Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Photo: Taylor Hill/WireImage
Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryhave a new role in finance.
The couple announced Tuesday that they’ve taken on the role of “impact partners” in their new partnership withEthic, a financial services company focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and whose clients have already invested more than $1 billion into values-driven companies.
Meghan, 40, andPrince Harry, 37, released their ownstatementon their Archewell Foundation website.
“When we invest in each other we change the world…Be it through the investment of time (as with mentoring), investment in community (as with volunteering), or the investment of funds (for those who have the means to), our choices—of how and where we put our energy—define us as a global community,” they wrote.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
“We believe it’s time for more people to have a seat at the table when decisions are made that impact everyone. We want to rethink the nature of investing to help solve the global issues we all face,” the couple continued. “Our impact partnership with Ethic is one of the ways we put our values in action.”
In a joint interview withThe New York Times' Dealbook, Meghan said, “From the world I come from, you don’t talk about investing, right? You don’t have the luxury to invest. That sounds so fancy.”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Taylor Hill/WireImage
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Meghan alsoread her children’s book,The Bench, to a group of Harlem students before the couplepromoted vaccine equityonstage at Global Citizen Live in Central Park.
Coming up, Prince Harry and Meghanwill not return to the U.K.for an October 19 event celebrating the life ofPrincess Diana.Prince Williamwill attend the private reception for donors who funded thestatue of Dianathat was unveiled in July on what would have been the late Princess of Wales' 60th birthday.
Prince Harryreturned to Londonfor the statue’s debut, reuniting with his older brother, 39, for the first time since their grandfatherPrince Philip’s funeral in April. Meghan, who gave birth to their daughterLilibet Dianain June, did not make the trip to the U.K. for either occasion.
source: people.com
