This week Dan and Brittany take a break from guest interviews to catch up on what they have been reading about in the news. Tune in to hear about how the NYSE is creating a new asset class related to ecosystem services and how solar companies must address slave labor in their supply chains. Oh yeah, and Brittany has cats…
It’s psychology week on The ESG Update! Lisa Mougin, President of Positivly, joins the podcast this week to discuss ESG and positive psychology while Brittany presents the behavioral drivers behind sustainable and responsible investing. And stay tuned to the end for a campfire conversation about goat yoga!
The seas they are a changing! Change Finance’s President and COO, Dorrit Lowsen, joins the podcast to discuss the recent proxy voting season and a seminal year for ESG shareholder proposals. From putting pressure on BlackRock to promoting public benefit corporations, Dorrit also provides some updates on shareholder advocacy at Change Finance.
Do sustainable practices have a positive correlation to financial performance? When it is deeply embedded into corporate strategy, yes it does! This week, we invite Tensie Whelan, Clinical Professor of Business and Society and Director of the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern School of Business, to discuss the recent meta-analysis her and her team conducted. We dig deep into corporate performance, financial performance, and much more.
Let’s bring politics into the conversation. In this week’s episode of The ESG Update, we interview Nate Wyne, Co-Founder & CEO of Floodlight Invest. This ESG platform provides insight into political affiliations, gender & diversity records, and environmental violations. Tune in to learn how you can use Floodlight to align your values with your money without sacrificing alpha.
SRI history. ESG portfolio construction. All things shareholder advocacy. It’s nirvana for ESG geeks! This week we discuss the Chartered SRI Counselor™ designation with the program’s lead author and instructor, Jennifer Coombs MSF, CSRIC™, CRPC®. If you are looking for ways to better understand the rapidly evolving sustainable investment industry, tune in to hear about this unique credential from the College for Financial Planning.