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Episode description
Sasja Beslik is one of the most influential men when it comes to sustainable finance: more than 200.000 people follow his hot takes on social media.
At Nordea, Sasja pioneered including ESG factors into investment decisions (worth €320 billion in 2018), which led to big changes in the bank's strategy. Sasja is also co-author of "Where the money tree grows", about climate-smart investing.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why Greta Thunberg follows Sasja on Twitter
- How Sasja's background as refugee influenced his career
- What successful ESG investing means today
- Why he calls out corporates
Follow Sasja on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SasjaBeslik
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