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A New U.N. Health Goal Targets Folks 69 and Under. Ageism or Realism?
In September, the U.N. will vote to adopt 17 Sustainable Development Goals (aka SDGs). They cover issues like poverty, health and climate change. The idea is to encourage the 192 U.N. member states to establish policies that will make the world a better place over the next 15 years.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Norway’s $900 billion sovereign wealth fund to slash coal investments
Norway has made a big move toward dropping investments in coal companies by its massive $900 billion sovereign wealth fund because of their impact on climate change.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Socially Responsible Investors Focus Most on the Environment
Investors who wish to promote social responsibility are most focused on the environment and invest accordingly, according to a new Spectrem Group study.
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- Environment
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- impact investing
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Silicon Valley’s Clean Tech Investors Eyeing Sustainable Food, Experts Say
Food is becoming the epicenter of the growing responsible investment movement in the San Francisco Bay area's Silicon Valley, panelists said during the impact investing discussion at Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Food Institute last week.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- impact investing
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Fossil fuel divestment at colleges more about the conversation than the money
The key question is what impact does divestment have on the fossil fuel companies and on the university and foundation finances.
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- Environment
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A Look at Endowments and Responsible Investing
The April 2015 Commonfund Study of Responsible Investing analyzes policies, practices and attitudes with respect to responsible investing among 200 U.S. colleges and universities of various sizes. The study included 123 private and 77 public institutions who have made a commitment or are considering a commitment to responsible investing. These educational institutions altogether have more than $88.8 billion in endowment assets as of June 30, 2014.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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PRESS RELEASE: Financial Professionals Offering Fossil-Fuel-Free Portfolios Nearly Doubled From 2013 To 2015
The number of investment professionals in the U.S. offering fossil fuel-free portfolios to investors nearly doubled—jumping from 22 percent to 42 percent of those polled—from 2013 to 2015.
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- Energy, Environment
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OPINION: Where the Hell Is All the Climate Funding?
Less than 2 percent of all philanthropic dollars go to fighting the existential threat of climate change, and much of it comes from just a handful of funders. Where is all the money?
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- Environment
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- philanthropy
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