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Here’s what you need to know about impact investing, where returns are not the only reward

by Debora Nason, CNBC Growing rapidly within the socially responsible investing landscape is the world of so-called impact investing, which deploys your money more directly toward solving societal problems. Largely executed through direct investing platforms, this approach addresses specific problems, such as alleviating poverty in certain communities or reducing pollution. These investments are designed to […]

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SRI in Focus: Lunatics in the Asylum

Despite the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, socially responsible investments (SRI) have received higher inflows of capital in 2020 than in any other period of American history. That’s right: investors have poured more than $21 billion into 300+ publicly available domestic SRI funds, well before the year’s end. All told, investors have already purchased more

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In the News: Fall 2020

1: WASHINGTON (PRO FOOTBALL TEAM) MOVES TOWARD CHANGING CONTROVERSIAL TEAM NAME After public political protest and financial pressure by major corporate backers such as FedEx, Nike, and Pepsi, in July the owner of the Washington, D.C., professional football team agreed to change the team’s derogatory name. The move was celebrated by SRI investors, who have

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Shareholder Activism: The Name of The Game

Socially responsible investing has gone mainstream, if you haven’t heard.  Recent reports show that the total amount of professionally managed money invested with social and or environmental criteria has topped $11 trillion.  This hasn’t gone unnoticed by a myriad of large and small investment companies and advisors.  It is now more important than ever for

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BLM: Resources for Solidarity Actions

The recent national outcry over police violence against Black Americans highlights both the institutional racism of the criminal justice system and the deep socioeconomic disparities Black communities must contend with. Natural Investments has long been committed to channeling investment capital to community development intermediaries and enterprises operated by and for people of color as a

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