{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F7610181e-a622-47a7-a5e2-7f801b0c3978","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Marrying the Economy and the Environment with Tim Dunn","description":"Tim Dunn is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Terra Alpha Investments, an employee and investor-owned investment management firm. Unlike traditional investment firms, Terra Alpha Investments finds companies with the potential to bring long-term, sustainable returns. Having worked almost 20 years in the professional investing space, Tim learned about the limits of our natural systems and the problems being created by our current economic system.\u00a0In this episode, you\u2019ll hear about Tim\u2019s childhood experiences. He talks about his interests in foreign service and learning about the world. He describes why he chose to pursue a degree in International Relations. He shares the moment he became interested in studying financial markets and when he encountered the term, \u201cESG.\u201d You\u2019ll learn about the ways our current economy has made it possible for companies to not be accountable for their damage to our planet. Tim also discusses his thoughts on the future of sustainable investing and its impact.\u00a0\\\"There is a path for investors and companies that serves both the broader environmental needs of the community as well as their own financial needs.\\\"\u00a0- Tim Dunn\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim\\'s childhood and growing up in a political world\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Tim initially wasn\\'t interested in science\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What made Tim have an interest in pursuing International Relations in college\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The moment that made Tim switch from studying foreign policies to financial markets\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim\\'s experience studying companies that invested with ESG in mind\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The differences in responsibilities between an asset manager and an investment banker\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The work culture that attracted Tim to the investment industry\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Discovering the world while also learning about global investments\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Investing in businesses based on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim\\'s thoughts on ESG awareness in the investment industry\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim\u2019s optimism\u2014or lack thereof\u2014toward addressing different ESG issues\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim\u2019s message to those who doubt the idea of combining environmentalism and business investments\u00a0Connect with Tim Dunn:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Terra Alpha Investments\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim Dunn on LinkedIn\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Email: tpd@terraalphainvestments.com\u00a0Spaceship Not Required\u00a0I\u2019m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.\u00a0I\u2019m an explorer, and that doesn\u2019t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment t","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}