US SIF: National Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Conference to Address Cutting Edge Issues
US SIF to Host 4th Annual Conference: Markets, Mission & Materiality May 20-21, 2014 in Washington, DC MAY 15, 2014 // WASHINGTON, DC: US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment will host its fourth annual conference, “Markets, Mission and Materiality” in Washington, DC, May 20-21. Compelling topics for the investment industry and sustainability practitioners include: Whether millennials are more interested than other investors in sustainable and impact investing; New strategies and products in fixed income, community and impact investing; How activists and company executives are working to build more sustainable companies; The investment case for reducing income inequality; Advancing ESG …
US SIF Publishes New Report: The Impact of Sustainable and Responsible Investment
US SIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, has just published a new report: The Impact of Sustainable and Responsible Investment. The report gives detail to the many kinds of impact the sustainable and responsible investment industry has had, including: Changing the Investment Industry and Adding Options for Investors; Improving Companies Through Active Ownership and Engagement; Helping Communities and Individual; and Influencing Public Policy and Developing Global Standard-Setting Organizations. You can download the paper here. …
Online Course on the Fundamentals of SRI Launched by US SIF Foundation
April 9, 2013 // WASHINGTON, DC: Today, the US SIF Foundation launched the Center for Sustainable Investment Education and the Center’s inaugural online course, Fundamentals of Sustainable and Responsible Investment. This is the first online course on sustainable investment for financial advisors and other investment professionals to be launched in the United States. Fundamentals of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, developed by experts in the field, provides a unique blend of instruction and scenario learning that explains how to talk about SRI with clients, incorporate SRI into investment portfolios and understand the latest trends and research. Paul Hilton, Portfolio Manager at …
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