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Sustainable investing represents a full 20 percent of U.S. investment dollars today — skyrocketing from one in every 14 dollars invested back in 1998, to one in every five dollars invested sustainably today. Inside that growth live a lot of people just like you, asking not only what it means to align your portfolio with your values—but how making those decisions actually works.
More and more investors are seeking to align their investments and their values by divesting from fossil fuel companies. The largest 25 of those companies across the globe are responsible for some 70% of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change. But there’s a second option, too: Remaining invested, and joining the shareholder advocacy movements that have achieved some unprecedented successes.
The midterm elections in the U.S. take place on November 6th. Early voting has already begun in many places. Kimberly Griego-Kiel discusses the trend of women running for elected office at a rate not seen since the last year of the woman. That was 1992. This is 2018. Even though it might seem that nothing has changed in these 26 years, women are getting out — organizing to win races and engage the changing US electorate. Participation matters!
Music this episode includes our theme music of Reverie (small theme) by _ghost (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Get Out to Vote by Kara Square (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Get Out to Vote – Kara Square and Piero Peluche by Piero Peluche (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.
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