Sustainable Investment Strategies

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August 08, 2025

by a searcher from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business in Dallas, TX, USA

With the growing emphasis on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria, how do you incorporate sustainability into your investment strategies, and what metrics or frameworks do you use to measure the impact of your investments?
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from Harvard University in Washington D.C., DC, USA
In terms of my personal investments, I have spent the last five years working to align my investments with my personal values. For me, the easiest thing was to start by weeding out the investments that were the most harmful (fossil fuels, private prisons, etc). Then, when I was ready, I started to incorporate investments into funds that are actively working to improve the health of our planet and our communities. My last step has been getting into private investments that align with my values. I'm hoping ETA can be a part of that. Also, I think a lot of us forget that our banks are a great place to start with aligning our values. There are lots of great websites to dig into whether your bank is funding things that don't align with your values. I'm partial to mightydeposits.com. Banks are able to leverage our money something like 9x, so even if you just have $100K in the bank, your bank is likely having closer to $1M worth of impact in the world. In terms of evaluating the impact of my investments from a sustainability standpoint, that is tougher. I read the reports and try to ask questions when I can. There's definitely some greenwashing going on out there, but I do the best I can and constantly remind myself to not let perfection be the enemy of the good.
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from University of Minnesota in San Diego, CA, USA
I find ESG to be an easy win in terms of value creation strategy as many tradtional business sellers do not have formal processes in place. A simple actionable strategy to implement ESG initiaives can add a lot of value. Will be following this convo for best practices to measure ROI in this arena.
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