Ep 73: Reconciling profitability with impact investing – Ben Krasnostein

Hear Ben Krasnostein, Managing Director of Kilara Capital, trace his career path into the world of impact investing, where he finally began to realise his aspiration to combine profit and purpose and founded Kilara Capital, an investment management business focussed on both impact and commercial returns. Ben unpacks the responsible investment spectrum and the need for taxonomies and standards, decarbonisation companies they currently partner with, and the structural positions they take in them. He chats through some of the common mistakes he sees founders or small business owners making and the qualities they look for in a founder. Ben identifies key impact areas he believes will drive significant change, advantages of certain business structures, and resources to learn more about the growing area of impact investing.   Learn more about Kilara Capital: https://www.kilaracapital.com/resources Kilara in the news: https://onimpact.com.au/kilara-capital-reports-on-impact-performance-against-a-global-benchmark/