On March 27, 2017, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), released its biennial Global Sustainable Investment Review 2016. The report found that global sustainable investment assets reached $22.89 trillion at the start of 2016, a 25% increase from 2014.
On December 14, 2016, Croatan Institute, in partnership with DivestInvest Philanthropy, published a new paper titled, “Climate-Related Investment for Resilient Communities: Divest-Invest Opportunities in Community-Oriented Climate Solutions.”
Croatan Institute senior fellows Josh Humphreys and Christi Electris participated in a convening on shareholder engagement which took place at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA on November 17.
The paper provides a framework to help impact investors expand the scope of investing in LGBT issues across asset classes. It is the first effort to structure a total portfolio approach thematically around LGBT equality.
A group of investors has released a new white paper, Investing in Equality: Integrating LGBT Issues into Total Portfolio Activation. The paper was prepared by Croatan Institute with the guidance of the Social Justice Fund Northwest, Out Leadership, and Trillium Asset Management.
In a statement organized by Trillium Asset Management, Croatan Institute and the New York City Comptroller, investors representing $2.1 Trillion in collective assets under management are calling for a full repeal of North Carolina’s notorious 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.
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.
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.
Croatan Institute President and Senior Fellow Joshua Humphreys presented at the Community Foundation Circle Fourth “Immersion,” which took place at Evins Mill in Smithville, Tennessee, from March 7-9.
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).
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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