Industry Collaborations
The sustainable and responsible investment community is a robust industry of financial planners, asset managers, research firms, and non-profit organizations. Our collaborations and affiliations increase our impact and reach.
Certified B
Corporations are a new type of corporation which uses the power of
business to solve social and environmental problems.
The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is the national
nonprofit membership association for the socially responsible
investing (SRI) industry in the U.S. SIF works with investment
managers, research firms, and other entities to expand the SRI
industry and its impact.
Green America is a nonprofit organization that works to
harness the economic power of consumers, investors, businesses, and
the marketplace to create a just and sustainable society. Its Green
Business Network is the oldest and largest network of its kind in
the U.S. and supports Green Festivals and the National Green
Pages.
Ceres is a national network of investors, environmental groups and
other public interest organizations working with companies to
address sustainability challenges such as global climate change.
First Affirmative is a member of the Ceres network of companies and
works with Ceres on various sustainability and disclosure
efforts.
The
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment provide a
framework for investment professionals worldwide to incorporate
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into
investment decision-making.
The Carbon Disclosure Project holds the largest database
of corporate climate change information in the world and has become
the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and
process.