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In early April, 650 leaders from around the world met at the UN in New York for a High Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm.  Yes Magazine provides a good overview of the meeting, which … Continue reading

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NI Managing Partner Michael Kramer was recently featured in an interesting interview with Joyce Lee-Ibarra, a consultant to non-profits, which focused on B-Corporations and what B-Corp designation means to Natural Investments. See the interview on Joyce’s blog.

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NI partner Michael Kramer was a featured speaker at TEDx: Hilo in February.  In this talk, Michael shares his ideas for transforming capitalism. He describes what’s possible and achievable as we all come to better understand how we spend our … Continue reading

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Natural Investments’ Michael Kramer and James Frazier were the featured speakers at a recent event co-sponsored by several Maui organizations, on the topic of “Green Business and Investing Locally.”  The wide-ranging presentation received detailed coverage in the Maui Weekly, and … Continue reading

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Natural Investments has been recognized as ‘Best for the World’ in a list of U.S. businesses with less than 10 employees creating the most overall positive social and environmental impact.  Natural Investments and the other ‘Best for the World’ businesses … Continue reading

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In this in-depth interview from The Browser, Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History, discusses five recent books that he feels offer a comprehensive look at the roots of the global financial crisis of 2008 and beyond, as well … Continue reading

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By Malaika Maphalala I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kat Taylor, co-founder of One PacificCoast Bank, a “beneficial bank” newly arrived in Portland.  A fan of banks with strong community-service visions, I was interested to hear about their work, … Continue reading

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A recent segment on the CBS evening news highlighted the emergence of the Benefit Corporation, which provides a legal structure for companies that wish to pursue a social mission, rather than being legally constrained to always maximize shareholder value. As … Continue reading

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Natural Investments partner Michael Kramer was the recipient of an award announced at this year’s B-Corp Champion’s Retreat.  Michael was one of several people bestowed with the “I’m Just a Bill” Award, in recognition of his key role in moving … Continue reading

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New York Federal District Court Judge Jed Rakoff triggered lots of headlines with his recent rejection of a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Citigroup, in which the company admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to pay a … Continue reading

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A recent New York Times piece, The Nuns Who Won’t Stop Nudging, is a great profile of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, who have been visiting corporate offices to push for more socially responsible and sustainable business practices … Continue reading

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Natural Investment’s Michael Kramer was the go-to guy for Scott Cooney of Triple Pundit when Cooney wondered how SRI was weathering the current extended economic storm.  Check out Michael’s comments in full on the Triple Pundit website; here’s a teaser: … Continue reading

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This week, the Investor Network on Climate Risk joined similar groups from around the world in releasing a comprehensive call for energy policies at the national and international level that will encourage increased investment in renewable energy solutions. The Global … Continue reading

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A growing movement to recognize social and environmental benefits as a legitimate purpose of corporate activity, alongside making money, has added two new states to the growing roster of those adding “Benefit Corporation” as a state-recognized legal designation. Both Hawaii … Continue reading

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