Global Sustain Group (https://globalsustaingroup.com/) organised successfully for fourth consecutive year in collaboration with Forum for Responsible Investment (FNG) & SEB AB Frankfurt Branch the 4th ESG Responsible Investments & Sustainable Finance Forum in Frankfurt on 21.5.2019. Among forum speakers were senior managers from: European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), SEB […]
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ESG Investments. The New Investment Mainstream?
Global climate change, the binding international goal for a transition to a low carbon economy under 2 degrees, the recent new EU Sustainable Investment Disclosure Rules, the new EU Directive for Non-Financial Reporting, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the market driven self-regulation initiatives such as TCFD, the market proof as well as studies that show, […]
Global Sustain: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development Conference
As an official, EU Green Week, Partner Event, Global Sustain and the European Sustainability Academy (ESA) are co-organizing the “Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Day”, to be held on May 10, 2019 at the ANEK Lines Conference Center in Chania, Crete. This event launches a full EU Green Week programme and aims to inform a wide […]
ImpactAssets Releases Eighth Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Manager Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its ImpactAssets 50 2019 (IA 50), a publicly available, online database for impact investors, family offices, financial advisors and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of 50 private capital fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. IA 50 users can sort and filter across a […]
Global Sustain: 3rd ESG Responsible Investments, Green Finance & Brands Forum
Global Sustain organised with great success in a full hall for 3rd consecutive year in cooperation and partnership with Forum for Responsible Investment (FNG), Investment Bank Berlin (IBB) and International Bankers Forum (IBF) the 3rd ESG Responsible Investments, Green Finance & Brands Forum 2018 (http://sustainabilityforum.de/) in Berlin on 26.9.2018 at the Conference Center of Investment Bank Berlin, with […]
Global Sustain Group: ESG Responsible Investments, From Niche to Mainstream?
Recently the ESG / SRI Investments is gaining momentum. The ESG / SRI market, in terms of assets under management, number of ESG relevant funds, number of Asset Owners and Asset Managers that integrate ESG factors into their investment strategies, as well as the number of UN PRI Members, grow at a stable pace the […]
Family Office Forum on Impact Investing, San Francisco, September 12-13th, 2018
Prestel & Partner launches its first Family Office Forum in the US, September 12th & 13th in San Francisco, an exchange between family offices, major private investors, other wealth owners, and select few partners with topical expertise. “We bring together 100+ Family Offices and Ultra-High Net-Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) to each forum and our participants attend our events to gain knowledge and […]
Business and Investors “Crucial” to Delivering 2030 Agenda at the Country-Level
Creative approaches to advance the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being jointly developed at the national level by multi-stakeholder partners. That was the key take away from SDG Country Plans: A Roadmap to Private Investment, an event organized on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum by the United Nations Global Compact, the Principles […]
Envest Asset Management, LLC Launched for Investors to Champion Sustainability
Envest Asset Management, LLC was created as an independent, fee-only financial advisor after recognizing that advisors and brokerages, alike, offering financial planning and investment management services are missing the critical components of sustainability, social responsibility, and governance. James Osborn Founder/Principal of Envest Asset Management, and most recently a private equity investor in the clean energy […]
New CEO Chosen for Global Impact Firm Palladium
(GlobeNewswire) – Global impact firm Palladium, which manages large-scale government programs for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DFID and DFAT, has chosen a new Australian CEO to take over from Kim Bredhauer. Bredhauer has spent 36 years with Palladium and 18 as Group Managing Director and CEO, building the company into one of the […]
Chevron Attacked at U.N. for Poisoning Indigenous Lands in Ecuador’s Rainforest; Shareholders Pressure CEO Wirth
A prominent Canadian Indigenous leader and lawyer, Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, has issued a blistering critique of Chevron in a United Nations speech for poisoning ancestral lands in the Amazon rainforest and engaging in “countless violations” of Indigenous peoples’ rights related to the dumping of billions of gallons of oil waste in Ecuador. The speech […]
3rd ESG Investing & Green Finance Berlin Forum 2018
We would like to raise awareness on our next 3rd ESG Responsible Investments & Green Finance Forum in Berlin, on 26.9.2018. The Forum is a unique communication, knowledge and networking platform, connecting asset managers, funds, asset owners, banks, insurance, corporates, startups, associations, institutions, always in cooperation with our partners Investment Bank Berlin (IBB) and Forum for Responsible […]
