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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

Church investors dared to come to annual meetings to ask questions, or even worse, church investors filed shareholder proposals,” she wrote in a 2018 blog about her early work. EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing.

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Take Five: Bound by Destiny

Chris Hall

According to a recent blog by Emine Isciel , Co-chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, a critical factor will be reducing existing harmful financial flows. Investors will be paying close attention to progress on the GBF’s fourth over-arching goal, the alignment of financial flows.

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What is Ethical Consumerism?

Steven Mintz

In addition to divesting from unethical stocks, you can make investments in companies that make a positive change in a practice called  impact investing. Environment, However, companies might try to skip it and take on the aesthetic of a sustainable company without making any changes, a practice known as greenwashing.

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From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet

GreenBiz

And the mayors of 12 cities — representing 36 million residents — announced their plans to divest from fossil fuels. Certifications are a good starting point for companies to help shoppers make more informed and sustainable choices," she wrote in a blog about the announcement. Were there other announcements this week?