ImpactAssets co-founders Tim Freundlich, Ron Cordes, and Wayne Silby interviewed by GreenMoney founder Cliff Feigenbaum Recently, GreenMoney founder Cliff Feigenbaum sat down for a conversation with ImpactAssets co-founders Tim Freundlich, Ron Cordes, and Wayne Silby to discuss how they are catalyzing capital to change the world. Five years ago, Tim, Ron and Wayne recognized the
>> Back to September 2015 Issue Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions interviewed by impact investor and entrepreneur Donna Morton. Most people believe you can invest for value or invest in your values; you cannot have both. Impact investor and entrepreneur Donna Morton interviews Hunter Lovins, president of Natural Capitalism Solutions on how to
>> Back to Most Read Today\’s environmental challenges are bigger than ever. And a rapidly growing population coupled with climate change will only exacerbate current threats. Big challenges like these will require bold solutions. The environmental movement must try new approaches and scale up our work so it’s bigger, better and faster. Although our usual
By Amy Domini, founder of Domini Social Investments and partner in The Sustainability Group The forty-five year arc of positive impact, resultant from the actions of responsible investors, is evident today in human rights, ecological improvements, in the behavior of government and non-governmental organizations, and has brought true empowerment to the smallest investor. I date
By Reed Montague of Calvert Investments Calvert Investments (www.calvert.com) launched its Indigenous Peoples’ rights stand-alone criteria in 1999, making it the nation’s first asset manager with a separate comprehensive approach on such issues. The criteria formally articulated the company’s commitment to address the basic rights and fundamental freedoms that Indigenous People deserve and which were
>> Back to August 2015 Issue Introduction According to the US Census, Native American, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islander indigenous people accounting for 1.6% of the total population. While small, the amount of investment and donations that serve this population is disproportionately even smaller. For example, well below 1% of US philanthropy goes to ‘Indian
[Additional information dated from 1971-2005 is in Part 1 of this compilation] The list is based on an earlier timeline created by First Peoples Worldwide (www.firstpeoples.org ) 2006 – 2009 – Joined by over a dozen investors, Boston Common Asset Management on behalf of Church of the Brethren Benefit Trust files shareholder proposals with
[Additional information dated from 2006-2015 is in Part 2 of this compilation] The list is based on an earlier timeline created by First Peoples Worldwide (www.firstpeoples.org ) 1971 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) supports the Crow Tribe’s challenge to Westmoreland Coal’s strip mining plans on its reservation. 1977 – Indigenous Peoples
Community impact investing provides investors with the opportunity to support community economic development, revitalization, growth, and sustainability. Many investors choose to allocate a portion of their overall portfolio holdings to this high social impact asset class. Clients of Trillium Asset Management were among the first investors in Lakota Funds, a Native American community development financial
GreenMoney thanks Zoë Marieh Urness for her photographic contributions to our special August 2015 issue on “Indigenous Peoples and Impact Investing.” Below you can read more about Zoe and find links to see her full portfolio as well as how to purchase her photos. Photographer Zoë Marieh Urness is a Tlingit Alaskan Native whose
