December 2015 – Outlook 2016

Green Alpha® Advisors, an asset management firm specializing in innovation-driven, sustainable economy equity portfolios, announced recently that Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado\’s 41st governor and an international leader in clean energy, has joined the firm’s advisory board. Gov. Ritter, the architect of Colorado’s New Energy Economy, established Colorado as a national and international leader in clean

Names a Leader for Responsible Investing Initiatives Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”), a majority owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV), today announced the creation of two new proprietary responsible investing strategies, Parametric ESG Domestic and Parametric ESG International. These strategies are designed to provide exposure to companies that score well on environmental, social, and

Apple Now Generating Clean Energy for 100% of its Operations in China Apple® in late October 2015 announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China. The programs will avoid over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution in the country between now and 2020, equivalent to

Developed Markets Ex-U.S. and U.S. Mid Cap Latest Introductions Calvert Investments, Inc. (www.calvert.com), a global leader in responsible investing, recently announced the introduction of two new indexes in the Calvert Responsible Index Series: the Calvert Developed Markets Ex-U.S. Responsible Index (CALDMI) and the Calvert U.S. Mid Cap Core Responsible Index (CALMID). In addition, Calvert launched

A conversation with Art Tabuenca, founder of Blue Marble Investments and EarthFolio, about the development of the first online investment platform specifically dedicated to sustainable investing. by Robert Kropp, Socialfunds.com Two of the most significant developments in the investment universe have converged in a single service. Thanks to advances in information technology, computerized investment advisory

Free Online Database Connects Investors to Fund Managers that Deliver Social, Environmental and Financial Returns ImpactAssets has released its 2015 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors. The fifth annual guide features fund managers representing private debt and equity investments that deliver social and environmental

>> Back to December 2015 Issue Advertising campaigns raising awareness about the desensitizing effects of drone warfare and the public health threat of iron deficiency in Cambodia were honored by sustainable investors at The SRI Conference. Lucky Iron Fish, a Certified B Corp company, and a joint campaign from Inside Out and the Foundation for

By Amy Domini, founder of Domini Social Investments and partner in The Sustainability Group What’s next? What do you see the markets doing next year, and why? It is a question that those of us who work on Wall Street are used to, yet hate to answer. 2016 is about to unfold, coming on the

by John Streur, President and CEO of Calvert Investments For this year-end edition of the Green Money Journal, I was asked to write a piece focused on what lies ahead for responsible investing. But it might be more important right now to pause and reflect on the unprecedented year that we have had. Despite the

>> Back to June/July 2018 Issue by Audrey Choi, CEO of Morgan Stanley\’s Institute for Sustainable Investing Sustainable investing is gaining momentum and increasingly taking its place at the center of mainstream investment conversations. We believe we are at a critical moment of sea change where integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into quality investment