Masterclass Workshop: ESG Investing & Integration. From Nice to Mainstream
Global Sustain Group, organizes a Masterclass Workshop on: “ESG Investments & Integration. From Nice to Mainstream. Why & how considering ESG Metrics can benefit corporate and fund strategy? Latest market trends”. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 25, at EarlyBird Berlin, Germany*. Highlights of a new ESG & Impact Investing Market & Benchmark […]
Benevity Boosts Scale and Efficiency of Social Impact Programs With Acquisition of Versaic
Benevity, Inc., the global leader in corporate social responsibility and purpose-driven employee engagement software, today announced that it is acquiring Versaic Inc., a leading grants, donation and sponsorship management solution provider to more than 100 of the world’s largest companies. The acquisition expands Benevity’s existing grants management offerings and furthers the company’s vision of providing a holistic […]
ImpactAssets Drops Investment Minimums and Fees on Private Debt and Equity Impact Investment Options, Adds New Funds
Industry’s lowest investment minimums open “deep” impact investing to a new tier of donors who are using philanthropic dollars to generate social, environmental and financial returns. BETHESDA, Md., Mar. 15 /CSRwire/ – ImpactAssets today slashed investment minimums on its private debt and equity investment options to $10,000 and flattened administrative fees to 0.40%. Effective March […]
ImpactAssets Releases Seventh Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Showcase
Industry’s only free, searchable resource of impact investing fund managers features firms that manage $29.2 billion in assets. BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 27 /CSRwire/ – ImpactAssets has released its 2017-18 ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free, online database for investors and financial advisors that features a diversified listing of 50 private capital fund managers that deliver […]
Free Webinar Demystifies Impact Investing for the Individual Investor
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 28 /CSRwire/ – Conscious Company Media is hosting a free webinar Wednesday, December 6 at 10am PT that breaks down the myths and misconceptions around impact investing with the goal of empowering anyone to approach their own portfolio through this lens. In partnership with the Chudom Hayes Group of Morgan Stanley, the […]
2nd Berlin ESG Investments & Green Finance Forum 2017
BERLIN, Nov. 14 /CSRwire/ – 2nd Berlin ESG Investments & Green Finance Forum 2017. Connecting Green Finance with Sustainable Brands Topic: “ESG Investments in Digitalization, Clean Energy & Sustainable Brands as Growth Drivers towards a Low Carbon Economy”. Forum dedicated Website: http://sustainabilityforum.de Berlin 14.11.2017 – Location: IBB, Conference Center, Bundesallee 210,10719, Berlin Forum Metrics: 16 int. […]
Social Enterprise Turns to Impact Investor to Help Bring Energy Efficiency to Low-income Communities
CHICAGO, Oct. 30 /CSRwire/ – Bringing broad-based energy-efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements to existing multifamily low-income housing is a daunting task. While state and utility incentives help in many cases, finding capital to pay the remaining costs has proven to be extremely difficult. Finding a solution to this challenge has been multi-year journey […]
B Lab Honors 28 Best for the World Funds
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /CSRwire/ – This week B Lab released the 2017 Best for the World Fund list, which recognizes private debt and equity funds that are setting the measurement and management bar in impact investing. A full list of honorees is published by B the Change, B Lab’s online publication. This year’s list […]
Sustainability Forum 2016 Takes Place on October 5
ATHENS, Sep. 23 /CSRwire/ – Almost three weeks left until the 6th «Sustainability Forum 2016, a Τraining, Networking and Professional Development Event». The Forum, is organised by Global Sustain and will take place on October 5th, at the Center of Sustainable Entrepreneurship “Excelixi” premises, in Athens. Just like the previous years, prominent speakers from all […]
846 Companies Honored as Best for the World, Creating Positive Impact for Workers, Environment, Community
BERWYN, Pa., Sep. 12 /CSRwire/ – Today, 846 companies worldwide were recognized for creating extraordinary positive overall social and environmental impact based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of its annual “Best for the World” list. Honorees are featured on B the Change, the digital Medium publication […]
ImpactAssets Adds New Private Debt and Equity Impact Investment Options to its Donor Advised Fund
“Deep” impact investments enable clients to use philanthropic dollars to generate potentially significant social, environmental and financial returns. BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 28 /CSRwire/ – ImpactAssets today announced the addition of new lower minimum, high-impact investment options within the ImpactAssets Giving Fund, its donor advised fund. The four private debt and equity investments are managed by […]
