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NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Hosts Panel on ESG and Impact Investing Across Asset Classes
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On April 23, NYU Stern's Center for Sustainable Business hosted a panel entitled, "ESG and Impact Investing Across Asset Classes."
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From left to right: Professor Tensie Whelan, Jessica Zarzycki, Lee Gao, Ailene Holderness, Kyung-Ah Park
The evening began with welcome remarks from Kyung-Ah Park, managing director and head of environmental markets at Goldman Sachs & Co.
The discussion, which was moderated by Professor Tensie Whelan, explored how investors across fixed income, public equity and private equity investing strategies integrate ESG and impact into investment decisions.
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Professor Tensie Whelan moderates the discussion on the challenges facing ESG and impact investors
Panelists reinforced the idea that environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing is not 'one size fits all,’ sharing success stories from a variety of industries.
Panelists included:
©Slezak: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
From left to right: Professor Tensie Whelan, Jessica Zarzycki, Lee Gao, Ailene Holderness, Kyung-Ah Park
The evening began with welcome remarks from Kyung-Ah Park, managing director and head of environmental markets at Goldman Sachs & Co.
"ESG and sustainability are becoming mainstream – both as a financial and a strategic lever for investors and companies.” $GS' Kyung-Ah Park at an event co-hosted with @NYUSternCSB on impact investing pic.twitter.com/LIhwWjVqy4
— Goldman Sachs (@GoldmanSachs) April 24, 2019
The discussion, which was moderated by Professor Tensie Whelan, explored how investors across fixed income, public equity and private equity investing strategies integrate ESG and impact into investment decisions.
©Slezak: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
Professor Tensie Whelan moderates the discussion on the challenges facing ESG and impact investors
Happening now: CSB Director @TensieWhelan moderates our panel organized in partnership with @GoldmanSachs in which speakers from #GoldmanSachs, Pegasus Capital Advisors and @NuveenInv will provide insight on #ESG integration and #impactinvesting strategies pic.twitter.com/OOiUu8k5Xm
— NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (@NYUSternCSB) April 23, 2019
Panelists reinforced the idea that environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing is not 'one size fits all,’ sharing success stories from a variety of industries.
Panelists included:
- Lee Gao, co-portfolio manager, Imprint Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Ailene Holderness, vice president, Pegasus Capital Advisors
- Jessica Zarzycki, senior director, co-portfolio manager and global sovereigns & emerging markets fixed income research analyst, Nuveen