Climate Solutions and the Environment Archives - Veris Wealth Partners Veris is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm with impact investing expertise that has been helping families & foundations align their financial assets with their values since 2007 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.veriswp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-xsAsset-2512-32x32.png Climate Solutions and the Environment Archives - Veris Wealth Partners 32 32 Navigating the Climate Crisis: A Conversation with Andrew Boyd, Author of I Want a Better Catastrophe https://www.veriswp.com/navigating-the-climate-crisis-a-conversation-with-andrew-boyd-author-of-i-want-a-better-catastrophe/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:29:22 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=12553 An interview with Andrew Boyd about the climate crisis and his new book on ways we can process our feelings of climate grief and fight for the best possible future for all of humanity.

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]]> Veris Wealth Partners Signs Onto The SME Climate Commitment to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions https://www.veriswp.com/veris-wealth-partners-signs-onto-the-sme-climate-commitment-to-achieve-net-zero-emissions/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:12:57 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=11152 Veris Wealth Partners is pleased to announce that we have formalized our longstanding goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by signing onto The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Climate Commitment.

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]]> How Can We Efficiently Mobilize Impact Capital for Climate Action and Justice? https://www.veriswp.com/how-can-we-efficiently-mobilize-impact-capital-for-climate-action-and-climate-justice/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:40:21 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=9605 Veris recently partnered with the Shift event series to bring together a variety of impact leaders for a Shift Conversations event focused on climate action and climate justice.

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]]> PG&E, Climate Change and the Sustainable Path Forward https://www.veriswp.com/pge-climate-change-and-the-sustainable-path-forward/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:29:30 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=7511 The failure of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to provide power safely to Northern California has been a human and economic nightmare, while highlighting the ineffective regulatory oversight of the investor-owned utility.

But as tragic as this has been, the fallout has created new momentum for a safer, greener era of power generation and distribution in the Golden State and potentially elsewhere.

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]]> Reason for Climate Change Optimism https://www.veriswp.com/reason-for-climate-change-optimism/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:56:18 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=6383 Over the past few years, it feels like “climate change deniers” have won the day – or at least were gaining the upper hand. But then weird weather produced billions of dollars of damage, large ice flows melted and raised the seas, and a growing number of businesses and governments said enough was enough.

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]]> The Regenerative Agriculture Revolution https://www.veriswp.com/the-regenerative-agriculture-revolution/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:50:48 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=6301 We wanted to share our enthusiasm for Regenerative Agriculture, along with the latest research and thinking about the topic. Our hope is to promote a broader dialogue with investors who want to align their wealth with their values.

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]]> Don’t Fall Behind – Water Is A Great Opportunity For Investors https://www.veriswp.com/dont-fall-behind-water-is-a-great-opportunity-for-investors/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:48:57 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=5829 The theme of the UN’s annual World Water Day last month was "leave no-one behind." This sentiment is applicable to both emerging markets and the developed world, while offering opportunities for investors in water.

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]]> How Climate Change Caused PG&E’s Bankruptcy https://www.veriswp.com/how-climate-change-caused-pges-bankruptcy/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:41:14 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=5429 Veris Guest Blog: By Timothy P. Dunn, CFA

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Corporation, California’s largest investor-owned utility, which serves roughly 5.2 million households in central and northern California, filed for bankruptcy and is facing an estimated $30 billion of potential liabilities stemming from its equipment’s role in the historic 2017 and 2018 wildfires.

PG&E's bankruptcy is indicative of how our changing climate presents real economic and financial risks for companies and investors.

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]]> What You Can Do To Address Climate Change https://www.veriswp.com/what-you-can-do-to-address-climate-change/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:53:28 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=4571 By Helene Marsh, Veris Client

Climate change can be an overwhelming topic for any individual or community. So how can anyone make a meaningful difference?

That’s the question my friend, Sarah Loughran, and I had been asking ourselves for several years. Today, supported by a concerted community effort, we’ve succeeded in helping eight Marin County municipalities reduce greenhouse emissions by purchasing 100% renewable energy for their government facilities.

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]]> What’s Next for Climate Change Solutions in 2018? https://www.veriswp.com/whats-next-for-climate-change-solutions-in-2018/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:15:54 +0000 https://www.veriswp.com/?p=4025 Impact investing continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the wealth management business. This epic shift in investor behavior is increasingly fueled by innovation, especially as it applies to climate change.

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