Many people who embrace sustainable, socially responsible, and impact investing are feeling surprise, disbelief, and despair since the election. It confirmed that tens of millions of people have different values from ours, and it remains baffling that tens of millions of registered voters didn’t think it was important enough to vote. It is too early […]
Resilience is (Still) the New Sustainability Read More »
After the supreme Court ended the practice of race-conscious admissions in higher education in 2023, conservative lawsuits sprung up against entities that have tried to level the playing field for women and People of Color who have been disproportionately left out of venture capital funding. A 2023 study from Deloitte, Venture Forward, and the National
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This quarter’s In the News recaps several articles that show that ESG investing has a positive outlook, and there is a trend for land reclamation by BIPOC communities.
In The News – Fall 2024 Read More »
As a further reflection of our commitment to racial equity and justice, Natural Investments recently became a member of Freedom Economy, a coalition of responsible investors, investment professionals, and values-aligned legal professionals who support one another in responding to the unfounded attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as responsible investing. This network
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Our founder, Jack Brill, started as a socially responsible investment advisor in 1985. Jack and his son Hal ran a thriving, father-son business for 22 years, and when I joined Natural Investments in 2000, we became a firm. Manager Christopher Peck and I became co-owners in 2007 and one of the first B Corps in
2024 Annual Company Letter – Being the Change Read More »
The popularity of socially responsible investing (SRI) reached new heights in the past year. A recent JP Morgan study, “Sustainable Investing on the Rise,” revealed 82% of investors are very interested in sustainable investing and plan to increase their commitment to it in the next two years. Investors shared their investment priorities of climate change
2024 Shareholder Advocacy – Wielding Influence Read More »
In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to require companies to disclose climate risks for the first time in American history. This regulatory mandate comes after three years of intense advocacy and more than 24,000 public comments. It confirms what sustainable investors have long known: that environmental practices, and carbon emissions in particular,
Historic Corporate Climate Disclosure Rule Passed by the SEC Read More »
Two years ago, the SEC approved the Nasdaq’s proposed new rule on board diversity and disclosure that would require all Nasdaq-listed companies to provide data on board members’ gender, race, and self-identification as LGBTQ+. The rule would also require that boards include at least one female and at least one person who self-identifies as an
A Judicial Victory Read More »
Unfortunately, when the U.S. House of Representatives selected Mike Johnson, R-La., as its Speaker, they picked someone who has been vehemently opposed to socially responsible investing. In the past six years, he sponsored four bills (that didn’t pass) to curtail it, stating that the Department of Labor is overreaching its authority by allowing retirement plans
Shareholder Advocacy: The Radicals on the Hill Read More »
Conservatives are attacking the entire premise of socially responsible investing (SRI) nationwide. While our last newsletter focused on state legislative laws that curb the integration of social and environmental risks into investment decision-making, the larger threat is the House Financial Services Committee (the Committee). In July, the Committee held “anti-ESG” hearings in the Capitol, and
Countering an Existential Threat to Socially Responsible Investors Read More »
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