What's Your Investment Strategy? Join Mercer and MSCI at Federal Street in Boston on Thursday, December 1 to find out why institutional investors have shown increasing interest in responsible investment principles. Mercer and MSCI are co-hosting this breakfast event to give you the tools you need to address these questions in the context of your investment portfolio and move from intention toward implementation.
Speakers will discuss generating value with ESG integration, as well as address common questions about responsible investing. November 17, AM. Sustainable Investing is accelerating at a pace few would have anticipated when this seminar made its debut in Designed to help mainstream professionals navigate the explosion of approaches and increased client demand, this yearly event brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and asset owners to provide practical advice and share experience-based examples and insights.
November 16, AM. Interested in having an impact in your immediate community? In the global community? Interested in learning more about organizations in the Boston-area that create impact? Join corporate sustainability leaders to discover innovative tools, ideas and methodologies that capture tangible business value and translate it into corporate financial performance. November 2, PM. Join us on November 2nd to learn about and discuss an innovative approach to transforming our society from an extractive economy to a regenerative, local, living economy.
November 1, AM. The Intentional Endowments Network and Loyola University Chicago partnered to host a forum for colleges, universities and other mission-driven institutions to address how endowments can be positioned to create a more just, healthy and sustainable society.
Loyola University Chicago and the Intentional Endowments Network are hosting a forum to bring together decision-makers, including presidents, trustees, CFOs, CIOs, and other key stakeholders by invitation only to advance the conversation on endowment investing in the context of 21 st century sustainability challenges. Sustainatopia October 9, AM. Venture Exchanges in the US — has the time come? October 5, PM. A Venture Exchange is a market for equity capital with less strict listing and regulatory rules to serve smaller and startup companies.
The idea is that a lighter-regulatory touch would encourage more small, start-up companies to use the public markets to raise capital, in part to replace commercial banks who have reduced lending to these companies, in part in response to regulatory capital requirements.
A venture exchange in the US could make opportunities in new and emerging technologies and business models accessible to a larger pool of sustainable investors. The CFA Institute recently undertook a study and published a white paper on the opportunities and challenges such a venture market would face, as well as what such a market would need to offer investors, issuers, broker dealers and other parties in order for such a market to succeed.
Materiality October 4, PM. Yet, those who have done them and live to tell the tale, say they are critical to gaining organizational alignment.
Divestment and Reinvesting in Massachusetts Companies. September 19, PM. Over the past five years, Massachusetts has become the national incubator for social ventures, clean technologies, and innovative business solutions to climate change.
The Climate Action Business Association has developed a new series of reports, Local Emerging Market Reports LEMR to offer a spotlight on further opportunities for leadership in the transition to a carbon free economy. The goal is to support local entrepreneurs, early adopters, investors, and others looking for market solutions to fuel the transition to a carbon free economy. Report authors Michael Green and Kate Galbo from CABA will moderate the conversation and discuss how the reports can be used to fuel local investments.
Bonds and Climate Change: State of the Market in September 15, AM. Impact investing conference to advance the impact investing discussion locally, regionally, and beyond: learn how to deploy capital to make a positive impact while still maximizing returns. Key updates on hot topics in the impact investing space.
June 9, AM. Clean Energy investments are central to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals agreed to by nations at the COP21 meeting. Join us on Thursday, June 9th at the BSAS Investing in Clean Energy breakfast seminar, designed for investors — from high net worth individuals to large institutions — who see that this transformation in the global energy landscape is underway and want to understand how to participate.
The seminar will provide investment professionals with an overview of the clean energy landscape and the investment opportunities available.
Our subject matter experts will describe the opportunities currently available in the public markets and the private markets, and explain how innovations in technology and business models are shaping both current and future investment opportunities.
June 8, PM. Summer is upon us! We'll be on their roof top bar! Light refreshments will be provided and there will be a cash bar. Please register here so we can plan for appetizers. All are welcome! Bring a friend and spread the word about sustainable, responsible, and impact investing.
Mass Energy's Green Power Bootcamp May 23, PM. Mass Energy Consumer Alliance's Spring Green Power Bootcamp for a crash-course on how the green power market works and how to get to a greener grid faster. Attendees will walk away with a clear, actionable plan to make the green electricity choice: for yourself, your organization, or with your community.
What is the best nutrition guidance available? How does the health and sustainability of our nation's food system play a role? Is it possible to set guidelines that are immune of the influence of special interests and politicians? Join us for a discussion on the construction, impact, and opportunities created by the Federal Dietary Guidelines and how they influence national food systems.
RSVP on Eventbrite. April 25, PM. Join us for an event hosted with Mass Energy. April 6, PM. As executive secretary of the U. She will reflect on how this universal agreement can be a turning point in global economic, energy, environment, and development policy, and a catalyst for bringing the poor out of poverty worldwide. Perspectives on how ESG factors are being integrated into funds.
January 20, PM. Have you heard? Annual Winter Social November 19, AM. That explosive growth reflected not just increased client interest in sustainable investing products, but also growing client expectations that investment managers will apply sustainable investing principles and practices throughout their business. Our 3rd annual BSAS Sustainable Investing seminar is designed to help mainstream and sustainable investment professionals alike navigate these challenges and successfully respond using the tools of our profession.
We have assembled industry thought leaders, practitioners and asset owners to share their knowledge and experience. November 15, AM. Trailblazers and Boston-area initiatives will feature as e xpert speakers share compelling stories about failures as well as successes in the impact investing space, speaking frankly about the challenges as well as the rewards.
October 22, PM. Building Blue into Mainstream Investment Practices. October 1, PM. Hosted by Ceres, this session will focus on how global investors are integrating environmental, social and governance and water analysis in their portfolio management and engagement processes. Powered by Eventbrite. Community Capital Management Impact Investing Since Our mission is to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns through investment strategies that contribute to positive environmental and social outcomes.
Our in-house, independent equity research guides us and our investors on pathways that can create harmony - personally, financially and philanthropically. Green Century Capital Management Invest in a green future Green Century has been helping people invest in sustainable companies for over 20 years. We develop and manage sustainable timberland and farmland investments globally to produce food, fiber, and financial returns.
Our investment philosophy is based on the belief that careful security selection and actively managing portfolio risk provides superior results over the long-term. Thus, the consideration of ESG factors is viewed as an integral part of our investment process. We are committed to being good corporate stewards, partnering with our clients, and giving back to our community. Longfellow Investment Management Co. MSCI ESG Research provides in-depth research, ratings and analysis of the environmental, social and governance-related business practices of thousands of companies worldwide.
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The funds are designed for retirement investors who want their investments to align with their personal values, and are intended to be suitable as a QDIA. For more information, please visit www. NorthStar Asset Management Where creative shareholder engagement is a positive force for change. Africa is exploding, but it has little precedent for sustainable urban development. Will developing regions look elsewhere for better models, or will they invent entirely new ways to grow gracefully?
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