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Written by Beth Bohnert. This is an excerpt from an article originally published in Waterloo 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.
“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.”
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.