Grant Harrison
As Vice President, Sustainable Finance & ESG, Grant leads on program development for GreenFin – the premier sustainable finance and investing event aligning the sustainability, investment and finance communities. Grant works to direct the vigor of capital markets toward the realization of a clean and just economy, and to make GreenFin the launchpad of the ideas, insights and connections that will shift capital allocation to support sustainability. Grant previously served as Senior Account Executive with Trellis, working with clients across financial services, transportation, tech and consulting. Prior to joining Trellis, Grant worked under the auspices of the USDA implementing reforestation projects in fire-affected regions of Northern California. Grant holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in Environmental Governance from Oxford University. He is animated by a healthy diet of existential anxiety and an enduring faith in humans’ ability to solve problems together. Grant loves, more than most things, to surf.
It’s time to comment on climate risk disclosure
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Regulators rein in the ESG bandwagon
The new rules: Green investing become a matter of serious concern for regulators — not to mention companies and investors. Read More
Kristina Wyatt on the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule
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What the pioneers of ESG have to say on the SEC
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8 women shaping the future of finance and ESG
Little by little, the glass ceiling is cracking. Read More
The GreenFin Interview: ING America’s CEO on where climate leadership meets the loan book
How one European bank is bringing clients along on its ESG journey. Read More
Whither ESG standards? Fewer abbreviations, bigger budgets and more clarity
The founder of CDP, the former CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative and the head of investor relationships at the Value Reporting Foundation offer insights from GreenBiz 22. Read More
State Street acts on racism and inequality
The mega-money manager State Street is building its pipeline of Black and Latinx talent, increasing its spend with diverse suppliers. Read More
The GreenFin Interview: A conversation about Harvard’s endowment
Samantha McCafferty, director, sustainable investing at Harvard Management Company, discusses the influential asset owner’s Sustainable Investing Policy and its broader approach to ESG. Read More
Winning the war for ESG talent in an era of distrust
Employees’ expectation of an authentic, transparent and data-driven commitment to tackling the climate crisis is here to stay. Read More
