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Chris Farrell's 'The Greener Good' series: Ethical investing

How can you express your values, improve your financial returns and have an impact on the world? Most agree that socially responsible investing helps the planet — and your bottom line.

A warming planet changes everything, including how businesses think about investing. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) data can be used to help key players build a more ethical strategy that can also deliver solid returns.

This program is hosted by MPR senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.

Guests:

  • Bruno‌ ‌Sarda‌‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌professor‌ ‌at‌ ‌‌Arizona‌ ‌State‌ ‌University's‌ ‌Global‌ ‌Institute‌ ‌of‌ ‌Sustainability‌ ‌and‌ ‌Innovation.‌

  • Heidi‌ ‌DuBois‌‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ executive‌ ‌vice-president‌ ‌and‌ ‌head‌ ‌of‌ ‌ESG‌ ‌for‌ ‌Edelman‌.

  • Suzanne‌ ‌Fallender‌‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌director‌ ‌of‌ ‌corporate‌ ‌responsibility‌ ‌at‌ ‌Intel.‌ ‌

“The Greener Good” series is presented by MPR News and Bank of America.

Use the audio player above to listen to the program.

Correction (June 17, 2021): Bruno Sarda's title was incorrect in an earlier version of this story. The article has been updated.