Real Returns: The Biggest Opportunities in Sustainable Investing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781788609456)

Wincel Kaufmann is a leader in sustainable investing, a former BlackRock executive and the founder of blueColab, a company focused on sustainable investing and capital advisory.

At BlackRock she served as Global Sustainable Investing Lead for the Private Markets, leading sustainability strategies across real estate, infrastructure, private equity and credit, shaping sustainable investment strategies for over $300 billion in assets. Her work supports the advancement of the low-carbon transition, mobilizing private capital for renewable energy and driving innovation in nature-based solutions.

She has authored white papers such as Strategic Opportunities in Sustainable Real Estate and contributed to the 'State of European Pension Funds' Net-Zero Transition' report by Climate Policy Initiative.

Wincel is an Advisory Board Member of the Solar Impulse Foundation's World Alliance for Efficient Solutions and serves as a judge for the Women of the Future Awards. She has spoken at prestigious forums, including New York Climate Week, the Milken Institute Global Investors Forum, and the World Economic Forum in Davos. With an MBA from INSEAD, a degree in Economics and certifications in ESG investing, she brings a global perspective to advancing sustainable finance.

She is a Swiss-Filipina who has lived in five countries and speaks three languages. Now living in Switzerland with her husband and their dog, she continues to advise and teach others how to navigate sustainable investing.