By focusing on gender equity, investors can diversify their portfolio and support women.

Armed with the insight that we derive from our conversations with you and our analyses of your objectives and needs, we deliver portfolios and products customized to your worldview and financial objectives.

By swiftly and systematically supporting climate strategies, investors can meaningfully contribute to climate objectives, and seek economic and market opportunities that may potentially generate competitive performance in their own portfolios.

Investment in technological innovation is the key to establishing more sustainable agriculture production that optimizes inputs and maximizes yield without polluting the environment. The commodity price shocks we are witnessing in the wake of the war in Ukraine may well provide a much needed spark in innovation.

A little over a month ago we wrote Shifting to a more sustainable world: Energy and opened the essay with a reference to the film Don't Look Up highlighting the difficulty in spotting near term risks even as they loom large on the horizon. We cannot now reflect on those opening sentences without acknowledging that we, like most of the world, could not have imagined the rapid shift in the geopolitical situation that is taking place.

Over the past year, we have faced a set of intersecting crises, which have shaken the globe to its core. Not surprisingly, these crises have only deepened existing gender inequities. On International Women's Day, we're calling for a women-led just recovery to bring systemic changes and show how you can get involved.

Sustainable investment options have proliferated in recent years, but not all are created equal. ESG scores do not tell the full story; a deep fundamental analysis of a company or a portfolio manager's investment processes is therefore essential.

We are keenly aware that the sustainable investing space is complicated and nuanced. And to this end we review investment opportunities through multiple lenses to gauge if they have earned the sustainable investment dollars of our clients.

As the global economy recovers from the pandemic, an unstoppable energy sector transition - driven by market forces and not just government mandates alone - is powering us to a low-carbon future.

The variety and number of living species on Earth is shrinking. Businesses and their investors need to play their part in stopping this alarming trend.

As shareholders become increasingly engaged in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, they are using proxy votes to hold companies to account.

The world is witnessing profound changes accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wealthy families and their family offices have often shown remarkable awareness and desire for social impact, especially at a time like this.

Economic miracles are finite, but the potential of women is not. COVID has handed all of us additional challenges, many of which are daunting, but we are encouraged that countries that promote access to education for females have higher female labor force participation and GDP growth.

ESG inflows are at record levels. Can this continue?

Sustainability goes to the very heart of Citi's commitment to our clients, shareholders, and communities. Our Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2019 sets out why and how.

There's a widespread perception that applying environmental, social, and governance criteria means sacrificing performance. We disagree.