Sustainable Finance Career Insights: Driving Billions towards Impact

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Stephanie Choi about her career as a financier who sees the opportunity to measurably move billions of dollars towards sustainability & impact. It is a conversation that speaks to the shift she sees, but more importantly, how she has positioned herself professionally to participate in this shift and what she sees as the opportunities for others who are interested in developing a career in sustainable finance. Timestamps:00:20 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast01:10 - Stephanie Choi Introduction01:55 - Sustainable Investing at UBS 03:00 - Additional Lift of Sustainable Investing03:55 - Trends in Sustainable Finance05:20 - Risk / Opportunity Catalysts07:25 - Early Career in Sustainable Investment09:50 - Skills & Mindsets Needed for Sustainable Investors 11:25 - Bankers (Who Go Green) vs. Sustainablity Professionals (Who Become Bankers)12:00 - Careers in Traditional Finance vs. Impact Invesment12:45 - PAssion Vs. Scale of Impact14:00 - Bankability & Sustainability15:30 - Shifting from Finance to Sustainable Finance16:30 - Advice to Young Professionals/ Students Seeking Career in Sustainable Finance About Stephanie:Stephanie Choi is a Sustainable Investing (SI) Strategist in the Chief Investment Office, Global Wealth Management.Stephanie was most recently Partner at Sustainable Finance initiative, an investment community that is both a consultancy for regional family offices in impact strategy development and implementation, and an advocacy for broader SI development in Asia. Prior to her specialising in sustainable and impact investing, Stephanie began her career at Citigroup Global Markets, where she gained 11 years’ experience in institutional advisory with a focus on Asianequities & equity-linked products.Stephanie is a graduate of the University of Cambridge (MA Economics) and a SASB FSA Credential holder.About Collective ResponsibilityBased in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.Our mission is to:– Create a knowledge base and catalyze discussion of issues related to the development of civil society, business sustainability and social development in Asia.– Develop tangible interests, engagement, and action on issues of sustainability (economic, environmental and societal).– Develop organizational capacity with the aim to help create stable and profitable enterprises.Contact Us:[email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.