Impact Investing Made Easy
Episode 37 of the The Planetarian Life Podcast podcast, hosted by Planetarian Life, titled "Impact Investing Made Easy" was published on September 3, 2022 and runs 41 minutes.
September 3, 2022 ·41m · The Planetarian Life Podcast
Summary
Recently, we discovered that we might accidentally be investing in companies that do not align with our values. Maybe you don’t invest. Maybe you’ve been investing for years and are satisfied with your results. Maybe you don’t have funds to invest or know where to start. Or, perhaps you’re like us. You want ensure your investments support our planet’s future. Our challenge? We didn’t know where to start until we sat down with Alejandro Fritz, co-founder and CEO of FLIT Invest. We discuss Where you could be unknowingly investing in fossil fuels. How much you need to start investing and where to start. Without investing, how to make your money work for your causes. Why even ESG investing (using environmental, social, and governance factors to evaluate how far advanced they are with sustainability) may not be support your goals. An innovative strategy for placing climate supporters in key company roles. Some helpful resources from Alejandro: FLIT Invest Website Instagram (Sustainable/Impact) Investing 101: FLIT Invest Blog Morning Brew guide ShareScoops newsletter Resource to see what you’re invested in: https://www.asyousow.org/invest-your-values/ - You can screen your existing investments in ETFs and Mutual Funds (including retirement plan ones) and see how they stack up across various metrics https://fossilfreefunds.org/ - Fossil fuel score on your ETF and Mutual Fund investments Banks and their climate impact: https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/
Episode Description
Recently, we discovered that we might accidentally be investing in companies that do not align with our values. Maybe you don’t invest. Maybe you’ve been investing for years and are satisfied with your results. Maybe you don’t have funds to invest or know where to start. Or, perhaps you’re like us. You want ensure your investments support our planet’s future. Our challenge? We didn’t know where to start until we sat down with Alejandro Fritz, co-founder and CEO of FLIT Invest. We discuss
- Where you could be unknowingly investing in fossil fuels.
- How much you need to start investing and where to start.
- Without investing, how to make your money work for your causes.
- Why even ESG investing (using environmental, social, and governance factors to evaluate how far advanced they are with sustainability) may not be support your goals.
- An innovative strategy for placing climate supporters in key company roles.
Some helpful resources from Alejandro:
FLIT Invest
(Sustainable/Impact) Investing 101:
Resource to see what you’re invested in:
https://www.asyousow.org/invest-your-values/ - You can screen your existing investments in ETFs and Mutual Funds (including retirement plan ones) and see how they stack up across various metrics
https://fossilfreefunds.org/ - Fossil fuel score on your ETF and Mutual Fund investments
Banks and their climate impact:
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