Category: First Affirmative News

ESG Investing: Building A Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment Practice with Theresa Gusman

Listen on Apple Podcasts  The Weighing Machine with Rusty Vannemann, CFA CMT Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has grown in popularity as people become more aware of sustainable and responsible investing. Investors are increasingly interested in companies that are offering values-aligned investing and want to incorporate socially responsible investing into their portfolios. In this episode, […]

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Amount of finance committed to achieving 1.5°C now at scale needed to deliver the transition

GFANZ Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero reports? Capital committed to net zero now at over $130 trillion, up from $5 trillion when the UK and Italy assumed COP26 Presidency Today, through the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), over $130 trillion of private capital is committed to transforming the economy for net zero.1  […]

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Fast Company’s Talib Visram reports 2021 was a record year for ESG investing! 

ESG investing continued to soar in 2021. The government could boost it even more It’s a sign of how sustainable investing isn’t just for the morally motivated anymore—it makes financial sense, too.  Faced with the ongoing calamity of climate change, both seasoned investors and those new to the market are increasingly embracing funds with more […]

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Podcast: George Gay and Gary Heldt

George Gay, CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, was recently interviewed by Gary Heldt on the Grow Your Business and Grow Your Wealth podcast. The podcast features some of the brightest and successful minds in the business today to discuss tactics for growing your business. During the conversation Gary and George discussed ESG investing (environmental, social, […]

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Video: Elevate Your Practice – Customized ESG Portfolios and Impact Reporting

First Affirmative Financial Network has partnered with YourStake.org to create a strong force in the ESG/SRI arena with portfolio construction and reporting platforms that can elevate the conversation and assist in creating investments for a better future. On April 20th, Theresa Gusman (Chief Investment Officer at First Affirmative), Patrick Reed (CEO at YourStake) and Gabe […]

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Women to control $30 trillion in assets by 2030

Women and millennials value investment principles that have a positive impact on challenging issues, such as climate change, gender diversity, social justice, and employee equity. Demographic trends are among several powerful political, economic, and societal forces combining to produce a global investment landscape that demands increased alignment of core values and investment decisions.  Please read […]

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Dawn of a New Era: ESG Integration Into Wealth Management

Dawn of a New Era: ESG Integration Into Wealth Management

ESG challenges and opportunities are poised to shape the future of the global wealth management industry. Boston, February 16, 2021 – The global wealth management industry, overall, experienced a good year in 2020, and sustainable investing took a giant leap forward. Many consumer surveys in the market report that individual investors are interested in investing for […]

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Sustainable Investment Solutions Symposium: The View From Boston

You’ve probably noticed that the First Affirmative team has been on the road quite a bit over the last few months as we co-present the 2019 Sustainable Investment Solutions (SIS) symposium series. Last week we were in Boston for yet another great SIS event. We’ve really seen attendance at these regional events ticking up. More […]

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