The Securities and Exchange Commission just proposed a draft rule that will require companies to report their GHG emissions, and is welcoming public comments on the draft (by May 20). This is a great opportunity for investors and their financial advisors to share their thoughts and concerns about corporate sustainability with the SEC. Today’s podcast […]
In today’s program we’re going to learn why small to midsize companies across all sectors need to nail down their SEC compliance frameworks or risk being left behind as major corporations with bigger budgets and more staff take the advantage. Nidhi Chadda is the Founder and CEO of Enzo Advisors, a female-founded, minority-owned advisory firm […]
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets in 2015 for ending poverty and hunger, improving education, and protecting the environment at a global scale. Since then investors, asset managers and financial advisors have been working to identify the impact of publicly traded companies’ products and services on all 17 SDGs. My podcast guest today […]
Novata is a technology platform that’s pioneering a unique approach to ESG measurement, data collection, benchmarking and reporting in the private markets. This public benefit corporation recently closed a $21 million Series A Funding Round supported by the consortium of leading institutions in social justice, financial data and private market advisory that created it. On […]
It’s time to progress the ESG conversation with US investors, according to Marina Severinovsky, the Head of Sustainability, North America at Schroders. Severinovsky is on the program today with an important message for our listeners – policy, regulation, corporate action, and investor interest are all aligning to support the expansion of ESG in the US. […]
In my conversation today, Ron Albahary, Laird Norton Wealth Management’s CIO tells the story of how their clients set the stage for the firm’s initiative to spotlight social issues. Laird Norton’s clients include multigenerational family offices, foundations, and nonprofits. Since 2021 Laird Norton has been partnering with Calvert Research and Management and Parametric to create […]
If you’re in financial services, you need to belong to the right digital communications platforms. But these platforms present a host of challenges, like lack of privacy and fragmentation across multiple tools. Let alone the fact that the business doesn’t own the data. All of these challenges limit your connectivity, efficiency, and control. My podcast […]
In May 2020, the world witnessed the horrific death of George Floyd, shocking Americans into confronting the racial injustice experienced by Black Americans daily. This event forced a re-evaluation of our most fundamental beliefs about racial justice and institutions and became a catalyst for change. As You Sow, the nation’s leading non-profit in shareholder advocacy, […]
Here is some disturbing data from the Harvard Business Review. Startups with female only founders receive less than 3% of global VC funding. And female founders and employees own only 11% of total startup equity versus 89% for men. Also disturbing according to the study is that most investors believe that entrepreneurial talent is evenly […]
In Q1 of 2020, Dynamo Energy Hub Co-Founders responded to the pandemic by pivoting their business model and expanding the digital programming component. How did they do it and did it work? Dynamo Co-Founder and President Kristin Barbato is on the program today to talk about this successful transformation. Barbato and I discuss their growth […]