Croatan Institute

Total Portfolio Activation Tools for Racial Equity Investing

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:Equity & Inclusion Frameworks & Data Analytics

To grow opportunities in black and brown communities, significant long-term investments are necessary.

New Report on Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:February 9, 2021
Post category:Farm & Forestry Food Systems

Croatan Institute joined The Mixing Bowl, USFRA, and WBCSD in releasing a new report that identifies opportunities to find new sources of capital to accelerate the adoption of climate-smart agriculture.

Transformative Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:February 1, 2021
Post category:Climate Solutions Farm & Forestry

The report examines farmer and rancher barriers to practice adoption, the current state of climate-smart soil technology, financial mechanisms available to farmers and ranchers as well the investment case for including agriculture in the broader portfolio of net zero economy investments.

Investing in Racial Equity 50 Years After the Civil Rights Movement

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:January 19, 2021
Post category:Equity & Inclusion

Panelists explore opportunities and challenges to investing in communities of color to support entrepreneurship, wealth-building, and greater professional inclusion.

Croatan Institute Welcomes Athena Owirodu as a New Analyst

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:January 4, 2021
Post category:Uncategorized

Croatan Institute is pleased to announce that Athena Owirodu has joined Croatan Institute at the end of 2020 as our newest analyst.

New Trends Report Released: Sustainable Investing Assets Reach $17.1 Trillion

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:November 16, 2020
Post category:Accountability

On Monday, November 16th, Croatan Institute joined the US SIF Foundation in releasing its 2020 Report on US Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends. The Trends report has become the leading go-to resource on the state of sustainable investing in the United States. This year's report identified more than $17 trillion in sustainable investing assets at the beginning of 2020.

Sustainable and Responsible Investment Trends

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:November 12, 2020
Post category:Accountability Frameworks & Data Analytics

The Trends report includes analyses of community investing, shareholder advocacy, and integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria across all asset classes among US-domiciled funds.

Report on US Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends 2020

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:November 1, 2020
Post category:Accountability Frameworks & Data Analytics

This year's report found that sustainable and impact investing (SRI) assets now account for $17.1 trillion—or one in three dollars—of the $51.4 trillion in total assets under professional management in the United States.

Senior Fellow Bill Harrington Posts Op-Ed on Credit Ratings Companies in Responsible Investor

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:October 19, 2020
Post category:Accountability

Bill Harrington tells the credit rating company Moody’s Investors Service to “to shut down the ever-expanding sideshow of ESG ‘symbols’ that deflect from deficiencies in the company’s core product of credit ratings.”

REEFS to develop total portfolio activation for racial equity and investor engagement for impact toolkits

Post author:Croatan Institute
Post published:September 9, 2020
Post category:Equity & Inclusion Frameworks & Data Analytics

Croatan Institute is excited to be partnering with The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) to expand the tools available to investors hungry to increase their racial equity dividend.