A Letter from America: A walk down Water Street

Claire Jervis writes

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America is one of the most innovative countries in the world.

It is also the wealthiest, contributing nearly 30% of the world's spending on research and development. It is no surprise, then, that American companies feature prominently in our impact investment universe. In September, I took the opportunity to visit Chicago and Washington D.C. to meet with some of these American sustainability leaders. US revises strong Q3 GDP numbers upwards to 5.2% I met with 14 companies in all - some we own, many we do not. It was a great opportunity to catch up with businesses we have known for years on their home turf, while scouting for new opportunit...

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