Humanitarian and resilience investing in the COVID-19 era
Private investment can prevent fragile situations from spiralling into crisis and pave the road towards a sustainable economic recovery.
Wendy Woods is BCG's Vice Chair, Social Impact, Climate & Sustainability.
Wendy helps lead BCG's work addressing global health, development, education, environment and climate, humanitarian response, and total societal impact. She works with corporate, government, and social sector clients and is closely involved with BCG's partnerships with the World Food Programme, Save the Children, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Yunus Social Business, WWF, and Teach For All.
Private investment can prevent fragile situations from spiralling into crisis and pave the road towards a sustainable economic recovery.
Growing numbers of institutional investors are incorporating environmental, social and governance considerations into their investment criteria.
Nordic companies score higher, on average, on ESG performance, while valuations and total shareholder returns are in line with those of the overall market.
Businesses that integrate social impact into their business models can generate real societal good, and benefit their bottom line.
Wendy Woods asks what the ebola crisis can teach us about Zika.