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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