Divesting from global fossil fuel companies

Anders Ferguson, Partner at Veris Wealth Partners, discusses the broadening debate over the movement to divest from fossil fuel companies, Veris’ approach and the broader implications for impact investors and their portfolios. Read more here:  http://www.veriswp.com/2013/08/23/all-in-the-family-fossil-fuel-divestment/

Manager's Reflections on Ten Years of the Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund

Gray Ghost, Since conceiving of and launching their pioneering microfinance fund-of-funds a decade ago, Gray Ghost and Paul DiLeo have played a critical role in shaping the microfinance landscape and expanding the pool of private investors providing liquidity to the microfinance industry.  Now that the Gray Ghost portfolio has exited more than half its investments, Paul DiLeo reflects on the successes and challenges of their groundbreaking work and the implications for the industry going forward. The paper is available here. Click "Read more" below for the manager's comments.

Grassroots Is Delaware's First Public Benefit Corporation

On August 1st, Grassroots joined 16 other leaders (listed below) who registered as the first Delaware benefit corporations. In addition to these forerunners, more than 600 companies celebrated this big day by signing an Open Letter to Fellow Business Leaders. Links to the Open Letter and other information on this inspiring event are provided below. . .

Here’s the Open Letter inviting business leaders to join the movement redefining success in business

Here's a Conversation with the Early Adopters published on CSRNewsWire

An article by Chrystia Freeland 'Capitalism, but With a Little Heart' from The New York Times

Governor Markell's Press Release and OpEd 'A New Kind of Corporation'

Registering Companies: Alter Eco, American Prison Data Systems, Better Than We Found It, Exemplar Companies, Fair Parenting Project, Farmigo, Grassroots Capital Management, Ian Martin Group, Imani Energy, Method, New Leaf Paper, Plexx, Plum Organics, Profile Health Systems, RSF Social Finance, Socratic Labs, Venture Pilot 

Companies Committed to Register:  Performance Management, GOOD Worldwide, Honest Company, Roozt, SustainAbility