National Geographic Society Commits $50 Million of Endowment to Impact Investments
Creation of new impact investment program, managed by CA Capital Management, will accelerate the organization’s funding of research, exploration and education, inspiring solutions for the global good WASHINGTON, Jun. 08 /CSRwire/ – The National Geographic Society today announced it is dedicating $50 million from its $1.1 billion endowment to impact investments, furthering its commitment to […]
First Impact Investing Fund Listed on Italian Exchange
On May 31, 2017, the “Investimenti Sostenibili” fund, managed by Sella Gestioni (Banca Sella Group) working exclusively with MainStreet Partners as sole investment advisor, marks nearly the half year point as a listed fund on the Italian Stock Exchange. Investimenti Sostenibili was the first listed fund that enabled Italian retail investors to directly access impact […]
Export Development Canada Prices Third Green Bond, Responding to Rising Global Interest in Climate Financing
Export Development Canada (EDC) today priced USD 500 million 1.625% Fixed Rate Green Bond due June 1, 2020. The lead underwriters were HSBC, J.P. Morgan and SEB. This offering is scheduled to close on June 1, 2017. This is EDC’s third Green Bond, with previous bonds of 300M in January 2014 and 300M in December […]
2017 Green Transition Scoreboard® Tracks Private Green Investments At $8.1 Trillion
Today, the latest Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) found that, despite Trump’s anti-green policies, private green investments now total more than $8.1 trillion USD ($8,133,456,730,370). Published annually since 2009, the GTS is a global measure of private green investment in five green sectors: 1) Renewable Energy, 2) Efficiency, 3) Life Systems (water, waste, recycling, community investing, […]
ImpactAssets Releases Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Showcase
Industry’s only free, searchable database of outstanding impact investing fund managers features firms that manage $10.6 billion in assets. BETHESDAY, M.d., Feb. 14 /CSRwire/ – ImpactAssets has released its 2016 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors. The sixth annual list provides a diversified overview […]
Infographic: Impact Investing Study
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 13 /CSRwire/ – American Century Investments and Greenwich Associates conducted a study on the views of institutional investors and financial intermediaries about the growing interest in impact investing. Between late 2015 and early 2016, Greenwich Associates surveyed a total of 277 institutional investors, investment consultants, intermediary platform decision-makers and financial advisors […]
Northern Trust Asset Management Launches Unique Sustainable Real Estate Index and Fund in Conjunction with GRESB
Fund Offers Passive Investors Exposure to the Stock Performance of Developed Markets REITs Combined with Responsible Investment Criteria LONDON & AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30 /CSRwire/ – Northern Trust Asset Management, collaborating with GRESB, the global sustainability benchmark for real assets, has launched a unique sustainable real estate index. A Dutch-domiciled pooled fund passively managed to this […]
Holy Land Principles Again Speaks Truth to Cisco-Power
The Silicon Valley giant networking company Cisco was again challenged to demonstrate its commitment to transparency and fair employment in Cisco’s operations in Israel/Palestine at the Annual Shareholder Meeting on Monday, December 12, 2016. The Holy Land Principles, Inc. moved its Resolution/Proposal at the meeting in San Jose. The Holy Land Principles — an 8-point […]
The Business ROI of Social Investing
ORLANDO, Sep. 28 /CSRwire/ – ACCP and IO Sustainability are launching a landmark initiative to help companies identify how corporate social responsibility (CSR) supports both the financial bottom line and social objectives. The Business ROI of Social Investments: A Pilot Program will engage 15 or more companies to develop tools that enable managers to structure social investments […]
ImpactAssets Impact Investment Notes Deploys $8.3MM In Capital to Latin America and Asia
ImpactAssets announced today that it has deployed more than $8.3MM to financial institutions and agricultural organizations in Latin America and Asia for small business expansion, socioeconomic development and environmental sustainability through its recently launched Impact Investment Notes. These lower-‐minimum, publicly offered debt securities enable financial advisors and their clients to provide capital to growing micro-‐entrepreneurs […]
Raffa Social Capital Advisors Launched To Fill the Gap Between Impact Investors and Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, Jun. 02 /CSRwire/ – In response to the growing needs of social impact investors, Raffa, the nation’s largest nonprofit accounting and consulting firm, has launched Raffa Social Capital Advisors (RSCA). RSCA will support social entrepreneurs seeking investment while providing impact investors much-needed data and accountability they have long sought. “Social entrepreneur start ups too […]
Green Transition Scoreboard Global Total Now $7.13 Trillion
