The 30th anniversary of the 2025 US SIF Trends Report arrives at a pivotal and unique moment for sustainable investing in the United States. The past year has seen extraordinary volatility in policy, regulatory, and market landscapes. Despite political retrenchment, deregulatory headwinds, and heightened scrutiny of sustainable investing approaches, investors continue to demonstrate a deep
Valuing Water Finance Initiative Benchmark report highlights how companies’ water management practices have improved and fallen short. Ceres’ latest benchmark of corporate water stewardship shows how companies from four water-intensive industries — food, beverage, apparel, and high-tech — have responded to mounting financial, regulatory, and reputational risks tied to their water use and impacts. Coming
World’s largest artificial intelligence data centers bring Boxtown massive air pollution, water use and energy demand What’s up with the Billionaire Boys and their ever-bigger projects? Jeff Bezos’ “Koru” is the world’s largest sailing yacht (417 feet). President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom (90,000 square feet) is almost twice the size of the White House itself.
88% of global investors interested in sustainable investing The data suggests both individuals and their organizations anticipate maintaining and/or growing their sustainable investing priorities in the near-term. This sentiment also aligns with what US SIF has been hearing in conversations with our network. Despite the politicization of the sector, retail and institutional clients are still
ImpactAssets’ evolution from a pioneering donor advised fund to a full-service platform and registered investment advisor reflects the maturation of impact investing over the past decade and a half. ImpactAssets, the impact investing leader with a 15-year track record of mobilizing capital for good, released its 2025 Impact Report. The report showcases the firm’s evolution
It is Future 500’s 30th year of impact and our CEO, Erik Wohlgemuth, had the privilege of reconnecting with our founder, Bill Shireman, to reflect on our legacy of impact, assess the relevance of Future 500’s mission today, and look forward to where we should focus. Looking Back Future 500 was founded out of helping
For over 50 years, the Interfaith Center of Corporate Responsibility has engaged companies on ESG risk. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility plays a special role in the ongoing dialogues between companies and their investors. Born from a 1971 campaign to divest assets from apartheid South Africa, ICCR’s members, today, conduct active dialogues — engagements, in industry
Governments that once led on climate and sustainability are recalibrating toward national security, trade and technological leadership amid growing geopolitical fragmentation. Policy consensus has fractured and public commitments are wavering. Yet capital hasn’t slowed. Markets are moving on their own momentum — rewarding commercially viable transition technologies and repricing physical climate risk as extreme weather
Key Highlights from the US SIF 2025 Survey Sustainable assets under management (AUM) and investor sentiment show resilience and optimism amid political headwinds: Sustainable and stewardship assets in the US held firm in 2025, demonstrating resilience amid political headwinds. While total market AUM expanded by 17.5%, sustainable assets rose modestly in absolute terms, from $6.5
Sustainable assets account for 11% of total market AUM; climate and client customization drive activity, while themes like artificial intelligence (AI), biodiversity, and Indigenous People’s rights gather steam. Trends Report HIGHLIGHTS • US SIF analysis records the US market size as $61.7 trillion, of which $6.6 trillion (versus $6.5 trillion in 2024) were identified or
