Ep #07: Making the World a Better Place with Impact Investing
Summa & Friends12 Okt 2022

Ep #07: Making the World a Better Place with Impact Investing

Having taken over the helm of the family business, LGT, in 2006, H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein founded LGT Venture Philanthropy in 2007 and subsequently Lightrock, a pioneering impact investment firm.

But what drove this prominent member of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, a family that has been entrepreneurial for centuries, to focus so heavily on impact investing?

In this episode of Summa & Friends, Prince Max shares his passions, his transformational moments, and how he’s progressed LGT in so many ways on its broader journey to sustainability.

So, if you’re curious how impact investing can help make the world a better place, and what one small thing you can do today to bring about change, download and listen today.

On today’s podcast:


  • The values of the princely family
  • Integrating sustainability into LGT
  • Transforming philanthropy through a venture capital model
  • Lightrock - sustainable capitalism
  • The world needs a win-win mindset

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