environmental

Exclusive proposals for early-stage healthcare companies fund, a novel esophagus therapy, a hybrid-electric airship and sustainable investments in water conservation will be heard by qualifying family offices and private investors at the latest virtual Campden Wealth Funds and Direct Investments Event on 21 October.

Each of the four investment opportunities will be introduced in 15-minute slots to all family offices and investors online who will be able to ask questions and discuss the potential returns.

Family principals engaged in sustainable investing welcome the rising interest among private wealth holders in investing to tackle the climate crisis, but some warn real world action must follow and insist families can take the lead in positive change.

Some families said they see environmentally sustainable investing as a way for private and public investors to collaborate. Others see the discipline as a core family business value, or as part of a broader trend in environmental, social and governance investing over centuries.

The Albert family of Australia is dedicating its almost 140 years of experience and passion for nurturing music talent and broadcast media to impact investing in a growing number of cultural, environmental and welfare pioneers.

In the space of one year, social awareness has escalated and brought the world together in dealing with the health, financial and commercial impact of Covid-19. The way businesses work has changed. How they engage with other people has changed. Their expectations of the companies with whom they choose to do business have grown and intensified.

This has energised businesses of many types to reflect on their purpose and values, their capability to deliver what really matters and to do so in a financially, environmentally and socially responsible way.