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Impact Investing in Sustainable Agriculture
January 12, 2022
For people interested in impact investing—that is investing in assets that can potentially generate an attractive return as well as positive social or environmental impact—sustainable …
Impact Investing in Affordable Housing
December 20, 2021
Impact investing—that is investing in assets that can generate an attractive return as well as positive social or environmental impact—can take many forms, but social …
Jason Black, CFP, CSRIC, Reflects on His Journey
October 20, 2021
As I sat at the end of the dock at sunset watching our kids play in the lake, I realized I had everything – a …
B Corp Global Climate Summit
July 16, 2021
The first annual B Corp Global Climate Summit took place June 29-July1, 2021. Its mission to take collective climate action rooted in people and justice …
CCM Welcomes Erica Loughrey
May 31, 2021
We are pleased to welcome Erica Loughrey to CCM! While you can find her professional bio in the team section of our website, here she …
Earth Day 2021
April 22, 2021
Happy Earth Day 2021! This year, EarthDay.org is focused on five major themes including climate change, plastic pollution, species preservation and more. Please click on …
With a Heavy Heart
March 23, 2021
We are heartbroken. As you likely know from the news coverage, yesterday a shooter killed ten people inside a Boulder grocery store. That this could …
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Annual Impact Report
Our annual impact report provides an overview of our work, the markets, etc…..
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ESG Metrics and Insight Report
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) metrics are an increasingly important way for investors to measure the sustainability and attractiveness of potential investments in large publicly traded companies. Learn more about the details of ESG investing and the related concepts of Sustainable and Impact Investing in our 2022 ESG Metrics and Insights Report.
Impact Investing
in Affordable Housing
Social impact investing in real estate focused on affordable housing shows great promise in easing the epidemic of homelessness and the housing affordability crisis, while providing investors with opportunities to potentially earn attractive returns.
Impact Investing
for the Environment
Growing concern about climate change has led many impact investors to reduce their exposure to fossil fuel companies and to invest in clean energy and other environmental sustainability solutions.
Impact Investing
Closing the Gender Gap
Women lag behind men in key areas like pay, promotion and education. Gender Lens impact investing – that is, making investments that seek both financial returns and a positive effect on the status of women and non-binary people – is a potentially powerful approach to addressing this problem.
Impact Investing
in Sustainable Agriculture
Impact investing in sustainable agriculture can help slow the damage caused by destructive factory farming methods, while providing consumers with healthy, natural food.
Suggested Reading
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John Bogle
Enough
John Bogle
Stocks for the Long Run
Jeremy J. Siegel
Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez, Monique Tilford
Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth
Nick Murray
Pioneering Wealth Management
David Swensen
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
Invest Like a Billionaire
Warren Buffett
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
The Investment Answer
Daniel C. Goldie, CFA, CFP, Gordon S. Murray