Investors Worth $2.1 Trillion Call for Full Repeal of NC’s House Bill 2

In a statement organized by Croatan Institute, Trillium Asset Management, and New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, investors representing over $2.1 trillion in assets under management are calling for a full repeal of North Carolina’s notorious House Bill 2.

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Croatan Institute Releases Clean 15 Investment Portfolio at SOCAP

On September 15, from the main stage of the 2016 Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP), at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Croatan Institute President and Senior Fellow Joshua Humphreys announced the release of an educational fossil-free investment portfolio, the Divest-Invest Clean 15.

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Croatan Institute President speaks at Confluence Philanthropy

On March 10, Croatan Institute President and Senior Fellow Josh Humphreys presented at Confluence Philanthropy’s 6th Annual Practitioners Gathering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Humphreys spoke on a panel titled, “Looking Beyond Next Quarter, Changing Our Thinking About Timelines and Return,” in which he focused on long-term investing and the problem of endowments.

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Carolina Farm Stewardship Association hosts Croatan Institute President

On Saturday, February 27, Croatan Institute President and Senior Fellow Joshua Humphreys made a presentation on "Financing a Sustainable Southern Food System" to the Board of Directors of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA).

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Croatan Institute releases climate finance compendium at UN Investor Summit

At the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk, held on January 27 at the United Nations in New York City, Croatan Institute joined Big Path Capital in releasing a special edition of SmarterMoney+ Review, spotlighting ten leading papers on climate change and finance.

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New toolkit released today aimed at helping fund fiduciaries tackle climate risk

Croatan Institute, with the Responsible Endowments Coalition and SEIU Capital Stewardship and help from the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University, released a report titled “Action on Climate: A Practical Guide for Fiduciaries.”

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