Growth of Values-Aligned Investing

Amount invested in sustainable assets explodes. One of every three dollars managed professionally are invested in sustainable assets. As Activate Your Money was being written only one in every four dollars was invested this way.

Sustainability is fueling one of the biggest transfers of capital the world has ever seen. 77% of institutional (read “large”) investors claim that they plan to stop investing in companies that are not considered sustainable.

Nasdaq to require diversity in corporate boards. In December 2020, Nasdaq, one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, so that companies listed on the exchange would need to have at least two diverse board members. The proposal is being considered.

Investment Priorities

Social Justice is a new leading edge of the values-aligned impact world. These two sources provide insight into this type of investing and how you can implement it across your portfolio.

Nia Capital provides a brief guide to investing for racial equity.

As You Sow offers a webinar explains how to identify companies that are leaders and laggers in terms of workplace equity and racial justice.