Ethical Markets focuses on transition management’s top priority: ending externalities ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Apr. 22 /CSRwire/ – Ethical Markets Media welcomes Earth Day with a stunning new total for its Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS). As of Q4 2015, the GTS totals $7.13 TRILLION cumulative in non-government investments and commitments tracked since 2007 in the global […]
Top Ten Climate Finance Reports – Big Path Capital in Partnership with Leading Global Impact Investors Release SmarterMoney+ Review at Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations
A special edition of the SmarterMoney+TM Review was released by Big Path Capital today at the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations in NYC. The SmarterMoney+TM Review highlights top articles and leading reports on the intersection of climate change and finance. The featured articles were chosen by well-known leaders within the […]
Securities America Adds Progressive Asset Management with $220 Million in Client Assets
Securities America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., (NYSE MKT: LTS), welcomes Progressive Asset Management (OTC MKT: PAMI), a national full-service financial network with $220 million in client assets. Progressive Asset Management (PAM) brings a 27-year history in the field of socially responsible investing (SRI) to Securities America. Under its former […]
ImpactAssets Releases Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its 2015 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors. The fifth annual guide features fund managers representing private debt and equity investments that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. Fund managers included in the IA 50 2015 manage an estimated […]
Making Fossil Free Investing Work For Canadians
The scientific imperative and growing belief among global leaders, investors, scientists, and large corporations that the use of fossil fuels must be sharply curtailed—if not phased out—for the sake of future generations is driving policy shifts, fuelling growing public divestment movements, and creating interest among institutions, pensions and foundations to eliminate fossil fuels from their […]
RSF Supports Microfinance with Loan to MCE Social Capital
Maria Ramos operates a small roadside flower shop outside of the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. A mother of two, Maria recently used a loan originated by a MCE Social Capital (MCE) client to purchase new plant pots, which have helped her increase sales. Maria’s story is typical of the types of entrepreneurs that have benefitted […]
Piraeus Bank: a Constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Second Consecutive Year
Piraeus Bank, following the recent RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, became for the second consecutive year a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Emerging Markets. Piraeus Bank remains the only company based in Greece to be selected as an index component of the DJSI, an index that tracks the performance of the top 10% of […]
JPMorgan Chase Celebrates Opening of the Latest Community Development Project Financed by $100 Million Commitment to Detroit’s Recovery
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today joined with partners from PK Housing, Midtown Detroit, Inc., Capital Impact Partners, Invest Detroit and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation in announcing the grand opening of the latest community development project in Detroit financed by the firm’s five-year, $100 million commitment to the city’s economic recovery. Rainer Court, at 711 West […]
EIRIS Foundation Launches Database of Companies Doing Business in Occupied Lands
Today, building on its 30-year history of providing free and objective information on ethical finance and corporate activity to the public, the EIRIS Foundation announced the release of a new online database of companies in Crimea and Palestine. For the first time, businesses, civil society, media and the investor community will have access to objective […]
Morgan Stanley Extends Commitment to Sustainable Investing with Its Inaugural Green Bond
Morgan Stanley announced today that it has closed on the issuance of a $500 million green bond, the Firm’s inaugural green bond and the latest step in the Firm’s ongoing strategy to advance market-based solutions to social and environmental challenges. Since 2006, the Firm has facilitated over $61 billion of capital for clean tech and renewable […]
Impact Makers Gifts Company to the Community
RICHMOND, Va., Apr. 29 /CSRwire/ – Impact Makers has gifted the company’s equity ownership to two nonprofit organizations, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia and Virginia Community Capital. The company took this action, a first amongst social enterprises, in order to preserve and grow its philanthropic mission. The gift also is helping enable […]
Think Tank Led By Former JPMorgan Managing Director Launches Regenerative Capitalism Framework at Yale University
GREENWICH, Conn., Apr. 22 /CSRwire/ – Capital Institute, a non-partisan think tank founded in 2010 by former JPMorgan Managing Director John Fullerton, launched an alternative framework for capitalism yesterday at an event hosted by Yale University’s Center for Business and the Environment. The collaboratively created framework and accompanying white paper calls on business leaders and […]