
Investing Forward
Learn how investors are generating a positive environmental and social return, alongside a financial return. Covering ESG (environmental, social, and governance) integration, green bonds, impact investments, and more.
Episodes
18 episodes
The Forest Resilience Bond with Zach Knight of Blue Forest
Zach Knight is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blue Forest. They are a mission-driven, non-profit organization, leveraging financial innovation to create sustainable investment solutions to environmental challenges. He will walk us through how Blue...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:16

Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund with Joe Flores of TortoiseEcofin
Joe Flores is a Managing Director at TortoiseEcofin, a sustainable investment firm that strives to make a positive impact on clients and communities by investing in energy infrastructure, the transition to cleaner energy, and by providing capit...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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26:16

Helping organizations expand their impact investing footprint with Rehana Nathoo of Spectrum Impact
Rehana Nathoo is the Founder & CEO of Spectrum Impact, a boutique consulting firm. Spectrum's custom approach includes Impact Strategy Design, Investment Strategy Design, Internal Stakeholder Training, and Thought Leadership Strategy....
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:00

Investing in Water with Rene Reyna of Invesco
Rene Reyna is the Head of Thematic and Specialty Product Strategy at Invesco US. He has been in the industry for about 18 years, with the majority of that at Invesco, a global asset manager. He will walk us through the case for investing ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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20:31

Showing Evidence of Impact with Jenny Coombs of Ethos ESG
Jennifer Coombs is the Director of Client Success at Ethos ESG, which offers powerful, personalized ESG data and software for financial advisors, asset managers, institutions, and investors. She has 16 years in the financial services indu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:26

Private Market Investing with Josh Hile of Citizen Mint
Josh Hile is the CEO of Citizen Mint, a platform built to connect investors with private market investment opportunities. Their team handpicks and deeply researches each investment on the platform for both positive impact and financial return. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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14:51

Child labor in cocoa - engaging with companies on ESG supply chain issues with Stina Nilsson
A conversation with Stina Nilsson, the Director Stewardship Services at Sustainalytics. She has ESG and supply chain expertise and shares how she engages with companies on behalf of investor clients. We focus on one example in particular during...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:39

A Founder’s Story With Laura Kimes
We're kicking off this season with the former founder of an impact investment, Laura Kimes. Laura shares how she first heard of impact investing and ended up co-founding Greenprint Partners, a project developer of green stormwater infrastructur...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:52

Children’s Episode - Currency and Exchange Rates
Every 10th episode is designed for and hosted by children. In this episode, we talk about living in Japan, different types of currencies, and the exchange rate.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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13:10

Impact Investing After Superstorm Sandy
The Jersey shore needed a longer-term solution to address systemic issues, such as a lack of affordable housing, that persisted well after Sandy hit. Ms. Maria Farhat Tanzola was an integral part of the team that created Impact New Jersey, an i...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:26

Morningstar's Sustainability Research and Metrics
Learn how Morningstar is helping investors make better-informed decisions and invest in ways that are meaningful to them. We also hear from a portfolio manager that is applying a gender lens to her investment process and why the “S” component o...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:46

Community Investing With CNote
CNote is a women-led impact investment platform that uses technology to unlock diversified and proven community investments that help to generate economic mobility and financial inclusion. This episode features Danielle Burns from CNote a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:38

Charitable Giving with ImpactAssets
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) can help you save money in taxes and give more to charity. I spoke with Alex Neckles from ImpactAssets and Lori Choi from Veris Wealth Partners to help explain what these vehicles are and how to use them to activate m...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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40:00

Farmland Investing with Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT
Learn about real assets, including farmland investing. We highlight an Organic Farmland REIT that is filling a need by helping finance and transition conventional farmland to organic, which has been proven to make farms more productive, and eve...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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48:31

The Community Investment Note with Calvert Impact Capital
For as little as $20, you can make your first impact investment. Learn about the Calvert Community Investment Note, its holdings, and how Calvert is working to democratize impact investing.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:23

Local Investing with ImpactPHL
We interview an organization linking up Philadelphia’s small businesses with local investors to generate a win-win for the community. Learn how they do it and how you can get started with local investing in your area.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:28

Green Bonds with Van Eck
Green bonds have exploded in growth, with household names such as Apple and Pepsi entering the market. For investors interested in building a diverse, climate aware portfolio using this relatively new asset class, this episode can help you get ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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45:10
