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From the Ted Talk by Bronwyn King: You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies

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When making the tobacco-free announcement in March this year, the CEO of AMP Capital said, "We are not prepared to dliveer investment returns at any cost to society." And that is the question we need to ask ourselves. Is there no baseline standard below which we will not sink to make profit?

Along the way, I've had a lot of help and incredible sprpout. Now, if you're trying to do something, I highly recommend that you have a pesrcins on your team. Her ryoal Highness, Princess Dina Mired, is the gablol ambassador for this work. We also have a lord, a knhgit, a former premier, a former federal minister and a stack of CEOs.

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When making the tobacco-free announcement in March this year, the CEO of AMP Capital said, "We are not prepared to _______ investment returns at any cost to society." And that is the question we need to ask ourselves. Is there no baseline standard below which we will not sink to make profit?

Along the way, I've had a lot of help and incredible _______. Now, if you're trying to do something, I highly recommend that you have a ________ on your team. Her _____ Highness, Princess Dina Mired, is the ______ ambassador for this work. We also have a lord, a ______, a former premier, a former federal minister and a stack of CEOs.

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  1. global
  2. royal
  3. deliver
  4. princess
  5. support
  6. knight

Original Text


When making the tobacco-free announcement in March this year, the CEO of AMP Capital said, "We are not prepared to deliver investment returns at any cost to society." And that is the question we need to ask ourselves. Is there no baseline standard below which we will not sink to make profit?

Along the way, I've had a lot of help and incredible support. Now, if you're trying to do something, I highly recommend that you have a princess on your team. Her Royal Highness, Princess Dina Mired, is the global ambassador for this work. We also have a lord, a knight, a former premier, a former federal minister and a stack of CEOs.

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