By Pope Francis New Alternatives Fund, a socially responsible mutual fund emphasizing investment in renewable energy and energy conservation, has introduced a new no-load Investor share class which became available in January 2015. New Alternatives, founded in 1982, is the first U.S. mutual fund to focus on alternative energy and the environment. The Fund will
By Pope Francis This is the full text of Pope Francis’ special address to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, read by Cardinal Turkson. I am very grateful for your kind invitation to address the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which, as is customary, will be held at Davos-Klosters at the
The Eventide Gilead Fund (NASDAQ: ETILX), a mutual fund practicing values-based investing, was the best performing midcap growth mutual fund for 2014 according to independent investment research provider Morningstar. With a one-year total return of 18.08%, the Eventide Gilead Fund had the highest one-year performance in the Midcap Growth category by Morningstar out of 746
The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church (GBPHB), and its Wespath investment management division, announced in January 2015 the implementation of two new investment guidelines. These guidelines provide direction for identifying and managing the excessive sustainability risk that could potentially affect the value of assets held on behalf of
By Andy R. Loving, CFP® of Just Money Advisors I have spent my 20-year career as a financial advisor working with people who want their faith and their values to be reflected in their use and investment of their money. From the beginning, I have been a socially responsible investing advisor to organize money for
By Mark Regier, Vice President of Stewardship Investing for Praxis Mutual Funds and Everence Financial (See the Special Feature at the end of this article: A Cloud of Witnesses from different religions on Faith and Investing) It was once said, too often repeated, and widely misunderstood that “ESG is the next evolution of SRI.” While,
Featuring Katie McCloskey, Director of Social Responsibility for United Church Funds interviewing Sister Nora Nash, Director of Corporate Responsibility for the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia Welcome to a reprise of GreenMoney’s Icons Series, in which Socially Responsible Investment leaders are invited to interview others who have played significant roles in the history and
>> Back to February 2015 Issue By John Siverling, Executive Director of The Christian Investment Forum When the term Biblically Responsible Investing is uttered, a common perception forms in the minds of many investors about a politically conservative, narrowly focused approach to investing that targets a couple of socially charged issues. Sustainable investors often perceive
By Timothy Smith, Senior Vice President and Director of ESG Shareholder Engagement, Walden Asset Management The Episcopal Church made history in 1971 when the church filed the first shareholder resolution by a religious organization. The company was General Motors, and the resolution called on the company to withdraw its business in South Africa. It was
