About this episode

The episode features an interview with Melanie Beyeler from EFG International discussing sustainable investment opportunities during Climate Week Zurich.

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of th e first-ever Climate Week Zurich taking place May 4-9, and all week we're bringing you special daily episodes from Zurich. In our second episode of the week , we're talking to Switzerland-based EFG International, a global private banking and asset management group . We sit down on the sidelines of Climate Week Zurich with Melanie Beyeler, the bank's Global Head of Sustainable Investing . Melanie outlines the landscape for sustainable finance and where she sees continued investment opportunities. "If you listen to the market chatter, you might think that sustainable investing is out of fashion , there is hardly any demand left — b ut then if you look at the data, you get a very different picture," she says. " For us, sustainable investing starts with a very practical question : What will the world need more of in the future, and which companies are well-positioned to provide it?" Melanie says companies need to treat sustainability as a strategic management tool to build value . "If sustainability is only done for the photo opportunity , for the annual report , you will always struggle to justify the cost," she says. "But if it's…

People in this episode

Host: S&P Global

Guest: Melanie Beyeler

Topics covered

• sustainable investing
• finance
• Climate Week Zurich
• investment opportunities
• asset management

Keywords

• sustainable finance
• investment
• sustainability
• private banking
• asset management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EFG International

Places: Switzerland

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