Shruti Deora

It is crucial that we put women and their voices at the heart of our climate agenda, to accelerate our race to net zero and build a more inclusive, resilient and green future for all.

🌍 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for businesses, governments, and communities to create long-term value while solving global challenges.

💰 Sustainable finance and investing is crucial to achieving the SDGs. The poorest half of the world, consisting of low-income and lower-middle-income countries, struggles to access capital on favourable terms in the market. There is an annual investment gap of $4 trillion in developing countries alone to achieve the… Show more

🌍 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for businesses, governments, and communities to create long-term value while solving global challenges.

💰 Sustainable finance and investing is crucial to achieving the SDGs. The poorest half of the world, consisting of low-income and lower-middle-income countries, struggles to access capital on favourable terms in the market. There is an annual investment gap of $4 trillion in developing countries alone to achieve the SDGs.

🌱 Inclusive growth opportunities lie in agroindustry, green energy, and manufacturing, and businesses can create sustainable models to build stronger relationships with customers, employees, and communities.

👥 Engaging local stakeholders, particularly women, can drive sustainable growth and promote inclusivity, as seen in the stories of Arulrahini, Agbato Olubunmi, and Kanku Ben.

👩‍💼 Female leaders act as catalysts, unlocking the economic prize associated with pursuing the Global Goals, and initiatives like Greening of Finance by Women (GroW) aim to promote women's leadership in green and climate finance.

🎯 As we move towards 2030, it is essential that we all play a leadership role in achieving the SDGs to create a more sustainable and equitable world. Show less

We examine how incorporating gender lens investing and climate finance into sustainable investing practices can boost growth, profitability, and foster a greener, more gender-inclusive, and climate-resilient future.

Why India's female labour force participation rate remains low compared to global levels, and what needs to be done to change it.

A combination of behaviour change communications, resources and actions in the form of collaboration of society-government-business is required to build sustainable solutions.

Founder Member and Editor of Quarterly E-Magazine Mentor Mantra
-Spearheaded, designed and pioneered four issues of the eMagazine for young professionals from scratch from writing content to filtering and editing the content.