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The Freedom Economy: Fighting Back Against Racism

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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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Standing Rock: Forging the Way into a Native-led Energy Future

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In 2016, the power of Indigenous People was spotlighted by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe-led #NODAPL movement, a protest against the building of the Dakota Access pipeline that would cut through Tribal lands and waters. Though the #NODAPL movement was not able to overcome the power and pressure to build the pipeline, it proved to

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2024 Racial Equity & Justice Giving

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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. In addition, our advisors donate a percentage of their gross revenue to charitable organizations. Many of our contributions are featured on our website: naturalinvestments.com/about/charitable-contributions/

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Spotlight: Local Code Kansas City – Addressing a Community’s Racial Wealth Gap through Real Estate Ownership

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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

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Natural Investments Becomes the First Perpetual Purpose Trust in Financial Services

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Natural Investments recently converted its company ownership from six financial advisors to the Natural Investments Purpose Trust. That’s right, we’re now essentially owned by a purpose!  Creating this trust over the past 18 months means that Natural Investments will continue to exist in perpetuityas an independent firm owned by an entity rather than individuals. Now

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2022 Sustainable & Responsible Impact

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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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Native Land Taxes Reclaim Rights, Power, and the Environment

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One of the most prevalent tools of colonialism has been the removal of land and natural resources from the hands of Indigenous peoples. This has led to the cultural, social, and spiritual disenfranchisement of Indigenous peoples and, as Native methods of land stewardship vanish, wide-ranging environmental effects are harming both Native and non-Native communities.

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