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Honoring Women’s Equality Day
August 2019 | ESG

August 18th marked the 99th year since the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote nationally.  In honor of this hard-fought victory, Women’s Equality Day is celebrated every year on August 26th.  The day not only honors those who fought for equality in the early 1900’s but also […]

Demand for Top Talent Increases in Impact/ESG Investing
August 2019 | ESG

Goldman Sachs recently launched a sustainable finance-focused unit that will serve as a centralized resource to guide other divisions of the company regarding knowledge, skills, and input related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. This unit won’t replace any of Goldman’s current ESG functions or initiatives, but instead will […]

Impact happens in more than one way at CCM
August 2019 | ESG

As an impact/ESG investing firm, CCM not only requires its investments to make an impact and improve surrounding communities, but it also asks its employees to live by the same principles.  As an intern this summer, I had the opportunity to adhere to those principles – including committing to recycling, […]

Investment Managers Turn to Impact/ESG Investing
August 2019 | ESG

Impact investing has grown exponentially in recent years, and it does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  According to Morningstar, ESG funds in the U.S. have attracted $8.4 billion in just the first half of 2019 – already shattering the previous annual record of $5.4 billion in […]

Iceland Glacier Draws Attention to Climate Change
August 2019 | ESG

One hundred years ago, Icelandic glacier, Okjökull, was 50 meters thick and covered almost 6 square miles1.  In 2014, it became the first glacier that Iceland has lost to climate change – but environmentalists are making sure that it will not be forgotten.  Members of the Icelandic Hiking Society and […]