[ Forbes ] Who Benefits From The Fight Against ESG?

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Several state legislatures have recently begun punishing investment companies that take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data into consideration when making investment decisions.

Elon Musk tweeted, “ESG is a scam. It has been weaponized by phony social justice warriors.” In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, former Vice President Mike Pence says that investing using ESG principles is politically driven and is part of a plan by the “woke left” to conquer corporate America.… Read the rest

[ InvestmentNews ] SRI or Die: Time to Get on Board the Responsible Investing Trend

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“If you’re not talking with your clients about sustainable, responsible, and impact investing, they’ll be speaking with someone else.” That’s a line I used last week while speaking to a group of financial advisers at a conference in Michigan. And it’s true.… Read the rest

[ Forbes ] SRI Investing, An Underrated Climate Change Solution

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On August 9th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report in which the resounding and unsurprising conclusion was a “code red for humanity.” The evidence is irrefutable that climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. In 2020 alone, there was a record shattering 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States.… Read the rest

What’s under the hood of your mutual fund or ETF?

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Trying to Get Out: Divestment and Violence

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By Rev Abby Mohaupt

I have spent much of the last six years organizing in our regional and national governing bodies as part of my work as one of the leaders of the movement in the Presbyterian Church to divest from fossil fuels.… Read the rest

Impact Takes Way More Than ESG. It Also Takes Common Sense.

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Guest article by Earth Equity’s friend and colleague, Garvin Jabusch of Green Alpha Advisors

Originally published as “ESG Screens Don’t Go Far Enough” by WealthManagement

If you’re interested in sustainability focused or other forms of impact thematic investing, that’s great, and personally I believe we should all consider some allocation to solutions for our primary risks.

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The Economic Case for Fossil Fuel Free Investing

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We really loved Betsy Moszeter’s article, “The Economic Case for Fossil Fuel Free Investing,” published in the November/December ’17 issue of Investments & Wealth Monitor. Moszeter is Partner & COO at Green Alpha Advisors, a responsible investment management firm in Boulder, Co.… Read the rest

Next Economics and Investing: 2017 Message from Green Alpha Advisors

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Guest article by Earth Equity’s friend and colleague, Garvin Jabusch of Green Alpha Advisors

Happy New Year & Welcome to 2017! 2016 was an interesting year, to say the least, and 2017 probably won’t be any less so. We [at Green Alpha Advisors] like to send out an update to clients and investors in our LLC at the beginning of each year, and we think long and hard each year about what is most important to convey in the overwhelming sea of information in which we swim.… Read the rest

Three Investment Strategies To Tackle Climate Change

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We’re proud to be featured in a new article at U.S. News and World Report, “Three Investment Strategies to Tackle Climate Change.”

EXCERPT:

In a post-election climate where much of an incoming White House administration is filled with anti-climate change proponents, some investors are trying to take a public stance.… Read the rest

Guest Blog – Next Economy: Election Aftermath

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If you believe in the continuing evolution of the economy towards innovation-driven sustainability and economic coexistence with our fragile earth systems, then this has been a rough week.

So, what happened? We can cite a number of likely reasons behind Trump’s victory, but here are the ones that stood out to us.… Read the rest