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Category: ESG

May 16, 2023

Letter from Stephanie Cohn Rupp: Advocating for ESG Investing to Governor Sununu for a Sustainable New Hampshire

On April 10th, 2023, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed Executive Order 2023-03, which expresses anti-ESG views and mandates that “Executive branch agencies shall prioritize investment decisions that maximize financial returns and minimize risk.” Veris CEO Stephanie Cohn Rupp wrote the following letter to Governor Sununu in response. As of May 16, 2023, we have not yet received a reply.

May 9, 2023

Veris Wealth Partners Recognized as Best ESG Investing (Advisory) Firm at the 2023 Family Wealth Report Awards

NYC, San Francisco, Portsmouth, – Veris Wealth Partners, an independent, woman-led, B Corp certified impact wealth management firm, has been selected as the winner in the Best ‘ESG Investing (Advisory)’ category at the Tenth Annual Family Wealth Report Awards.

March 3, 2023

Veris Statement on Senate Vote to Overturn Final DOL ESG Rule

As part of the attacks on ESG, an important vote was passed by the US Senate which is worthy of note to all ESG investors and the Veris network. The US Senate passed House Joint Resolution 30 (H.J. Res 30), the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution to overturn the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule on “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights.” The resolution now goes to President Biden’s desk where he is expected to veto it.

September 7, 2022

ESG Critics Are On The Wrong Side of History

by Stephanie Cohn Rupp, CEO of Veris Wealth Partners

“Don’t take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.” — Baltasar Gracián

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing is facing a new round of criticism from American conservative leaders. Senator Ted Cruz, to offer one example, has framed BlackRock’s ESG policies as “abusing the market.”¹ More alarming to me, are the new state-level policy attacks on ESG led by elected officials from across the United States. To offer three recent examples:

May 5, 2022

6 Trends Shaping the Future of Impact and ESG Investing

By Roraj Pradhananga

The Impact and ESG investing space is growing and changing rapidly. These are a few of the emerging trends that we are paying close attention to at Veris Wealth Partners.

April 4, 2022

Veris Partner Spotlight: Roraj Pradhananga

Roraj Pradhananga, Senior Research Analyst at Veris Wealth Partners, was named a Veris Partner in December of 2021. Roraj leads our Investment Research team, is a voting member of the Investment Committee and Chair of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee. We asked Roraj to answer a few questions about his life, career, and vision for the future of impact investing.