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The Biden administration is much friendlier to ESG investing than the previous one, executives said. And a change in European regulations has given U. ESG specialists a real opportunity to gain a foothold abroad.

See related: B-Corp leaders say pandemic honed their focus on doing good. Two local firms in particular — Boston Common Asset Management and Trillium Asset Management — are poised to see significant growth because of recent changes in ownership.

Because Boston Common is still mostly employee- and founder-owned, it is majority female-owned. That has helped it draw interest from institutional and other investors that want diversity in their money managers, McDonald said. Upon learning about our process and selection, some donors have shared that they are considering revamping their own investment strategy. We encourage funders and organizations who are committed to fighting social inequities, poverty, and hunger to consider how they can have a dual impact on these issues by aligning their investments with their philanthropic values in addition to contributing to organizations and missions like ours that are actively working on solutions.

Imagine the social change we could effect if we collectively put our current and reserve dollars to work for the same common good. View More…. Upcoming Events Nov Nov November 4, Real Change? Furthermore, Zevin has filed shareholder resolutions and held meetings to push larger investment managers like T. Rowe Price and BlackRock in more socially and environmentally friendly proxy voting and greater engagement in climate change risk matters.

Zevin is a leader in the shareholder engagement space, prioritizing deep and meaningful engagements and focusing on making impactful change. Zevin also joins other investors to collaboratively engage with companies on important issues, often times leading the charge.

Zevin also uses targeted investor proposals to challenge companies on mismanagement and long-term ESG risks. In , Zevin filed 11 shareholder resolutions leading 9 of them.

Zevin has also brought important issues to the mainstream by introducing shareholder resolutions on novel issues in recent years, including making emergency paid sick leave policy permanent even after COVID Zevin uses its investor voice to organize and support more than dozens of public statements annually in support of environmental and social issues, including the Racial Justice Investing network statement of solidarity to address systemic racism and the ICCR call for increased protection for workers during COVID More from Quartz About Quartz.

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