July 24, 2025 | 11 am ET | Register

Join the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School's lunchtime Executive Education webinar with Professor Christopher Marquis

As climate change, inequality, and other systemic externalities become increasingly financially material, institutional investors are under growing pressure to integrate these risks into decision-making. However, many remain constrained – by outdated assumptions, narrow interpretations of fiduciary duty, and fears of reputational or regulatory backlash.

To discuss these issues and what leading investors are doing to address them, join us for the next instalment of our Thought Leadership Webinar series, led by Professor Christopher Marquis. This webinar reframes responsible investing not as ideological or peripheral, but as a necessary evolution in what is considered prudent, suitable and responsible investment decision-making. Moving beyond the binary of ‘impact vs traditional’, this conversation will explore:

• why environmental and societal risks are inseparable from long-term financial performance
• what legal fiduciary duty truly requires – and how it supports, rather than hinders, climate- and justice-aligned investment strategies
• how impact-aligned investments are often held to higher standards or dismissed – not due to underperformance, but because they challenge entrenched norms
• how existing benchmarks and evaluation frameworks often undervalue investments with positive externalities

By grounding the discussion in professional standards and legal responsibilities – rather than political rhetoric – this session will equip asset owners with the tools and confidence to adapt investment strategies to today’s realities.

Participants

Moderator

• Professor Christopher Marquis, Sinyi Professor of Management, Cambridge Judge Business School

Panelists

• Julianne Zimmerman, Co-CEO, Adasina Social Capital
• Georges Dyer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
• Tara Sabre Collier, Senior Director for Impact Investing, Chemonics
• Jim Casselberry, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Known