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Gender Parity
Why venture capital should commit to gender balance
Private capital can help female-led or founded companies to survive a global pandemic that has adversely affected women and exacerbated inequalities.
Private Investors
Why private-market investors need to accelerate their push for diversity
Diversity in investment decisions is valued by private-market investors, yet the industry can do better when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Decarbonizing Energy
5 ways to boost renewable energy investment in developing economies
In developing countries, net zero will require huge amounts of renewable energy investment. Here are 5 ways policy-makers can smooth the way for this much-needed finance.
Africa
How to attract private finance to Africa’s development
Africa’s economic gains of the last two decades are in jeopardy due to COVID-19. But privately funded projects could provide a lifeline to its development.
Private Investors
ESG is missing a metric: R for resilience
The growing pace of upheavals in the world means a need to give investors a means of assessing how well businesses are equipped to withstand, adapt and grow in the face of shocks
Private Investors
How female founders and investors are shaking up venture capital
DecaBillion+ is an initiative that recognizes female talent and plans to mobilize $10 billion in venture capital investment by 2026 to close the gender gap
Private Investors
The secret to a successful startup? Letting employees own it
A study conducted by Wharton finance professors has identified potential outcomes when venture capital firms have common ownership of startups.
Institutional Investors
AI won't replace investment managers, but it could improve returns
AI is set to revolutionize the pensions and savings industry with the size of the global AI asset management market seen at $13.5 billion within six years.
Geo-economics
How stock markets respond to social unrest
In open and democratic countries, social unrest events have a negligible impact on stock markets. The same can't be said for more authoritarian regimes.
Circular Economy
Here's how private investors can turn plastic into gold
A plastics recycling market in emerging economies promises attractive returns –while tackling plastic pollution into the bargain. Here's how to build one.
Institutional Investors
Want investors to care about natural resources? Put a price on them
Asset owners should be part of the solution to the two biggest problems facing humanity – the degradation of natural resources and the rise of inequality.
Private Investors
What to do about the shift from public to private markets
Solutions to ensure that public and private markets complement each other will see companies and investors getting the best of both worlds.
Banking and Capital Markets
Yes, ESG is complicated. Together, we can simplify it.
A coherent, comprehensive system of corporate disclosure is needed to ensure markets can understand risks and opportunities related to social and environmental issues.
Climate Change
Investors: the time for net zero is now
The climate revolution is now well and truly underway – and for investors, this is an opportunity to generate healthy returns while saving the planet.
Institutional Investors
We asked more than 110 investors how they plan for the unexpected. Here’s what we found out
From climate change, water security and demographic shifts to geopolitics, low and negative real long-term interest rates and technological evolution: institutional investors must respond...