Finance, investors, business & ESG with Sophie Kennedy of EQ Investors

05/13/22 • 66 min

This episode features a recording* of Sophie Kennedy, Joint CEO of EQ Investors, one of Urbano's most loyal members and supporters. EQ Investors are an award-winning discretionary fund manager, focused on sustainable and impact investing, based in the City Of London.
In this episode takes an in-depth and personal look at the challenges facing those in investment and finance to deliver sustainable, wealth creation. During the course of her discussion with Mark Herring, she looks how those City are changing , what options there are for those individuals who want to look after their families for the longer term.
Included in the discussion are issues around labels like ESG.
Sophie also gives feedback on COP26 and how they worked with other B Corps to push for changes to company's Articles of Association as an important step to delivering measurable corporate benchmarks built around sustainability.
For more information on EQ Investors, click here: EQ Investors
For more information about Mark, Talent Lab & Urbano Network - and to leave feedback - click here: https://www.talentlab.co.uk/networking/
* The sound quality of this episode was affected by a very loud air conditioning unit which we couldn't turn off. The important messages are still audible though with an industrial background.

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