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  • Collaborative Ecosystems in Sustainable Finance: Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds

    Collaborative Ecosystems in Sustainable Finance: Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds

    Financial markets are the primary directors of economic activity in a capitalist global society, but they also have an important societal role in encouraging investments that are beneficial to natural and human ecosystems.

  • Steering Wealth Towards Sustainable Investing

    Steering Wealth Towards Sustainable Investing

    Sustainability Management student Dazzle Bhujwala has over 15 years of global Wealth Management experience with leading international banks. He believes financial institutions need to incorporate sustainable investing.

  • Patient Capital: Financing Nonprofits

    Patient Capital: Financing Nonprofits

    Nonprofit organizations face pressures to focus spending on external operations and pull back on central administrative costs, but this emphasis can undermine the ability of the organization to effectively deliver its services. The concept of “patient capital” offers another point of view.

  • The Days of Greenwashing Are Over

    The Days of Greenwashing Are Over

    “The days of greenwashing are over,” remarked Kevin Parker, CEO of Sustainable Insight Capital Management, during a panel discussion on sustainable finance. Parker was among five panelists who discussed the topic of sustainable finance and sustainable investing, including trends and major players, and what skills are needed for jobs in these areas.

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

  • Collaborative Ecosystems in Sustainable Finance: Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds

    Collaborative Ecosystems in Sustainable Finance: Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds

    Financial markets are the primary directors of economic activity in a capitalist global society, but they also have an important societal role in encouraging investments that are beneficial to natural and human ecosystems.

  • Steering Wealth Towards Sustainable Investing

    Steering Wealth Towards Sustainable Investing

    Sustainability Management student Dazzle Bhujwala has over 15 years of global Wealth Management experience with leading international banks. He believes financial institutions need to incorporate sustainable investing.

  • Patient Capital: Financing Nonprofits

    Patient Capital: Financing Nonprofits

    Nonprofit organizations face pressures to focus spending on external operations and pull back on central administrative costs, but this emphasis can undermine the ability of the organization to effectively deliver its services. The concept of “patient capital” offers another point of view.

  • The Days of Greenwashing Are Over

    The Days of Greenwashing Are Over

    “The days of greenwashing are over,” remarked Kevin Parker, CEO of Sustainable Insight Capital Management, during a panel discussion on sustainable finance. Parker was among five panelists who discussed the topic of sustainable finance and sustainable investing, including trends and major players, and what skills are needed for jobs in these areas.