PREMIUM: HARADA & KHANDUJA

INVESTING FOR IMPACT

Environmental impact investing is attracting dollars and delivering results. Two experts share their investment strategies.

WEALTHTRACK Episode #1544; Originally Broadcast on April 19, 2019

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CHRISTINE HARADA

• President,
• i(x) investments

VISHAL KHANDUJA

• Portfolio Manager,
• Calvert Green Bond Fund

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Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships
By Howard Warren Buffett and William Eimicke

• Public, private, philanthropic partnerships can work
• Neither sector can solve global challenges by themselves
• Working together can be more effective in addressing big issues such as inequality, climate change, affordable house, healthcare & food insecurity
• Buffett & Eimicke show examples of effective & ineffective ways to partner

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Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships

HARADA: GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION

• Invest in companies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Focus on commercial real estate and electrified transportation

KHANDUJA: SUSTAINABLE BOND SWEET SPOT

• Bonds maturing in one to five years best place to be
• Renewable energy bonds best for long-term impact

• Avangrid, Inc. (AGR)
• Solar Mosaic (privately held)

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This is the first appearance of both guests on WEALTHTRACK

HARADA: LOGICAL CHOICE

Christine Harada, an aerospace engineer by training is the president of i(x) investments, a startup focused on venture capital investments in companies making a positive impact on society. She says one led to the other.

KHANDUJA: UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES

As a portfolio manager Vishal Khanduja was focused largely on obtaining the best risk-adjusted financial returns for his clients. Then he joined socially responsible investing pioneer, Calvert.