Welcome to Living Beyond Borders, the podcast from City Private Bank and G0 Media that examines the risks and opportunities in our rapidly changing world, from global politics to economics and what it all means for you.

I'm Caitlin Dean, head of the financial and professional services practice at Eurasia Group.

Today, we're talking about sustainability, which has a long history in the United States.

Benjamin Franklin, in fact, famously called on American enterprises in his day to, quote,

do well by doing good.

To him, that meant creating businesses and institutions that were not just about profit and getting ahead,

but also played a greater role in society in keeping people happy and healthy and strengthening communities.

That idea of doing well by doing good has continued to be in the DNA of American companies,

but it's also been twisted or forgotten quite a bit throughout our history.

Now, as we near 2021, running businesses sustainably, whether from an environmental or social perspective,

is becoming a bigger and bigger

part of the investing world. So how big of a trend is it? And what does it mean for you? Joining

me today are four experts who look at sustainability not just here in the U.S., but around the

world. First, I'm joined by Harlan Singh, head of sustainable investing at City

Private Bank. We also have Elri Winette Selegg joining us. She's the head of ESG for

markets and security services at City. From Eurasia Group, we have Rohetesh Tawan, Director of Global

Energy and Natural Resources. And Jerry Butts, Eurasia Group's vice chairman.

Thanks so much to all of you for being here.

So let's get some basics out of the way.

I think a lot of people still think of sustainability as being only about green business, for example.

So Harlan, how do you think about it as it pertains to corporations and investors?

You kind of bring up a very good point, right?

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