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Nov 2023
34m 34s

Impactive Capital’s private equity appro...

GOLDMAN SACHS
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Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Impactive Capital, explains why taking a collaborative, private equity approach as an ESG-oriented activist investor leads to sustainable, long-term returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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