Our firm is optimized for impact, which means that we are always looking for opportunities to shape the market for the better.
Some of that work we can’t really talk about, because we feel it’s important to keep our communications with management teams confidential so they can trust we aren’t trying to leverage the relationships we’ve built with them for clout. We can imagine circumstances where this would change, but at the moment we consider them unlikely.
With that said, we still speak out an awful lot. Here are a few recent examples in roughly chronological order. This page will be updated as we take on new initiatives.
- Signed an investor statement organized by the League of Conservation Voters urging the House of Representatives to oppose the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill includes a number of poison pill riders targeting climate risk disclosure and responsible investing, which we believe have no place in the appropriations process.
- Signed an investor statement organized by Planet Tracker urging Petrochemical companies to reduce their fossil fuel dependence and remove harmful chemicals from plastics.
- Signed the Plant-Based Treaty, which urges governments to include support for plant-based foods as part of their work on the Paris climate agreements.
- Issued specific, public facing guidelines for institutional investors to help them respond constructively to divestment requests. That piece is available here.
- Joined 125 other organizations in asking the FHFA Director to adopt energy efficiency standards for new homes backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. More details on why this matters are available at the campaign website, and you can click here to view the letter we sent. This action was coordinated by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.
- Issued public-facing decarbonization guidance to all companies we invest in and the broader market that emphasized practical measures to enable a sensible, measurable decarbonization process.
- Directly reached out to senators to advocate for climate-smart provisions in the forthcoming farm bill. That letter is available here.
