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 | Mar 13, 2019 | ESG, Financial Planning, Impact, Investments, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI
A little over a year ago I was invited to be on the Open Air show with Dawn Newton. I listened to the replay recently just to see if what I shared on the show was still relevant. My reasoning for the use of Socially Responsible Investments has not changed! And,...
by Jack Schniepp | Feb 7, 2019 | Economy, Environmental, Equities, ESG, Impact, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI, Uncategorized
The 2018 US Sustainable Investment Forum’s (US|SIF) SRI Trends report has arrived and the executive summary can be accessed HERE.. The increase in assets flowing into Socially Responsible Investments continues to grow rapidly! The report shows that from 2016 to 2018...
by Jack Schniepp | Aug 28, 2018 | climate finance, Corporate Governance, Economy, Environmental, ESG, Impact, Investment Research, Investments, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI, Uncategorized
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms the value of incorporating environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investment criteria as options within retirement plans. (GAO Report Overview May ’18) GAO’s survey of academic...
by Jack Schniepp | May 17, 2018 | Investments, Justice, Social, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI
I first heard of the issues surrounding mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at my church nearly a decade ago. Valuable minerals, also known as conflict minerals in this region, are controlled and manipulated by all sides in the DRC’s ongoing civil...
by Jack Schniepp | Mar 12, 2018 | Socially Responsible Investing, SRI, Uncategorized
The negative views held by many of Corporate America are likely seen as only second to how politicians in Washington are viewed. But businesses are also acknowledged as holding the greatest potential to bring about positive change in ways that politicians and the...
