Earth Week Chronicles: Investor Engagement During Earth Week
Earth Day serves as a yearly reminder of our impact on the environment and the pressing need to invest in a sustainable future. Amidst a changing climate (literally and figuratively), we as a people must deepen our understanding of our role in addressing these challenges urgently. 2023’s Earth Week: “Investing in Our Planet” was designed
Earth Week Chronicles: Driving Sustainability in Business Practices
By exploring how companies celebrate Earth Day, businesses can promote climate action and integrate sustainability, draw in varied talent, and foster a culture of environmental awareness. Discover how companies like Disney, Starbucks, and Apple are highlighting the transformative impact of Earth Day in promoting positive change. Disney “We built the Disney Conservation Fund to save
Earth Week Chronicles: Nurturing Nature, Sustaining Life
A Journey Through Decades of Environmental Consciousness Earth Day was founded in 1970, as an educational initiative. Developed by Senator Gaylord Nelson, it started as a “national teach-in on the environment” held on April 22 to engage students and raise awareness about pollution and environmental issues nationally. Since then, it has grown to the point that
AI’s Environmental Impact: Balancing Innovation with Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence (AI) fuels innovation and has transformed industries, from healthcare to finance and fashion, and everything in between However, as AI expands as a tool with more use cases and applications, the environmental impact of this revolutionary technology is simultaneously driving increasing concerns. AI has the potential to truly usher in a new age
Environmental Impact of St. Patrick’s Day
Green Celebrations: Navigating the Environmental Impact of St. Patrick’s Day As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, cities around the world prepare for a sea of green, lively parades, and joyous celebrations in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. While the day is synonymous with leprechauns, beer, and all things green, festivities aren’t necessarily lucky for
Environmental Impact of Valentine’s Day
The Green Dilemma: Unwrapping the Environmental Impact of Valentine’s Day Originating in Ancient Greece, the tradition of celebrating February 14 was a day dedicated to Cupid, AKA the god of love, where people brought offerings to honor him. This sentiment carried through to the Christan celebration of St. Valentine, and from there, Valentine’s Day was
Environmental Impact of the Super Bowl
The Eco-Playbook: Unveiling the Environmental Impact of the Super Bowl and NFL Stadiums The Super Bowl is HERE. Whether you’re a Niners die hard, Kansas City (or Swiftie) devotee, Seahawks lover, Bills aficionado, an Eagles fanatic (like me), or a fan of one of the other teams, it’s one of the most-watched sporting events globally,
ESG Issues from a Capital Provider Perspective
BY: Robert Yates & Barry Greenblatt In this paper, we present the case that thoughtful ESG Risk Assessment Policies and Procedures are a critical component of underwriting and investment decisions. With proper execution these Policies and Procedures will lead to higher and more stable results for capital providers. This is the first of a three-part
Revolutionizing Nature with NACs
In an effort to combat climate change and foster a sustainable economy, the NYSE and Intrinsic Exchange Group(IEG), with the support of the SEC, are at the forefront of introducing Natural Asset Companies (NACs) – a groundbreaking category of listed firms concentrating on nature and its ecosystem in delivering services. NACs are intended to assign value to the
Episode 125: ESG Data – From Metric to Factor, with Conor Platt – and the Magnificent 7 Stocks
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates bring back Confluence Analytics CEO Conor Platt to look at the Magnificent 7 Stocks through a lens of applying ESG data to create factor analyses.
Episode 124: A Deep (Scuba) Dive into Coral, featuring Dr. Helen Fox and Judy McNary
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Dr. Helen Fox and Judy McNary.
Episode 122: Don’t Feed the Clowns, with Dale Wannen
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with the author of “Don’t Feed the Clowns”, Dale Wannen.
Episode 123: Seasons Greetings
In our latest Armchair, Tessa and Ben close out 2023 with updates and seasons greetings.
Exploring the Expanding World of NFTs: Art, Music, Gaming, and Beyond
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are all around us. From art and music to gaming and movies, these digital assets are selling for millions of dollars. They are digital assets with distinct data recorded in smart contracts – a piece of code designed to carry out a set of instructions. Unlike banknotes, which can be exchanged for another, smart contracts
Moving ESG from a Metric to a Factor
BY: Conor Platt & Robert Yates ESG investing revolves around companies working to improve performance with respect to some set of environmental and/or social factors. Things like greenhouse gas emissions, water preservation, diversity, and labor relations incidents can all be tracked, and a company’s respective performance in those areas feeds into investment decisions for concerned
Episode 121: Finpublica and the Future of ESG – with Adam Wasserman
In our latest Armchair, Yates talks with Adam Wasserman of Finpublica.
Episode 120: Where ESG is Already Mainstream – with Liz Simmie
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Liz Simmie of Honeytree Investments.
Episode 119: Reasons OWL is Thankful
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Ben Webster, CEO of OWLESG. Happy Thanksgiving.
Episode 118: The Anatomy of a Corporate Sustainability Report – with Cris Banahan
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Cris Banahan about the anatomy of a corporate sustainability report.
Episode 117: Demystifying Ai – with Andrew Kou
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Andrew Kou on demystifying Ai, algorithms and data management.