ESG Investing: Integrating Impact as a Source for Business Value

Responsible investing, specifically around climate, has seen exponential growth in the last decade. Now, institutional investors are strongly advising companies to integrate ESG criteria into their company’s long-term business strategy in material areas that are relevant to the firm. At the 21st annual Social Enterprise Conference, Capital for Good, Doug Beal, ’95BUS, partner and director of sustainable financial institutions, finance, and investing at BCG; Preeti Bhattachari, ’14BUS ’09CC, head of sustainable investing at JPMorgan US Private Bank; and Courtney Thompson, ’17BUS, executive director of global sustainable finance at Morgan Stanley, discussed the future of ESG, the implications of the new US Inflation Reduction Act, and navigating the political landscape and discourse on ESG investing. This session was moderated by Professor Bruce Usher.