How to Invest in Circular Business with Andrea Brown

Andrea Brown of the impact investment manager Quadia joins us on the podcast today! In this episode, you will learn about impact investing, hear Andrea’s thoughts on promising new business models that can help the transition to a more circular economy, and find out why circular finance has received a lot of attention lately. Resources and links discussed in this episode can be found at gettinginthelooppodcast.com.

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST
Andrea Brown is Director of Impact for Quadia. Quadia is a pioneer investment manager allocating private and institutional wealth into investment strategies that are helping to accelerate the circular and regenerative economy. Andrea brings over ten years of working with global fortune 500 companies on sustainability strategy at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. There she led the development of WBCSD’s circular economy program, Factor10 bringing together CEOs from over 40 companies, including Dow, P&G, DSM, Philips, IKEA, Unilever, Veolia, Danone and more. She developed the CEO Guide to the Circular Economy and is a regular speaker on circular economy and sustainability at global events.

HIGHLIGHTS
3:00 Using finance to help scale the circular economy
5:45 Linear risks that the circular economy can avoid
8:00 What is impact investing and how is it different from traditional investment?
12:30 Quantifying the impact of circular businesses and trends in sustainable finance
16:30 Entrepreneurship and value creation in a circular economy through collaboration
19:30: Making the business case for circular business models
23:15 Visions for transitioning to a circular economy