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 […]
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The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world and has often been called the “lungs of the Earth,” because of the billions of trees that absorb carbon dioxide, produce 20 percent of Earth’s oxygen, and slow climate change. Research conducted by the Brazilian Research Scientist Dr. Antônio Donato Nobre, and sponsored by several
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Natural investments’ Racial equity team (RE team) was established in 2021 to champion our firm’s internal efforts to foster a just, equitable, and safe workplace for all advisors and staff members. The team is currently composed of five advisors who serve a term of at least two years, and participants are compensated for being part
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If you own a stock—even one share—you are a part business owner (or shareholder) of that company. This gives you the opportunity to have your say on how the company is governed through your right to submit a proxy vote. You can vote on issues like board elections, executive compensation, and policy changes. And you
With or Without Advisors: Options for Voting Your Values During Corporate Proxies 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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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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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
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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,
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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 »
In the past six months, through our affiliation with the FAIRR Initiative, we have engaged a variety of meat processing companies such as Tyson, Armor, Farmer John, Smithfield, and other brands in Australia, Brazil, and China regarding significant labor issues at their facilities and overall operations in the areas of worker voice, working conditions, grievance
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