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Urgency of Tackling Climate Change with Balderton's Shikha Ahluwalia

Urgency of Tackling Climate Change with Balderton's Shikha Ahluwalia

FromThe NatureBacked Podcast


Urgency of Tackling Climate Change with Balderton's Shikha Ahluwalia

FromThe NatureBacked Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We spoke with Shikha Ahluwalia about the climate's role in all investment decisions, Balderton's own green strategy, and how to invest in climate-friendly companies across the sectors. London-headquartered Balderton has raised around 5 billion US dollars for its funds, and is known for investments in startups including Revolut and Betfair.A few key takeaways from Shikha Ahluwalia:**"We're definitely not doing enough to tackle climate change.  As investors, and the investing scene in general, we have a unique responsibility to address the issues of the next well, not even 50 years, the next eight years until 2030."**"Ultimately, we all need to learn to be less greedy and think about the world we're building for generations to come. And that's not five generations down the line. I'm talking about our children: my children, your children, and it's very, very near. So I think that the idea that investors need to be doing much, much more is super important. Returns in terms of impact on the planet, in terms of impact on the climate, need to be measured alongside financial returns."**"We should be asking, how do we set up a process in a way that it becomes top of the agenda to invest into climate-friendly companies as part of investment decision making?"
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (89)

At NatureBacked, we talk with investors worldwide about climate change, covering everything from CO2 emissions to floods to investors' personal choices for turning the world greener. We speak with one investor in each episode, released on Mondays. The NatureBacked podcast is supported by Single.Earth - a startup that tokenizes the world's nature, bringing financial value to ecosystem services.