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Having spent the last few centuries plundering the planet and living with huge income disparities , can humankind start to take bigger strides in the race to repair the damage ? According to Kate Fox and Lee Qian , the spotlight now falls on innovative companies . As they see it , Positive Change ’ s job is to seek out and support the firms best placed to help move us to a more prosperous and inclusive society and a more sustainable planet . These are the pioneering firms that , aligned with investors , governments and enlightened consumers , can help tackle the big , complex and often interlinked global challenges . Among them are climate change , biodiversity loss and rising income inequality . Because of these companies ’ potential to contribute to transformational outcomes , the investment managers “ have a responsibility ”, Fox believes , to channel investors ’ capital their way . This responsibility also provides an opportunity : “ Companies that are developing products that meet social and environmental needs are likely to prosper .” Positive Change has trained its telescope on several exciting areas of opportunity . These include digital education , sustainable materials , financial inclusion and 44 sustainable agriculture .
Sustainable materials Growing populations mean greater demand for materials made from resources that are increasingly scarce , environmentally damaging , or both . “ Take textiles , for example ,” says Fox . “ Fashion is becoming faster and cheaper . We are consuming more clothes and using them less frequently , and , as 60 per cent of textiles are made using
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