A history of the SDGs and the role investors will play

<p>In this episode, you’ll hear about:</p><p>• What the SDGs are and how they are to be achieved.  </p><p>• How did those 17 goals emerge out of the 8 MDGs?  </p><p>• Pitfalls of not including developing nations when you expect those governments to affect change.  </p><p>• What the MDGs achieved for a billion people.  </p><p>• Esther Pan Sloane describes what it was like in the room as the SDGs were negotiated.  </p><p>• Sustainable investment manager Jay Lipman explains how advisers can use the SDGs to connect with clients.  </p><p>• The investor role in attaining the SDGs.  </p><p>Related Story: <a href="https://www.investmentnews.com/what-sparked-todays-love-of-esg-204945" target="_blank">What sparked today’s love of ESG?</a>  </p><p>Guest Bios</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-pan-sloane-9029a5/"><strong>Esther Pan Sloane</strong></a> has been head of partnerships, policy and communication for the United Nations Capital Development Fund since 2015. In this role she engages with the private sector to attract funding for projects that work toward achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. A U.S. national and former diplomat, Sloane was part of the U.S. team that negotiated the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.  </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-lipman-7b949231/"><strong>Jay Lipman </strong></a>is CEO of Ethic, a tech-driven asset management firm he created in 2015 to simplify and popularize the creation of sustainable investment portfolios. Ethic builds separately managed accounts that are optimized to track the market, align with a client’s investment allocation and outperform chosen sustainability criteria. Lipman’s firm also guides clients in developing a personal mission statement.  </p>