, environmental journalist, Guardian columnist, author and a frequent commentator on television and radio
Hermione Tayor, founding director The DoNation
More to follow
Get involved
The live chat is completely text based and will take place on this page in the comments section below, kicking off on Wednesday 22 October, 1pm BST. You can submit any questions in advance by tweeting them to @GuardianSustBiz using #askGSB or using the form below and we’ll put them to the panel on the day.
The live chat coincides with Good Money Week running from 19 to 25 October
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