{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60a656aa314e52001271805b/60b8b91628852a001bb6dd72?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reset the economy Part II: William Burckart - The changed investment environment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60a656aa314e52001271805b/1622733364857-91a5c3aef0e30d3ff38ac725fe4dc230.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>COVID-19 and the subsequent social and economic crises have underlined once more that we must urgently address the severe shortcomings in our present-day economies and societies. We must intensify our efforts to combat climate change, loss of biodiversity, and rising inequality, and build an economy that is fit for the future: one that is more resilient, more sustainable, and more inclusive.</p><p><br></p><p>Investors play a crucial role in the transition to this new economy, providing the capital needed to realise real and profound change. The investment choices they make can have a positive impact on our planet and on society, and at the same time safeguard their chances of solid long-term investment returns.</p><p><br></p><p>In a series of articles and podcasts Hans Stegeman, Chief Investment Strategist at Triodos Investment Management, explores the contours of a future-proof economy, and the ways to get there.&nbsp;</p><h3><br></h3><p>In this second episode, Hans Stegeman and&nbsp;William Burckart, President and COO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiiproject.com/about/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Investment Integration Project</strong></a>&nbsp;and co-author of the book&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiiproject.com/21st-century-investing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>21st&nbsp;Century Investing</strong></a>,&nbsp;discuss a new approach to investing to drive systemic change:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Choosing the right transitions; a forward-looking approach in making investment decisions</li><li>Impact first; contributing to positive change and thus mitigating risks, instead of the other way around</li><li>The best asset classes to make impact.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Triodos Investment Management"}