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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The Investment Logic for Sustainability by Chris McKnett |
Sustainability is pretty clearly one of the world's most important goals; but what groups can really make environmental progress in leaps and bounds? Chris McKnett makes the case that it's large institutional investors. He shows how strong financial data isn't enough, and reveals why investors need to look at a company's environmental, social and governance structures, too. TED Talks. Published on Feb 12, 2014 EarthSayer Chris McKnett |
Social Impact of Investing by Josh Humphreys
Why We Should Own the Banks by Ellen Brown
The Rise of Responsible Investment by James Gifford
Stopping the Rebuttal: The Future of Sustainability with Jennifer N. Coombs |
Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | Green Banks
How to Build Better, More Resilient Cities with Judith Rodin
Investor Summit on Climate Risk with Tom DiNapoli
Investor Summit on Climate Risk with Denis Duverne, AXA
Zurich's progress in green investing by Cecilia Reyes
Shifting Culture Towards Equity
The Possibilities for a Public Bank in Seattle (Public Forum Panel)
Investor Summit on Climate Risk: Jens-Christian Stougaard
What is fossil fuel divestment and why does it matter? The Guardian