Aligning Impact Investment with Sustainable Development Goals

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The UN Sustainable Development goals have released their first report about the global focus on public equity, fixed income, climate change and water and sanitation. Sonen Capital, a leading impact investment firm, has published the report that directly links investment strategies to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The UN Agenda discussed how world economy and ecosystem could be full sustainable by the year 2030 with the development goals.

The Development goals discuss ways to lower carbon emission and increase water efficiency. Some of the issues that were also mention and discussed were creating greater gender diversity for women in corporate roles.

Sonen Capital reports that investment in its global sustainable strategy will include creating the United States first net zero city via large, utility-scale solar installations along with acquire as much as 135,000 acres for sustainable forestry management.

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