Published on Jun 23, 2015

Published on Apr 22, 2013

Dr. James Gifford is a Senior Fellow at the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he researches sustainable investment in emerging markets and methods to deliver positive impact within mainstream investment strategies.

Published by the IESE. For over fifty years, IESE, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, has been at the forefront of management education, developing and inspiring business leaders who strive to make a deep, positive and lasting impact on the people, companies and society they serve.

What is fossil fuel divestment and why does it matter? | Keep it in the ground

Climate change can be tackled using a very simple idea – divestment. It means taking your money away from companies involved in extracting fossil fuels. Published on Mar 23, 2015 by The Guardian.

Hemp Industries Association President, Anndrea Herrmann on Hemp Regulations and Challenge was  interviewed by the Investing News Network interview. Hermann explains the regulations surrounding hemp in the United States and elsewhere in the world, also touching on what challenges her organization faces in educating the public about hemp. In closing, she gives an overview of the many interesting uses of hemp. May 16, 2014.

Ms. Reyes was a driving force behind Zurich’s decision last year to invest $1bn in “green” bonds that finance projects aimed at mitigating climate change.

Cecilia Reyes joined Zurich in 2001 as Regional Manager for Group Investments with responsibility for North America and became Regional Manager for Europe and International Businesses in 2004. From April 2006 until March 2010, she was Head of Investment Strategy Implementation. In April 2010, she assumed her current role as Chief Investment Officer.

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

Published on Mar 7, 2013

Go where markets and government have failed before. The Status Qou and Business as Usual cannot exist any longer.  Investing as a means, not just an end.  Jacqueline Novogratz, social entrepreneur, and founder of the Acumen Fund.  TEDxEuston,

Intro and Outro music by Kadialy Kouyate performed at TEDxEuston 2011. You can view the full performance here.

Meet Santa Cruz' Kyle Thiermann, one of the Earth Island Institute's 2011 Brower Youth Award Winners! Kyle's surf videos, Surfing for Change, have created millions of dollars in environmentally responsible investments.