At løse verdens store miljømæssige og sociale problemer vil kræve milliarder i privat kapital. Banken Merrill Lynch giver i en nylig artikel et bud på, hvordan du kan investere i virksomheder, der arbejder for en bedre verden.
Her er et uddrag af artiklen:
“At the end of 2019, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) estimated that more than 1,720 organizations were managing $715 billion in impact investing assets worldwide.2 But what will it take to translate desire into tangible, lasting solutions for problems so large? The world has trillions of dollars to invest in infrastructure and environmental change. The question is, can it get organized? It’s a question the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to answer — and in doing so, provide both individual and institutional investors the opportunity to put their money where it has the greatest impact.
While you can’t invest directly in SDGs, the goals create a roadmap for putting the vast power of capitalism to work on 17 goals that range from ending world hunger to increasing access to clean and renewable energy. That means funding industries that are working to develop products and solutions to meet the goals outlined by the SDGs. And it means financial firms developing innovative investment opportunities large enough to address global needs, yet flexible enough to attract institutional or individual investors at whatever level of risk and reward is most comfortable for them.”
“Investors seeking more competitive returns may find them in industries, technologies and companies developing new products aligned with SDGs. Market opportunities in areas such as food and agriculture, smart cities, energy and materials, and health and well-being continue to grow.
Opportunities could include investing in companies developing new technologies to reduce energy use in buildings, sensors enabling doctors to monitor patients remotely to address medical conditions before they become a problem or technologies that help reduce food waste by getting produce to market faster. The urgency to deliver on the SDGs has only been increased by the coronavirus pandemic, with several governments recognizing that the SDGs can act as a guide to the global response.3
Such opportunities are sure to expand in the months and years ahead. According to the U.N., achieving all 17 will require between $5 trillion and $7 trillion a year4 — a level that traditional sources such as government funding or nonprofit grants won’t be able to meet. ”
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https://www.ml.com/articles/the-roadmap-for-investing-in-a-sustainable-world.html#financial-research-and-insights
