Read the entire article here The fossil fuel industry is increasing production for the coming years—and COP26 did not bring about much change on this front. Here’s how to use your stock choices to fight for change.
Listen to the Deep Impact Investing Podcast here In October 2021, Kimberly Griego-Kiel took part in the ESG For Impact! Conference in Colorado Springs. Now back with part two of her ESG for Impact! miniseries, Kim welcomes George Gay, the CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, and Ebony Perkins, Self-Help Credit Union’s Vice President […]
Click Here to View PDF Endemic COVID + Higher Inflation = New Normal Overview At third quarter end, the S&P 500 was 93% above its March 23, 2020, pandemic low and 27% above its pre-pandemic high (see Figure 1). As we move through the fourth quarter, COVID is transitioning from pandemic to endemic, inflation is […]
Click Here to View PDF Overview: Price Inflation Creation COVID has caused worldwide economic upheaval since the pandemic began and continues to do so. Global economies have struggled to adjust to the many kinks COVID has created in supply chains, and virtually every industry has been affected. As shown in Figure 1, the inflation caused […]
Click Here to View PDF The Advocacy Long Game Media headlines, and even our own headlines, tend to emphasize the big advocacy “win”, but those wins are more often than not years (and even decades) in the making. We highlight the Bristol Bay campaign because collective action by like-minded investors is clearly making a difference-and […]
First Affirmative Financial Network and YourStake announced on October 20th, 2021, a historic first: a direct index solution with data-driven Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) customization down to the company equity level, along with tax loss harvesting, and benchmark flexibility. The new Values Aligned Direct Index Solution (VADIS) is now available to independent advisors who were previously […]
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — First Affirmative Financial Network, a pioneer in sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing, has been named a Best for the World™ B Corp for offering products and services that support the greater good. Ranking in the top 5% of all B Corps in its size group worldwide for their sustainable business practices, […]
Click Here To View PDF Overview – COVID Continues to Dominate COVID-19 remains the greatest threat to economic stability. This is due, in part, to the many dislocations COVID-19 has created socially and across the economy. Economic activity is returning to pre-pandemic levels across many sectors. As shown in the graph below, many US industries […]
To View PDF Click Here Companies Feel the Heat from Record Support for ESG proposals Proxy season 2021 is winding down, most of the votes have been tallied, and First Affirmative is celebrating along with other activist investors — the outcomes are remarkable and record-setting. Highlights from Proxy Preview as of June 24 tell the […]
