July is National BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. This month is dedicated to raising awareness of mental health resources, support, and treatment options that are available for racial and ethnic minorities in America and advocating for policy changes that will make quality care options more accessible to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
In Veris’ first publication about regenerative farming and ranching, The Regenerative Agriculture Revolution, the practice was defined as “a holistic land management practice that leverages the power of photosynthesis in plants to close the carbon cycle and build soil health, crop resilience, and nutrient density.” 1
In many ways, this definition holds true today. Regenerative agriculture is a system of practices, including no till, cover cropping, managed grazing, crop rotation, integrated crop and livestock systems, and precise input application. As regenerative agriculture has continued to gain momentum within the impact investing space, Veris has expanded our firm’s definition to differentiate agricultural practices that “restore, improve, and enhance the biological vitality” of farming landscapes while supporting “the resilience of the communities and broader value chains in which they are situated” in alignment with the Croatan Institute’s definition offered in its 2019 paper Soil Wealth: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture across Asset Classes.2
Remy Blaire interviewed Veris’ CEO Stephanie Cohn Rupp about sustainable investing for Fintech TV in March of 2024.
By Alison Pyott
This August 8th, I am called to celebrate gender lens investing pioneer Suzanne Biegel. This is a tribute to my fellow Leo, colleague, collaborator, and most of all, friend. Suzanne has long been a source of insight, mentorship, and inspiration to me and to so many of us across the global impact space.
