January 2016 – Community Impact Investing

>> Back to January 2016 Issue Etho Capital releases ETHO (NYSE Arca: ETHO) as the first index ETF to exclude all fossil fuel companies and the first public investment product to select equities based on climate efficiency while rigorously screening for social responsibility. ETHO, the world’s first diversified, socially responsible and fossil-free exchange-traded fund (ETF),

Ms Flavia Micilotta appointed as new Executive Director of EUROSIF, the leading pan-European sustainable and responsible investment membership organisation.   On December1, 2015 the EUROSIF announced the appointment of Ms Flavia Micilotta as its new Executive Director. Ms Micilotta joins from the Brussels based Foreign Trade Association (FTA), the umbrella organization that promotes social compliance

by Jeff Schlegel, Financial Advisor magazine   The folks at Natural Investments LLC  (www.naturalinvestments.com) see themselves as different from mainstream financial advisors, and consider their clients to be different from garden-variety investors. In short, the Natural Investments team takes pride in being out of step with conventional Wall Street and financial services norms. It is,

From Future 500 Each year, Future 500 releases a report of what we predict will be the most critical social and environmental issues driving corporate-stakeholder engagement in the coming year. This year, we anticipate that corporations will be challenged to go even further than last year, using their economic influence on policy and politicians while

From Future 500 Each year, Future 500 releases a report of what we predict will be the most critical social and environmental issues driving corporate-stakeholder engagement in the coming year. This year, we anticipate that corporations will be challenged to go even further than last year, using their economic influence on policy and politicians while

By Kim Lisagor for Earthfolio   What you need to know: • Sit at the virtual boardroom table as a sustainable shareholder. • EarthFolio leverages technology to lower fees and minimums. • Sustainable investing has exceeded $6.5 trillion in assets. Picture this: You are seated at a conference table where stiffly suited executives are thumbing

By Justin Conway, Vice President of Investment Partnerships, Calvert Foundation I hope you enjoyed your Holidays with family and friends as much as I did. In talking with mine about what we’re thankful for, health is always is at the top of my list, which then elicits my mother’s story of how my strong health

Ron Phillips is the founding CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), the Community Development Corporation (CDC) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Maine. He will be stepping down from CEI in July 2016 after 38 years. Ellen Golden is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Managing Director of CEI Investment Notes.

By Melissa Malkin-Weber, Sustainability Director, Self-Help Credit Union When I finished graduate school in 1994, I wanted to build a meaningful career using my training in law and public health. More specifically, I had two major goals: to create a more sustainable planet, and to invest my money in a way that was consistent with