Recent Media Mentions – Veris in the News
Alison Pyott of Veris Wealth Partners helped organize almost 30 women who came together to discuss “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” a book by New York Times writer Nicholas D. Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. The book outlines the struggles of women worldwide and puts forth an agenda to fight back. Alison works with women, showing them how their investments have the potential to promote gender equality. - Read the article at seacoastonline.com
Veris Wealth Partners – New York City’s Top 25 Registered Investment Advisors
By The Associated Press - October 26, 2011 Read the article
Veris Wealth Partners and Al Gore cheer the shift towards “Sustainable Capitalism”
As the keynote speaker at the first ever national conference of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, Al Gore noted: “While capitalism is superior to any other system to organize economic activity, the crisis in global markets has shaken the world’s markets. As investors, we can lead the charge to create new and more sustainable investment strategies. These strategies offer unprecedented opportunities and point the way toward a much more sustainable form of capitalism.”
“I think we’re at a tipping point,” observed Veris’ own Michael Lent, a pioneer in the field and current US SIF Board Chair. Today, more than $3 trillion in assets under professional management is invested using environmental, social and governance criteria, and “the industry has matured into a substantial sector. It has attracted good managers, and investors are really seriously looking at these issues.”
Read the article in Pensions & Investments
Michael Lent Elected Chair of Social Investment Forum Board in 2011
Social Investment Forum held its annual board elections in November and is happy to announce that the board has elected a new chair, Michael Lent, CIO of Veris Wealth Partners.
SIF also added three new board members: Craig Metrick, principal and US head of Responsible Investment, Mercer; Matt Patsky, CEO of Trillium Asset Management and Phil Kirshman, CFA, CFP, financial advisor, Portfolio Manager Advisory and Brokerage Services, UBS Institutional Consulting. SIF also elected two new vice board chairs—Sarah Cleveland, a senior consultant with Towers Watson Investment Services; and Amy O’Brien, director of social investing at TIAA-CREF—and a new secretary, Paul Hilton, director of sustainable investment business strategy with Calvert Investments. In addition, SIF reelected Ingrid Dyott, vice president and managing director at Neuberger Berman, as its treasurer.
Steve Fahrer is guest speaker at Investor’s Circle 2011
In San Francisco, CA on May 4th, Steve Fahrer and Ted Howard of Evergreen Cooperatives spoke at the Investor’s Circle Spring Forum 2011 about Evergreen Cooperatives and its emerging development fund. The Evergreen Cooperatives of Cleveland, Ohio are pioneering innovative models of job creation, wealth building, and sustainability. Evergreen’s employee-owned, for-profit companies are based locally and hire locally. They create meaningful green jobs and keep precious financial resources within their community.
Veris Wealth Partners becomes certified B Corporation
In April Veris Wealth Partners was certified as a B Corporation. We are extremely pleased to join the growing number of companies deepening their commitment and practices of sustainability. Certified B Corporations are a new type of corporation which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps are unlike traditional businesses because they meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build the business constituency for sustainable companies.
For more information go to: www.bcorporation.net/about
Veris Launches a New Website and Brand
As we celebrate our 4th anniversary, we are delighted to introduce our new logo and website. It tells the Veris story of who we are, what we do, and what our latest thinking is regarding sustainable and impact investing. We proudly highlight our strategic relationships with leading organizations working towards a more sustainable future. Our new logo represents a balanced relationship between the sky, water, and earth. We are inspired by these interconnected and diverse elements. We hope that our new website expresses the opportunities we see in aligning values, wealth, and sustainability. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with you, and we welcome your insights and questions. Thank you for partnering with us.