Finance
Women Shattered the ESG Glass Ceiling, Now the Men Want In
Responsible investing is that rare arena in finance where the gender imbalance in top jobs isn’t hugely lopsided in men’s favor.
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It was the usual setup for panelists at a finance conference talking about making smart investments. They were all the same gender.
In this case, all women. That probably wasn’t surprising, considering the event was hosted by the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment. Still, Karine Hirn, founding partner at East Capital in Hong Kong, watched in admiration. She celebrated on Twitter: “Climate finance is at last opening up perspectives for great talent within the otherwise very unbalanced world of finance.”