This week, Avent Bezuidenhoudt, Head of investment at Earth Capital joins Will and Tom to talk about being new to the world of water, the ‘Cinderella, unloved industry’, and her origins in Durban.
Plus listen to discussions on:
- Avent's 25 years of experience in investing, portfolio management and corporate finance advisory
- The reality of water scarcity in Cape Town after its ‘Day Zero’ incident
- Opportunities in innovations addressing water demand at the source.
- Earth Capital’s offering of the Earth Dividend, an in-house developed proprietary tool that the fund uses as part of its due diligence when evaluating potential companies to invest in
- The company's “sustainability fitness check” that rates companies in 5 areas: natural resources, ecosystem services, pollution, social & economic, and also society & governance.
Plus much, much more!
We hope you enjoy the episode!