Racial Equity & Justice Giving Natural Investments donates at least half of its annual charitable contributions towards racial equity and justice organizations, particularly those working on financial and economic issues. Annual Company Letter – Being the Change In the past seven years, Natural Investments successfully achieved gender parity and attained 24% advisors of color. Our […]
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Investors continue to pursue sustainable and socially responsible investing (SRI) in 2023, despite attacks on ESG policies from conservative spheres and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to shrink the economy. Natural Investments has more than doubled its holdings in the last five years. In the last year alone, Natural Investments grew 22% to $1.44 billion in
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According to the 2022 census, 11.5% of the U.S. population lives in poverty. That’s nearly 38 million people. Living in poverty means earning less than $15,060 per year for an individual, or $31,200 for a family of four. It also means struggling to access quality food, education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. In some communities, the
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LocalCode Kansas City is a Black woman-owned, regenerative real estate development company based in the east side of Kansas City, Mo. The company, co-founded by Ajia Morris, an attorney, real estate developer, mother of four, and longtime resident of the east side’s urban core, was created to directly address the city’s intergenerational racial wealth inequality
Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) specializing in sustainable and impact investing welcomed the SEC’s approval of its climate-risk disclosure rule but hope to see more disclosure requirements down the line. Michael Kramer, Trust Steward and Manager at Natural Investments, called the rule “historic” and “absolutely warranted” to help better inform clients.
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Despite the market downturn in 2022, interest in sustainable investments continued to increase across the United Sates. At Natural Investments, the inflow of new clients starting their sustainable, responsible, impact (SRI) investing journey helped grow the firm to $1.18 billion assets under management. [1] The stewardship approach with client assets also reimagines the purpose of
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HOW MONDRAGON BECAME THE WORLD’S LARGEST CO-OP The Mondragon Corporation, a collection of more than 90 co-ops that employ approximately 80,000 people, is an interesting case study in Spain. The industrial-sized conglomerate owned by its workers suggests an alternative future for capitalism. The New Yorker
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Envest Microfinance Cooperative is a for-profit, Certified B Corporation that raises capital from accredited U.S. investors and lends it to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing economies across the globe.
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Putting Non-Extractive Finance into Practice When investors hear the word “cooperative” it should immediately convey the idea of working together toward a common goal. Headquartered in New York City and working in communities across the country, Seed Commons is a cooperative, or democratically run financial organization, that is reimagining finance and lending. It uses non-extractive
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1: DESPITE SPILLS AND AIR POLLUTION, FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES AWARD CEOS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS Executive bonus programs at fossil fuel companies, meant to encourage better environmental practices, evolved to allow firms to award executives full bonuses even in years with major environmental damage or total emission increases. Washington Post 2:NAVIGATING THE THICKET OF ESG METRICS
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