The Veris blog expresses the diversity of thought and opinion at our firm. We also present other points-of-view of those we appreciate and admire.
By Dave Kirkpatrick, Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Last week, I visited Dan Shugar, CEO of NEXTracker, a global leader in tracking systems for solar power plants. NEXTracker, which operates the 70MW Javiera Solar project in Chile, is one of the emerging leaders in the cleantech energy revolution now under way.
By Anders Ferguson and Laura Callanan
Creativity. We hack it. We map it. We study it. We rate it. We take it places. We build industries around it. We invest in it. We recognize we need it, even when it hurts. We know our future depends on it. This is the first in a series of blog posts which will explore the radical premise that creativity is a key driver of sustainability.
By Patricia Farrar-Rivas, CEO and Luisamaria Ruiz Carlile, Wealth Manager
Interested in a new way to create impact in your portfolio? Gender lens investing is emerging as one of the most exciting new ways of using capital to create positive social impact for women or girls.
By Anders Ferguson, Partner
Sustainability is a deep understanding that everything is seamlessly and beautifully interconnected. It is rooted in a mindfulness recognizing that each of us, doing our own work in our own field, is connected to others and impacts others, even if we don’t see it or realize it.
By Jem Hudson, The Caldy Group
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we came across a myriad of thoughtful articles, studies, and other discussions focusing on women’s issues. One of the resources that especially caught our eye is a study by Veris Wealth Partners.
By Patricia Farrar-Rivas, CEO
As impact investors, Veris Wealth Partners directs capital to support the varied goals of our clients, while helping create a more just and sustainable world. The process of aligning values with wealth through impact investing continues to revolutionize the capital markets in the U.S. and abroad.
By Ted Howard, Co-founder and Executive Director of The Democracy Collaborative
More than a decade ago, my colleagues and I at The Democracy Collaborative began using a term for a new kind of economic development – Community Wealth Building. For years, the term was so uncommon that it almost invariably appeared within quotation marks when used. Today, a Google search identifies 124,000 entries and is growing daily.
By Patricia Farrar-Rivas, CEO
The time is now for community foundations to embrace a new vision that accelerates social progress and rebuilds local wealth.
By Casey Verbeck, Director, Business Development
Living in lovely Boulder, Colorado with my wife and two kids is an amazing and wonderful experience, but I will never forget where I came from: the other side of the tracks outside of St. Louis. Even amid this Rocky Mountain splendor, I’m reminded that not everyone is living the dream. We live in a time when 33 million people in the U.S. do not know how they will get their next meal.
By Luisamaria Ruiz Carlile, Wealth Manager
As impact investing gains momentum, a common question we hear is: “What does the new breed of impact investors know that traditional investors don’t?” What insights have transformed these impact investors’ approach?
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