by admin | May 8, 2019 | climate finance, Corporate Governance, divest, divesting, Environmental, ESG, fossil fuels, Human Rights, Impact, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI, Uncategorized
I had the opportunity last week to be at the SIS Sustainable Investing Solutions conference in Portland. It was an event similar to one I attended back in 2014 that vaulted me into researching and ultimately integrating Socially Responsible Investments (SRI), or...
by Jack Schniepp | Dec 4, 2017 | Corporate Governance, ESG, Human Rights, Justice, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI
Last week I had the opportunity to give an interview with local Bend radio station KPOV and Dawn Newton on her Open Air show. It was my first experience with live radio and I had a lot of fun! A a link to the full interview (15 minutes) is below. Dawn was a great...
by Jack Schniepp | Apr 25, 2017 | Corporate Governance, Environmental, ESG, Human Rights, Investments, Justice, Social, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI
After nearly two years of discussion about the advantages of being an Independent, Fee-Only Financial Advisor, Neal Richards has finally joined Cascade Financial Strategies! Neal and I first met and began sharing investment and financial planning ideas five years ago...
by Jack Schniepp | Jan 24, 2017 | climate finance, divesting, Environmental, ESG, fossil fuels, Human Rights, Impact, Investments, Justice, Social, SRI
We are co-hosting this Thursday’s Green Drinks Expo! The Bend Environmental Center and local Green Spot Businesses like Cascade Financial Strategies (CFS) play host to the rotating venue every other month. This is the kickoff event for 2017 which will feature CFS and...
by Jack Schniepp | Oct 17, 2016 | Corporate Governance, Environmental, ESG, Human Rights, Impact, Investments, Justice, Social, SRI, Uncategorized
New to the Bend Venture Conference (BVC) this year was the addition of Social Impact Category carrying an investment of $250,000! These applicants were described as “for-profit Oregonian companies whose business models are integrated with a mission to have a...
by Jack Schniepp | Jan 18, 2016 | Human Rights, Impact, Justice, Social, SRI
(I am proud to introduce my 23 year old son Caleb as the guest blogger of this post! I love his reflections on how the methods of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement can be applied to responsible investment issues.) There isn’t a day that...
