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Introducing gender lens investing. It's more than pink-washing

  • Written by Danielle Logue, Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of Technology Sydney
Introducing gender lens investing. It's more than pink-washingWhat if investors could identify risks from companies' approaches to gender early?Shutterstock

Since mid-last year, Wall Street investors in sensitive industries have been insisting on so-called “Weinstein clauses”, that allow them to claw back their money if revelations of inappropriate behaviour damage the business.

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