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Cara Williams

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Cara Williams is a Senior Partner and Global ESG and Sustainability Leader at Mercer, where she leads the firm’s global sustainability positioning and ESG strategy for multinational and wealth management clients. She previously served as Global COO within Mercer’s investment consulting business and began her finance career at Merrill Lynch. Cara holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Finance from the University of Hartford, and serves on the Board of The German School of London. She is a member of the illuminem Leaders Cohort.

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Cara Williams

The cost of carbon: from offsetting emissions to financing the transition

Illuminem Voices
Carbon Market · Sustainable Finance

Carbon markets are evolving from a tool for offsetting emissions into a way of financing the transition, as governments, businesses and investors increasingly seek to place a value on emissions and the cost of carbon itself

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