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 […]
First Affirmative Plays Matchmaker to Escalate Renewable Energy Adoption Sometimes the most effective engagement strategy is to make some introductions and get out of the way! We asked one of our portfolio companies to address our concern that their growing global data center energy footprint continues to be powered by fossil fuel sources. Our discussions […]
Listen to today’s KOA NewsRadio’s interview with George Gay, CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network. View original content here: https://koanewsradio.iheart.com/featured/colorado-news/content/2021-03-04-becoming-a-socially-responsible-investor/
As a fast-growing investing theme, ESG faces some challenges but has a lot of opportunity. By Paulina Likos, Staff Writer – U.S. News & World Report ESG INVESTING, WHICH includes three broad categories, environmental, social and corporate governance, allows you to invest in companies seeking solutions to the challenges we face in the world today that perform […]
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 […]
2020: Taking Stock of Shareholder Engagement during Disruption Last year garnered its own unfortunate but well-earned twitter hashtag: #2020worst. It brought us the onset of COVID-19, growing inequality as the stock market reached new highs and employment levels plummeted, rise of Black Lives Matters, ongoing political strife, a record year of natural disasters made worse […]
Current Position Until achievement of herd immunity is realized, COVID-19 restrictions will continue to impede global economic growth. Further fiscal stimulus has grown increasingly likely after both Georgia senate seats flipped blue, solidifying Democratic majority in the senate, and curtailing the partisan hurdle to Biden’s agenda. To Read Full PDF Click Here
Stay the Course Overview: As volatility reigned amid COVID-19, fiscal and monetary stimulus, political wrangling, and social unrest, the S&P 500 advanced 18.4% in 2020, following a 31.5% gain in US stocks continued to outperform non-US, growth continued to outperformed value, large capitalization continued to outperform small, and technology continued to dominate in 2020. These […]
First Affirmative approaches the end of 2020 with a reinvigorated spirit for our longstanding mission: To bring you competitive financial returns through conscientious design of SRI and ESG investments that make the world a better place. If you hadn’t heard, we’re happy to share it again — First Affi rmative Financial Network, LLC is now […]
Pioneer in SRI and ESG Investing Now Activated for Impact and Growth COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, September 18, 2020 — First Affirmative Financial Network LLC, a pioneer in sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing with approximately $1 billion under management and advisement, announced today it will return to independence as an employee-owned Certified B Corp and […]
