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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/go/social_value_investing">Social Value Investing: The Success of Cross-Sector Partnerships</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Monday, September 17, 6:00-8:00pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Low Library, Columbia University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management invites you to an event hosted by
<b>Howard W. Buffett</b> and <b>William Eimicke</b> featuring:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Matthew Bishop</b>, Managing Director, the Rockefeller Foundation<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><b>Regina Esteves</b>, Director President, Comunitas<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Ester Fuchs</b>, Professor of International and Public Affairs & Political Science, Columbia University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Josette Sheeran</b>, President and CEO, the Asia Society<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us on <b>Monday, September 17<sup>th</sup></b>, to explore an exciting, new, emerging area of public policy with a discussion of compelling stores of cross-sector partnerships from around the world. This discussion builds upon Buffett’s
and Eimicke’s recently published book, <a href="https://sipa.columbia.edu/svi"><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships</span></i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">,
</span></i></b></span>which presents a new way to approach some of society's most difficult and intractable challenges—through new partnerships bringing together leaders from the public, private, and philanthropic sectors.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event, held at Columbia’s iconic Low Memorial Library, will begin with a reception at
<b>6:00pm</b> with wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The panel discussion, moderated by William Eimicke, will begin at 7:00pm with opening remarks from Steven Cohen, director of the
<a href="http://spm.ei.columbia.edu">Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management</a>, and Howard W. Buffett.<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information and to RSVP, <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/go/social_value_investing">
click here</a>.<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kelsie DeFrancia<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Director, Research Program on Sustainability Policy & Management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Earth Institute | Columbia University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T: 212 854 8498 | C: 435 260 8997<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://spm.ei.columbia.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">spm.ei.columbia.edu</span></a><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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