By Jay Coen Gilbert In Solving the Ben & Jerry’s Problem – One More Time, Kevin Jones points out that being a B Corp helps companies and their shareholders fend off unwanted buyers. Kevin goes on to say that his job as an investor who cares about impact as well as return is to go [...]

Written by Rose Penelope L. Yee, Green Retirement Plans, Inc. As we cheer for the Move Your Money campaign and as the call for it increasingly becomes more clamorous, let us also take a look at another piece of the money pie. For a lot of working folks, a big chunk of their life savings [...]

By David Chen, Equilibrium Capital Group, LLC In a recent blog post on Sustainable Business Oregon, Doug Morris asks an important question: How will investors respond to B Corps? I think there are a growing number of investment firms, both boutique and global, that are asking this question. A major institutional financial service institution has [...]

When I became a Truman Scholar back in 1989, my vision of a career in public service was narrow:  I would work on policy issues in Washington, D.C., then run for office and serve my society.  When politics started to seem bitter and ugly, I kind of gave up and joined the private sector.  As [...]

Like many entrepreneurs, I began my company with little idea of how difficult it would be to succeed in the industry I set out to work in – in my case, specialty coffee importing. The market was dominated by large multi-national firms, and I saw a need to help farmers benefit by establishing greater transparency [...]

You can say we need more green and organic products, but are you helping make it possible? So often we hear about the importance of sustainable lifestyles, whether it be recycling or purchasing fair trade. But here’s one option we don’t talk about: investing alongside your values. Frequently our portfolios don’t match our other actions. [...]

Mindfulness is all about extending awareness into every moment of every day. It is about living in the present and bringing this consciousness to every aspect of your life. This is how Stuart Rudick of Mindful Investors approaches business. As he’ll tell anyone, he is fortunate enough to “marry my personal passion and my personal [...]

I would encourage you to read the recent interview of President Obama in the New York Times magazine.  (Full interview, click here.)  The first part of the interview is entitled “The Future of Finance.”  The President has some encouraging things to say, but I can’t help feeling disappointed in the overall tone and substance of [...]

Recently I read some stimulating pieces that I’d like to share with you, the first of which was written by economist James K. Galbraith as a statement before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services.  (Full statement, click here.)  I believe Mr. Galbraith really hits his stride in section number three, titled: “The [...]