CEO Perspectives: Matt Patsky on the Future of SRI in GreenMoney
July 26, 2017 // Boston, MA: The July/August 2017 issue of GreenMoney Journal on “The Next 25 Years of Sustainable Responsible Impact Investing and Business” features an article written by Trillium Asset Management CEO Matt Patsky titled “The Future of SRI”. This issue celebrates the publication’s 25th anniversary and includes additional insights from colleagues across sustainable and responsible investing. Matt Patsky writes: Eight years ago I received the call asking me to consider joining Trillium Asset Management as CEO. Since that time, we have seen more interest than ever in the field of sustainable investing from a wide variety of institutions, …
Standing in Solidarity: CEO Matt Patsky Visits Standing Rock
December 2, 2016 // Boston MA: For 34 years, Trillium has advocated for the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We have worked with Native American leaders to bring their concerns to corporate decision-makers, pressing major corporations to take action on policies and practices that demonstrate a pattern of exploitative behavior towards Indigenous communities. During late November, I traveled to Bismarck, North Dakota alongside several leaders from the investment community to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Set to span 1,200 miles between North Dakota and Illinois, the …
Letter from Matt Patsky on Second Vatican Conference on Impact Investing
“Impact investing is not philanthropy, it is about creating opportunities for self-sufficiency.” – Matt Patsky, CEO, Remarks at the Second Vatican Conference on Impact Investing On Monday, June 26, I arrived in Rome for the Second Vatican Conference on Impact Investing. The Vatican Conference on Impact Investing builds on the call made in the May 2015 Papal Encyclical Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home. The timing of the Conference was especially moving for me, following the recent apology made by Pope Francis for the treatment of marginalized populations by the Catholic Church. Pope Francis’s comments reminded me of …
Trillium’s Statement on the Tragedy in Orlando
We are so very deeply saddened by the recent news out of Orlando that a gunman violently stole 49 lives in the name of hate. While many details are still unknown, it is clear that the growing atmosphere of intolerance in our country around race, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity is dangerous and unacceptable. For over 30 years the sustainable and responsible investment community has worked together to try, through our words and actions, to send the message that tolerance, equality, and protection of human rights for all individuals should be a common standard for our country—and the rest of the …
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