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Astia, a twenty year old organisation dedicated to levelling the investment playing field through intentional investment in women-led companies, has released the findings from a three-year pilot, which was launched when Astia first uncovered a racial bias within its investment decision-making process.

Astia, the organization dedicated to leveling the investment playing field through intentional investment in women-led companies, has today released its findings from a three-year pilot. The pilot was launched when Astia first uncovered a racial bias within its investment decision-making process and it exposes the embedded biases that when removed, enable investment to flow into a more diverse portfolio.

Astia shares findings of three-year pilot and how to remove bias at the point of investment