Community Development Banking List
04-29-2008, 04:23 PM
Original message from: cliffgmj@gmail.com
Hi
Thanks for all the great information on this Listserve.
Thought I you would mention our Spring 2008 Issue is now online and it
features articles on Socially Responsible Investing - Greening the
Local & Global Economy
Feel free to reprint any of our articles as well. They are now online
at- www.greenmoney.com
Community Investing is a big part of what we've written about over the
16 years of publishing
Thanks
Cliff Feigenbaum, founder and managing editor
---------------
Welcome to the new Spring 2008 issue
Socially Responsible Investing - Greening the Local & Global Economy
After a 15th anniversary year of big issues, exciting interviews and
excellent articles we return with even more information for this
Spring 2008 edition.
It all took time, especially the highly anticipated "SRI Trends
Report," which reveals that the SRI expansion has led to new
possibilities in sustainable investments for institutional and
individual investors, private and public pension plans, university
endowments, foundations and expanding SRI mutual funds.
It's exciting that the world is catching up to the ideas we've shared
together over the last decade and a half. The multibillion-dollar
Green Business sectors of the U.S. and global economies will prove
vital in the years ahead. Thus, venture capital seeks innovative green
companies and technologies while mutual funds reflect soaring demand
for cleaner energy and greener investments.
SRI growth in community investing and shareholder activism also
continues. Community development loans are stimulating local economic
development and social change around the world. Community investing
and microfinance resources like kiva.org and Microplace, a new
for-profit subsidiary of EBay, are providing impactful investment
opportunities around the world.
Could the Greening of America actually be happening?
Publications such as Business Week, NY Times, Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg, and US News and World Report have given SRI more mainstream
coverage then ever before, encouraging discussions in many new arenas
including the now frequent 'Going Green' segments on CNBC.
Indeed, the green spectrum is getting a bit thin in places. Although
we appreciate the increasing media coverage and stated corporate
commitments, we are concerned about greenwashing. Standards must be
applied to green claims. Authenticity matters.
Is there a way to enjoy growth and prosperity…and save our planet too?
The Spring 2008 issue offers some answers:
We begin with the new SRI Trends Report from the Social Investment
Forum, Joe Keefe of Pax World Funds continues his series on SRI and
sustainable investing, and GreenMoney's Ted Ketcham looks into ten of
the new green mutual funds. Al Gore shares vital insights for our
sustainable future in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, and we
close with Walden Asset Management's overview of the latest in
shareholder advocacy.
Online at- www.greenmoney.com you'll find more then a dozen additional SRI
articles, including two exclusively for GreenMoney: SRI in the UK &
Europe by Stephen Hines of EIRIS, and a profile of the New Mexico
Environmental Law Center. Also, see the 2008 Social Capitalist awards
from Fast Company.
Green and sustainability-focused conferences around the globe are yet
another indicator of increasing awareness. In the coming year on our
greenmoney.com calendar we currently count over 150 conferences and
events. Participate. Educate yourself so you may educate others.
Globally much is happening with SRI, including the new UK Ethical
Investment Week in May, marking the first occasion on which the
financial services industry and grassroots organizations will join to
encourage people to consider ethical investment, details at
www.neiw.org. Also in May, the Triple Bottom Line Investing (TBLI)
Asia conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, details at
www.tbli.org. See our global green events calendar on page 17 for more
spring events like the Green Festivals in Seattle and Chicago as well
as LOHAS Conference in Boulder and BALLE Conference in Boston.
This year, join us and become more active both politically and financially,
-– Cliff Feigenbaum, founder and publisher, cliff@greenmoney.com
Details on how to SUBSCRIBE before May 5th and receive our Spring
32-page, print version at our special 16th Anniversary subscription
rate of just $50
United States--$50 a year
Call (800) 849-8751 or go to- www.greenmoney.com
Canada--$55 a year at- www.greenmoney.com
International--$60 a year at- www.greenmoney.com
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Hi
Thanks for all the great information on this Listserve.
