Why we can’t tackle the crises of 2020 in isolation

Jan 15, 2021

Hashim, an essential worker in the healthcare industry, greets his daughter through the closed door as he maintains social distance from his family as he works amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., April 11, 2020. Picture taken April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Joy Malone TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY REFILE - CORRECTING STATE - RC253G9I4I5B

2020 showed the pandemic and social injustice are closely related. Image: REUTERS/Joy Malone

Audrey Choi

Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Sustainable Investing; Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

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