May 9, 2016 Woods Environmental Forum: Margaret Bowman
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Stanford University Y2E2
473 Via Ortega Room 299 Stanford, CA 94305Description
Mobilizing Impact-Focused Capital for Water Sustainability: A water policy expert’s perspective on impact investing
Margaret Bowman, formerly Deputy Environment Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation, presents the findings from a report Liquid Assets: Investing for Impact in the Colorado River Basin, authored by the investment firm Encourage Capital and the law firm Squire Patton Boggs. The report outlines a set of regulatory, hydrologic and economic problems facing the Colorado River basin and suggests nine investment strategies that could generate environmental benefits for the river and its users, and financial returns for potential investors.
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The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is working toward a future in which societies meet people’s needs for water, food, health and other vital services while protecting and nurturing the planet. As the university's hub of interdisciplinary environment and sustainability research, the Stanford Woods Institute is the go-to place for Stanford faculty, researchers and students to collaborate on environmental research. Their interdisciplinary work crosses sectors and disciplines, advancing solutions to the most critical, complex environmental and sustainability challenges.