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GUIDED BY FAITH, ENTREPRENEUR MAJID MIRZA HELPS INVESTORS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES CREATE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT TOGETHER 

Written by Beth Bohnert. This is an excerpt from an article originally published in��ݮ��Ƶ Magazine.

During his 10-year career in impact investing, Majid Mirza (BA ’08, MBET ’09, PhD, Sustainability Management��in progress) saw the difference that socially conscious investors can make — generating not only wealth but greener, healthier and more equitable communities.  �� ��

Now, drawing on his spirituality and a commitment to social justice, he’s helping private equity investors ensure the organizations to which they allocate capital also operate in ways that are sustainable, ethical and equitable. ��

Mirza is the founder of ESGTree, a data management platform that allows private equity and venture capital firms to track and report their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. And as ESG-compliant companies increasingly attract investment, doing the right thing becomes a way to do well — and creates a circle of positive impact. ��

“ESGTree was built on the simple principle of being the change we wished to see in the world,” Mirza said. ��

Today, ESGTree’s portfolio of private equity clients holds more than $200 billion in assets under management. Mirza has also served as a development finance consultant to the Canadian government. ��

“ESGTree was built on the simple principle of being the change we wished to see in the world.”

Read the full story in ��ݮ��Ƶ Magazine.