Responsible investment is the basis of this collection focusing on those investors, of all sizes, embracing sustainability principles and practices integrating people, the environment, and prosperity into their investment strategies.
Many of the videos in this collection come from interviews conducted at annual Ceres conferences. The Ceres investor Network represents the move towards social and environmental investing sometimes referred to as "impact investing."
The Global Impact Investing Network is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing.
Social Responsible Investing (SRI) another useful term and, as noted in Wikipedia, "is also known as sustainable, socially conscious, green or ethical investing. Basically we look at is investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial return and social good."
The Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, is a non-profit organization that works towards a sustainable global economy by providing sustainability reporting guidance. In short, the group working towards a measurement that incorporates social, environmental and economic elements. Investors look to GRI reports for risk assessment purposes.
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Investor Summit on Climate Risk with Tom DiNapoli |
Investor Summit on Climate Risk: Interview with NY State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli Vibeka Mair, Senior Reporter at Responsible Investor, talked with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who oversees the State's $184.5bn Common Retirement Fund. They spoke about the fund's evolving approach to climate change as an investment theme including new commitments to a low carbon index with Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Published on Mar 11, 2016 From the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk at U.N. Headquarters in NYC on the Ceres YouTube Channel. EarthSayers Thomas DiNapoli; Vibeka Mair |
Investor Summit on Climate Risk: Jens-Christian Stougaard
Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | Green Banks
Shifting Culture Towards Equity
How to Build Better, More Resilient Cities with Judith Rodin
Stopping the Rebuttal: The Future of Sustainability with Jennifer N. Coombs |
The Investment Logic for Sustainability by Chris McKnett
Social Impact of Investing by Josh Humphreys
Sustainability in Investment Strategies by Jack Ehnes
What is fossil fuel divestment and why does it matter? The Guardian
Investor Summit on Climate Risk with Denis Duverne, AXA
Why We Should Own the Banks by Ellen Brown
Zurich's progress in green investing by Cecilia Reyes
Risks and Opportunities interview with Anne Simpson, CalPERS
Risk and Opportunities with Ian Simm of Impax
The Possibilities for a Public Bank in Seattle (Public Forum Panel)
The Rise of Responsible Investment by James Gifford