Thought I you would mention our Spring 2008 Issue is now online and it
features articles on Socially Responsible Investing - Greening the
Local & Global Economy
Feel free to reprint any of our articles as well. They are now online
at- www.greenmoney.com
Community Investing is a big part of what we've written about over the
16 years of publishing
Thanks
Cliff Feigenbaum, founder and managing editor
---------------
Welcome to the new Spring 2008 issue
Socially Responsible Investing - Greening the Local & Global Economy
After a 15th anniversary year of big issues, exciting interviews and
excellent articles we return with even more information for this
Spring 2008 edition.
It all took time, especially the highly anticipated "SRI Trends
Report," which reveals that the SRI expansion has led to new
possibilities in sustainable investments for institutional and
individual investors, private and public pension plans, university
endowments, foundations and expanding SRI mutual funds.
It's exciting that the world is catching up to the ideas we've shared
together over the last decade and a half. The multibillion-dollar
Green Business sectors of the U.S. and global economies will prove
vital in the years ahead. Thus, venture capital seeks innovative green
companies and technologies while mutual funds reflect soaring demand
for cleaner energy and greener investments.
SRI growth in community investing and shareholder activism also
continues. Community development loans are stimulating local economic
development and social change around the world. Community investing
and microfinance resources like kiva.org and Microplace, a new
for-profit subsidiary of EBay, are providing impactful investment
opportunities around the world.
Could the Greening of America actually be happening?
Publications such as Business Week, NY Times, Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg, and US News and World Report have given SRI more mainstream
coverage then ever before, encouraging discussions in many new arenas
including the now frequent 'Going Green' segments on CNBC.
Indeed, the green spectrum is getting a bit thin in places. Although
we appreciate the increasing media coverage and stated corporate
commitments, we are concerned about greenwashing. Standards must be
applied to green claims. Authenticity matters.
Is there a way to enjoy growth and prosperity…and save our planet too?
The Spring 2008 issue offers some answers:
We begin with the new SRI Trends Report from the Social Investment
Forum, Joe Keefe of Pax World Funds continues his series on SRI and
sustainable investing, and GreenMoney's Ted Ketcham looks into ten of
the new green mutual funds. Al Gore shares vital insights for our
sustainable future in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, and we
close with Walden Asset Management's overview of the latest in
shareholder advocacy.
Online at- www.greenmoney.com you'll find more then a dozen additional SRI
articles, including two exclusively for GreenMoney: SRI in the UK &
Europe by Stephen Hines of EIRIS, and a profile of the New Mexico
Environmental Law Center. Also, see the 2008 Social Capitalist awards
from Fast Company.
Green and sustainability-focused conferences around the globe are yet
another indicator of increasing awareness. In the coming year on our
greenmoney.com calendar we currently count over 150 conferences and
events. Participate. Educate yourself so you may educate others.
Globally much is happening with SRI, including the new UK Ethical
Investment Week in May, marking the first occasion on which the
financial services industry and grassroots organizations will join to
encourage people to consider ethical investment, details at
www.neiw.org. Also in May, the Triple Bottom Line Investing (TBLI)
Asia conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, details at
www.tbli.org. See our global green events calendar on page 17 for more
spring events like the Green Festivals in Seattle and Chicago as well
as LOHAS Conference in Boulder and BALLE Conference in Boston.
This year, join us and become more active both politically and financially,
-– Cliff Feigenbaum, founder and publisher, cliff@greenmoney.com
Details on how to SUBSCRIBE before May 5th and receive our Spring
32-page, print version at our special 16th Anniversary subscription
rate of just $50
United States--$50 a year
Call (800) 849-8751 or go to- www.greenmoney.com
Canada--$55 a year at- www.greenmoney.com
International--$60 a year at- www.greenmoney.com
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