Sustainable Investing 101: A Primer on Green Investment Strategies
Offered By: The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Dive into a comprehensive 56-minute conference talk on sustainable investing fundamentals. Learn the key concepts and broad approaches to green investing, including essential terminology and tools for developing investment strategies aligned with climate goals. Explore topics such as assessing impact, ESG, value-first investing, impact investing, venture capital, personal finance, shareholder advocacy, and biodiversity credits. Gain insights on investing without compromising business models, the role of climate tech VC, and the importance of scope 3 reporting. Address concerns about greenwashing and understand the true impact of sustainable investing in this informative session presented by Sophie Purdom, Principal at C6 Solutions and Co-Founder of Climate Tech VC, at the Aspen Ideas Climate 2022 conference.
Syllabus
Intro
Assessing Impact
Agenda
Climate Tech VC
ESG
Sustainable Investing
Value First Investing
Recap
Clarification
Impact Investing
Investing Without Collapsing Business Models
Climate Investing Impact Investing
Venture Capital
Personal Finance
Aspiration
Shareholder Advocacy
Exxon
Venture Investing
Calvert Investments
Investing in Politics
Biodiversity Credits
Impact of Investing
Greenwashing
Scope 3 Reporting
Taught by
The Aspen Institute
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