July/August 2022

30th Anniversary: the next 30 years

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Welcome to our very special 30th Anniversary issue, the first of two issues in which we’ll look at “The Next 30 Years.”

As the founder of the GreenMoney Journal, when I think of words that describe our 30-year history, I think of creativity, determination, engagement, resilience, friendship, and especially, gratitude. So, we begin this issue with a heart-felt “Thank You” to our many writers, advertisers and to you, our readers. You have sustained me and our team from the print days of the first 20 years to our online presence over the last ten. We have sought to be a solutions-focused publication since day one. While acknowledging the current challenges, we always focus on the road ahead, towards a more sustainable economy.

This July/August issue is looking ahead at the next 30 years because many scholars say these coming three decades constitute the most critical time frame ever for the survival of humanity, as they take us through to 2050. Our writers paint an accurate picture of our world currently (and what got us here) while illuminating the roadmap to a more sustainable economy and restorative future for all. These writers include Amy Domini of Domini Impact Investments; Joe Keefe of Impax Asset Mgmt/Pax World funds; Katherine Collins of Putnam Investments and Honeybee Capital; and Ebony Perkins of UHC and formerly with Self-Help Credit Union. Also, you will find a new article from JLL featuring their latest research study and Global Sustainability Report. Finally, don’t miss our newest video and podcast.

In closing I would like to add my congratulations to our long-time friends over at the Biomimicry Institute as they turn 25 this year. We are so inspired by the nature-based approach that Janine Benyus and her team have pioneered, bridging biology and design to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

If you know someone who should receive this special 30th Anniversary issue – folks can sign up here.

– Cliff Feigenbaum, publisher and founder

The Way You Invest Matters: Setting the Stage for the Next 30 Years

Amy Domini

Domini Impact Investments

The first phase of the responsible investment movement has matured. We, at Domini, believe the way companies respect their relationships with people and the planet adds value to the investment decision-making process. Our stakeholders include the natural ecology, work forces, suppliers, customers, investors, taxpayers, and communities, both locally and in the global sense.

The Next 30 Years: Investing in the Transition to a More Sustainable Economy

Joe Keefe

Impax Asset Management

The transition to a more sustainable economy will require more intentionality than we see today, in the sense that businesses, capital markets, civil society and governments will need to reach consensus on goals and how to reach them. We should not underestimate the immensity of this challenge, transitioning from a depletive economic model to a more circular, restorative economic model.

What Would Nature Do? What Would Nature Have Me Do? The Next Thirty Years

Katherine Collins

Putnam Investments

I see a great reconnection in business and investing taking root – a joining-up of finance and the wisdom of our natural world. I don’t mean a focus on investing in nature, though that is vital. I mean a focus on investing as nature, a shift in how our decisions are considered and made and monitored. It reflects a deeper level of reunion, a reconnection of investing with the world it is meant to serve.

It’s Official: The Climate Crisis is a Health Emergency

Ebony Perkins

Impact Finance Center

It’s natural to want to celebrate our progress in the fight against climate change. Since GreenMoney’s founding in 1992, we’ve had a few wins —we’ve bent the emissions curve, leaders have committed to cutting emissions further, EV sales have skyrocketed, and clean energy costs have declined. Investors are investing in communities now experiencing the direct effects of climate change. But there is still much work to do.

Featured Podcast

Inside the Circle podcast – a four-part series exploring the circular economy in action

Episode 1: Circular Plastics Exploring innovative solutions to product design, packaging, business models, supply chains and advanced recycling technologies. So much plastic is designed to be single-use. A study by Pew Charitable Trusts highlights that plastic-related greenhouse-gas emissions are projected to account for around 19% of the global carbon budget by 2040. How can we develop innovative upstream solutions, and design products and packaging that promote circular models of production, consumption and waste management? To what extent have policymakers created an environment conducive to progress?

July 2022 Additional Articles

The Challenge of Decarbonizing Cities and Real Estate

Cynthia Curtis

JLL

Buildings account for 60% of carbon emissions in cities. And with billions of people moving into cities in the next 30 years, there is a responsibility to ensure that the real estate sector, and the permanency of buildings and our communities, are evolving and adapting in sustainable ways that are good for the planet, job creation, health, and equality.

Ceres New Guide to Aid US Food Sectors Climate Transition-Food Emission 50 initiative

Ceres’ New Guide to Aid U.S. Food Sector’s Climate Transition Plans

Despite greater corporate climate disclosure and commitments to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, net zero targets and other climate-related goals, many companies in the U.S. food sector fail to adequately disclose to investors on how they intend to achieve said ambitions. This new report provides comprehensive guidance.

Newday Impact Launches Ocean Health ETF

Newday Impact, a asset management and financial technology company recently launches the Newday Ocean Health ETF. The fund is one of the few ETFs dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy marine ecosystems. It builds on the company’s five years of impact investing and strong relationships with grassroots nonprofit organizations.

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SFI’s Conservation Impact: A Decade of Success

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative has released a new publication that provides a summary of the results of SFI’s Conservation Impact work over the past 10 years and how the science behind well managed forests and sustainable supply chains supports conservation goals across three focus areas: climate change, biodiversity, and water quality and quantity.

Bloomberg Launches Indices in Climate Index Family

“Investor demand for tools that help them build trustworthy ESG investment products and lower their carbon footprint has never been higher and Bloomberg’s new Climate Index Family provides industry-standard climate benchmarks investors can use with confidence,” said Chris Hackel, Head of ESG Indices, Bloomberg.

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UNFI’s Climate Goals Validated by SBTi

United Natural Foods, Inc. announced its science-based emissions reduction targets covering the organization’s operations and value chain have been validated and approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), making the Company among the first NA wholesale grocery distributors to adopt these targets. A core part of UNFI’s ESG agenda.

Featured Video

From Ambition to Accountability: How to Actually Solve the Plastics Waste Crisis

Circularity 22 – Up to 13 million tons of plastic leaks into the ocean every year; this is equivalent to dumping one garbage truck full of plastic waste into the ocean every minute; without intervention, we’ll have more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. What will it take to address the plastic waste crisis? The solution set is relatively clear: Target the production, design and disposal of plastics and packaging; invest in infrastructure and recycling technologies; establish and harmonize policy; center communities and climate.

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