Will being a socially responsible investor cost you money?
The short answer is ‘probably not’. If you’re new to SRI, you should check out this page on what SRI is. I know, that doesn’t sound nearly as interesting as whether SRI will make you money, but the...
View ArticleCoPower: responsible investing if you have just $5,000
If you have $5,000 and are looking for an easy way to get started in socially responsible investing, CoPower is it. On Tuesday, March 7th, the Board of Change hosted a panel discussion with CoPower’s...
View ArticleYou sure that’s green?: a look at corporate green bonds
Originally published at Clean Capital. — Green bonds may be a way to finance climate change solutions, but some may not be as ‘green’ as they look. Director of the Sauder School of Business Prediction...
View ArticleFoundations look to increase impact with responsible investing
Originally published at Clean Capital. — With low interest rates and smaller funds for grants, foundations are looking for another way to increase their impact. Business ethics expert Christie...
View ArticleWe all hold sin stocks
Media ping: check out this feature piece by John Lohrinc in The Walrus.
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Having clear expectations
What shade of green can we strive for? One thing that’s puzzled me about SRI is what constitutes as a ‘green’ or ‘responsible investment’. The Jantzi Social Index (JSI) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), for...
View ArticleWill investing responsibly cost you money? Pt. II
Here’s the lowdown from a Morgan Stanley review of sustainable investing: We ultimately found that investing in sustainability has usually met, and often exceeded, the performance of comparable...
View ArticleDiversity in the environmental movement: why it matters
While marching with other protesters on Burnaby Mountain last month, I couldn’t help but feel disconcerted. Out of the hundred people that were at the terminal, maybe 20 of us were people of colour or...
View ArticleWhy I’m a yappie and why you might be, too.
Here are two exchanges from a conversation-provoking video just posted by Wong Fu Productions: Scene 1: Well-dressed, clean-shaven Andrew stares at his date as she sighs at him: Woman: “All you care...
View ArticleThe culinary delight that is wild salmon: new podcast episodes
Wild salmon are crucial to our ecosystem—and pretty tasty, too. Jenny puts on her foodie hat and with the help of folks at the David Suzuki Foundation, produce two audio shorts on the culinary magic of...
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