The 2026 Impact & Public Benefit Report outlines how Natural Investments creates positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes through its investments, internal practices, and industry advocacy. It showcases data and stories about our firm’s impact on communities, our work to advance a more just form of capitalism, and our leadership in promoting racial equity and […]
Feel the fear and do it anyway was an 1980s self-help mantra that seems more relevant now than ever in these uncertain and concerning times. This moment in history has stoked feelings of fear, overwhelm, outrage, and futility. The speed at which our democratic norms have unraveled is shocking, even for those of us who
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Last year the market exhibited a brief period of instability in the spring of 2025, followed by recovery and a solid growth period for the remainder of the year. Natural Investments’ assets under management grew to $1.84 billion, an approximately 8% increase, between new clients seeking SRI investmentsand market value stability. While the US capital
“In brainstorming ideas for our organization’s name, we reflected on the famous line from Mary Oliver’s poem ‘The Summer Day’,”says Tandy Taylor. “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? We settled on Wild Vision Coalition, because these students have a wild vision for their lives that we can
Social movements are grappling with a deepening crisis — one measured not only in lost funding, but in the collective emotional toll of watching philanthropy quietly walk back promises to Black and brown communities. Much of this retreat stems from a chilling effect across the philanthropic sector, as foundations and funders grow increasingly fearful of
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I learned through Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, about the Three Sisters: beans, squash, corn, and the magic they create together. Kimmerer explains how each of these serves the other, that the byproducts of one plant nourish the others to create a mutually beneficial environment that makes each plant stronger. A similar type of
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This quarter’s issue of Investing with Intent examines how values-aligned investing is responding to today’s political, economic, and regulatory shifts—exploring cooperative economic models in Italy and Spain, the growing role of judicial action as shareholder advocacy and the evolving case for socially responsible investing, and what market signals, AI disruption, and tariffs mean for Main Street and Wall Street alike. Download a full PDF copy here: Investing with Intent Winter 2026.
The last weekend in September, I drove from Washington, D.C. to upstate New York for the Black Farm Fund’s (BFF) annual Abundance in Autumn Festival, a special event for BFF’s community of farmers, funders, and investors. The event, held at the queer- and BIPOC-owned Rise & Root Farm, was a day of planting, listening, eating,
This quarter’s issue of the Investing with Intent newsletter explores values-driven divestment in a turbulent political climate, the meaning of conviction in impact investing, the challenges of AI and copyright, and rising opportunities in renewable energy and shareholder advocacy.
The 2025 Impact & Public Benefit Report outlines how Natural Investments creates positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes through its investments, internal practices, and industry advocacy. It showcases data and stories about the firm’s impact on communities, its work to advance a more just form of capitalism, and its leadership in promoting racial equity and inclusive ownership.