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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s not too late to RSVP for this week’s panel: <b><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/go/financialecosystem">The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Achieving Sustainability</a>,</b> on
<b>Thursday, March 5<sup>th</sup>, 6:00-8:00pm, </b>at Columbia University. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A new book, titled <i>The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Achieving Sustainability</i>, outlines the rationale for and methods used in six areas where financial acumen has been harnessed to the goal of combining monetary return
with long run sustainability. The Earth Institute invites you to explore each of the six areas and their roles in advancing specific measures of sustainability; new research around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration and climate risk; and
mobilizing financial resources to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The book authors will be joined by other sustainable finance experts from private, non-profit, and intergovernmental organizations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The panel will be followed by a reception with wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information and to RSVP, visit: <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/go/financialecosystem">
https://events.columbia.edu/go/financialecosystem</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kelsie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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: 212 870 2765 | C: 435 260 8997<o:p></o:p></p>
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