TED Talks have evolved to the point where they occupy a unique place in intellectual culture. They have become, somewhat paradoxically, the mainstream for leading edge ideas. So it is gratifying to report that Sustainable Investing now has its own
Sustainable Investing Seminar summary part I – it’s really just investing
Even before the opening remarks at our November 19th Sustainable Investing session, we had already accomplished several of our goals. Interest in the topic was high, as we believed it would be. We had a full house at the Metro
Policy Perspectives: Developing Industry-Specific Sustainability Accounting Standards (Video)
The inclusion of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in the investment process is gaining more and more traction in global markets. …read more Source: CFA Institute ESG
Plain English is not an oxymoron
A shout-out to my colleague Susan Weiner, investment writer and blogger, for her recent post on plain language and compliance, a consistently vexing topic for financial professionals. The post concerns Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please, a book by Joseph
Harvard weighs in on fossil fuel divestment – and sustainable investing
Earlier this month, Harvard University issued a statement responding to the campaign initiated by Bill McKibben and 350.org to persuade institutions to divest their fossil fuel holdings. Harvard’s conclusion that it would not consider divestment may not have been a