October 2015 – The Solutions Issue

Homewise announced recently it received a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Treasury\’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to support Homewise’s integrated lending products and development services to create homebuyers who are set up for long-term financial success. The CDFI Fund awarded $202 million in grants and loans to 195 Community Development

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, announced in August 2015 the launch of the S&P 500® Catholic Values Index which is designed to include the companies within the S&P 500 whose business practices adhere to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines as outlined by the United

by Global Green Global Green USA is dedicated to helping the people, the places, and the planet in need through catalytic projects, transformative policy, and cutting-edge research. Global Green USA\’s signature programs include greening affordable housing, schools, neighborhoods, and cities. 1. Green Schools Thanks to Global Green\’s leadership and technical assistance and the philanthropic support

Global Green USA\’s Vision, Leadership, Community Coalition Building & Persistence Helps Create Models of Climate Resiliency for NOLA and At-Risk Coastal Cities Immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Global Green USA responded with a greenprint for sustainably rebuilding NOLA\’s schools, homes and communities to be climate resilient. Global Green USA\’s goals were to save

Late Wednesday afternoon on September 9, the University of California’s Investment Office announced that it has divested the university’s nearly $100 billion portfolio from coal mining and oil companies focused on tar sands, in addition to implementing sustainable investing criteria across their investment portfolio. At the UC Regents’ Committee on Investments meeting, Chief Investment Officer

Kevin Parker, CEO of Sustainable Insight Capital Management To all appearances, Kevin Parker is a no-nonsense, purposeful kind of guy. And his credentials in global institutional finance reinforce that image. Candid, confident, even blunt, Kevin tends to keep his audience’s attention – from the podium and across the table.   “I come from a trading background…I

The following piece by Paul Hawken is excerpted from the interview by Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers CEO and Co-Founder, for his forthcoming film, “Changing of the Gods: Planetary and Human Revolutions.” Details at www.changingofthegods.com and on Facebook. We are faced with a crisis caused by our separate minds — we believe we are distinct from other

Nina Simons of Bioneers and Everywoman’s Leadership interviews Jessica Houssian of Women Moving Millions Women in values-based alliances strengthen each other. Having worked with women leaders for over 25 years, I have learned to deeply respect the ability women have – when in intentional, purposeful alignment – to increase each others’ capacities and leverage greater

Janine Benyus of Biomimcry 3.8 interviewed by Katherine Collins of Honeybee Capital What does biomimicry have to do with Green Money? Well, everything. Biomimicry is the conscious emulation of nature’s wisdom, a methodology that is based not on harvesting nature but on learning from nature. This approach is beginning to shape our cities, our companies,

>> Back to October 2015 Issue By Joshua Fouts, Executive Director of Bioneers I first met Katie Hoffman of Divest-Invest (www.divestinvest.org) when she spoke at Bioneers annual climate intensive in 2014. On a panel moderated by former CA senator Tom Hayden, Katie spoke about her role in spearheading the University of California divest-invest campaign, which