{"id":254,"date":"2020-11-15T10:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T10:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/?p=254"},"modified":"2021-05-03T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:24:05","slug":"how-can-private-investors-invest-responsibly-and-sustainably-moving-beyond-the-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/2020\/11\/15\/how-can-private-investors-invest-responsibly-and-sustainably-moving-beyond-the-why\/","title":{"rendered":"How can private investors invest responsibly and sustainably? Moving beyond the why!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sustainability matters for all investors, both private and institutional. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending climate crisis, the interdependence of capital markets, economies, environmental impacts, and social impacts is clearer than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, sustainable investment by institutional investors was USD 30,7 trillion in assets under management in Europe, the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (GSIA, 2019). This is a 34% increase since 2016 and a 68% increase since 2014 (GSIA, 2017), indicating that sustainable investment is becoming mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This trend can also be seen in the private\ninvestment space. Many individuals are moving beyond the question of <em>why<\/em>\nthey should invest sustainably and are now focused on <em>how<\/em> to best\nincorporate sustainability considerations into their investments in ways that\nsupport their overall objectives and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this is path is not as clear and straightforward. There are many questions that pop up in a private investor\u2019s mind. <em>How and where to start? Is sustainable investing the same as ethical investing? What is Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing? Do I have to forgo profits when investing sustainably? What are the information sources? How much time do I need to put in? How does sustainable investing differ in stocks V\/s fund?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1-850x566.jpg 850w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/How-to-invest-responsibly-as-a-private-investor-1.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To answer all these tricky yet tangible\nquestions, <strong>Hanna Silvola<\/strong>, Associate Professor in Accounting at Hanken\ninvites <strong>Tiina Landau<\/strong>, a Sustainability and ESG expert who currently\nworks at Neste and has previously worked at one of the biggest pension funds in\nFinland, Ilmarinen. They have also together written a book in Finnish on\nsustainable investment titled \u2018Vastuullisuudesta ylituottoa sijoituksiin\u2019. This\nbook will be soon released in English with the title \u2018Sustainable Investing:\nBeating the market with ESG\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready for concrete knowledge and tips on how to invest responsibly as a private investor? I am sure you are! Tune in <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/hanken-schoolofeconomics\/episodes\/Sustainability-Unwrapped-How-to-invest-responsibly-and-sustainably-as-a-private-investor-emhmoc\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/em> in our latest pod!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sustainability Unwrapped: How to invest responsibly and sustainably as a private investor?\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0Aw9bEnERsqTT2D2qsrMY3?si=IrJ7lGQURlOVWzfoomLsww&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/e06_silvola_1.pdf\">Episode 5 Transcript<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/e06_silvola_1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>References: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GSIA 2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/publications\/sustainable-investing.pdf\">https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/publications\/sustainable-investing.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannaSilvola\">Hanna Silvola<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TiinaLandau\">Tiina Landau<\/a> on Twitter! 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