Impactive Capital’s private equity approach to ESG-oriented activism

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Impactive Capital, explains why taking a collaborative, private equity approach as an ESG-oriented activist investor leads to sustainable, long-term returns.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another edition of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, great investors.
0:08.0	I'm Michael Brandmeyer, Global Co-head and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the External Investing Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management,
0:14.8	and your host for today's episode. Today I'm delighted to be speaking with Lauren Taylor
0:19.0	Wolf, co-founder and managing partner of Impact of Capital, an active impact investing firm which aims to drive
0:25.3	sustainable returns in public companies through ESG-oriented activism.
0:29.8	Lauren launched impact of Capital in 2019,
0:32.9	along with co-founder Christian Asmar.
0:35.2	Today, Impactive Capital manages about $3 billion in assets.
0:39.2	Prior to starting Impactive Capital,
0:41.2	Lauren spent 10 years at Blue Harbor Group, an activist investment firm.
0:45.0	Today we'll be talking about the origin story of impact of capital, her role as an investment
0:49.6	leader in the industry, and lessons for future generations of women leaders.
0:53.7	Lauren, welcome to the program.
0:55.3	Thank you for having me here.
0:56.7	It's great to be on the podcast.
0:58.3	Lauren, let's start with some background on impact of capital for our listeners.
1:01.8	When many people think about activists,
1:03.7	they think about sharp elbow tactics.
1:06.2	And when they think about ESG,
1:07.6	they think about trying to make businesses more sustainable,
1:10.2	but maybe with less regard for profits.
1:12.4	Help us get our head around why your approach is so different and compelling.
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