Deep Impact Investing

Are you looking for ways to support local businesses that have been forced to close down due to the COVID-19 outbreak?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel speaks to Vicki Pozzebon, a localist and social entrepreneur, about different ways that people can help local businesses right now. This is an informative episode that will give you insight into what business owners are experiencing and options for helping that suit all budgets.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to show goodwill in ways that won’t overwhelm business owners

How to play a role in marketing local businesses

Reasons why nonprofit organizations are struggling right now

About the different relief loans that are available to business owners

The role of the ripple effect and how it impacts independent businesses

And more!

Tune in to learn how you can support local businesses that have been hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Resources:  Horizon Sustainable Financial Services | Deep Impact Investing Podcast  | [email protected]  | 505-982-9661 | Vicki Pozzebon | [email protected] | Vicki Pozzebon on Twitter | Nextdoor | U.S. Small Business Administration

Nearly every product-based company that you invest in has a supply chain. Where do the suppliers along these supply chains purchase their materials from? Do these materials cause harm to workers or environmental pollution?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel unravels questions for every responsible investor to consider about supply chains. This is an informative conversation that also discusses which companies have made progress in creating supply-chain visibility and holding suppliers accountable. 

In this episode, you will learn:

What supply chains are and examples of the issues that unethical working conditions impose on people

American laws around supply chain issues such as child labor and human trafficking 

Top six important changes to supply-chain regulations from 2019

Shareholder advocacy moves to make in the 2020 proxy season

And more!

Tune in to learn what you must consider about supply chains as you strive to invest like you give a damn.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661| [email protected] | Horizons Facebook 

 

There are small changes we can all make to help preserve our resources. Are you up for the challenge?

Kimberly Griego-Kiel is back with part two of her mini-series that covers 30 tips that you can act on today to starting living a greener life. To kick off today’s episode, Kimberly and her co-host, Aric Johnson, discuss the results from their water-calculator tests, which compared their personal water usage to the average American’s water footprint. Next, they share easy lifestyle changes that can lead to a more eco-friendly lifestyle. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Reasons to start looking for refillable soap stores in your community

Alternatives to buying brand new items

What to consider about your food’s carbon footprint

How to weatherize your home

And more!

Tune in now to learn more tips eco-friendly tips for living a greener life!

Resources:

Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | 30 Eco Tips Challenge |  Water Calculator | Episode 17:  30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 1

 

In this special episode, we share updates on how we are responding to the COVID-19 situation, how we’re assisting our clients, and what actions we’re advising investors to take during this time of uncertainty. 

Tune in now to learn how the markets are being affected and what we’re doing to help clients during this tumultuous time.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Solutions

 

Did you know that trash could be used to create high-end fashion?

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel speaks with Nancy Judd, an environmental advocate and public artist who installs traveling exhibitions of her Recycle Runway Collection in high-traffic locations like museums and airports. In a most intriguing and inspiring conversation, Nancy shares how she began making sustainable fashion out of trash, the story behind the acclaimed Obamanos coat, and why she is adamant about investing responsibly.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How Nancy came to where she is today with her work

Why she chooses to invest responsibly and to be selective of her sponsors

What different types of materials can be used to make couture clothing

And more!

Tune in to learn about Nancy Judd’s work of turning trash into sustainable couture fashion. 

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | Recycle Runway

 

Wealth and poverty of nations, a book over twenty years old talks about how if girls and women have the same educational and economic opportunities as men, those societies are more prosperous and where women are denied those rights, those societies are poorer. How can this thought process relate to your investing?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel sits with women’s equality champion Joseph Keefe, President and CEO of Pax World Funds and President of it’s investment adviser,  Impax Asset Management LLC. Pax is a mutual fund company that focuses on sustainable investing and really trying to use investments to make social progress on a range of issues from gender equality to climate change.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What led Joe to the financial world from politics and law offices

How providing equal opportunities to all makes a difference in the economy?

Why Joe is so passionate about sustainable investing

And more!

Tune in and learn to invest with your heart,  let your investments be the change!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | Pax World Funds

How environmentally friendly are you being in your everyday life?

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel brings you part one of a mini-series that will cover 30 tips that you can implement immediately to starting living a greener life. Kimberly kicks off this conversation by sharing results from online tests that revealed how green she is (and isn’t) in certain aspects of her life. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What test you can take to find out “How many planets do we need if everybody lives like you?”

How to use a 30-day rule to help you reduce unnecessary purchases

Ideas for replacing disposable household items

Easy ways to use less paper

And more!

Tune in to consider what changes you could make to live a greener life and help save the planet!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | Foot Print Calculator | Water Calculator | The Freecycle Network™ | Wunderlist

 

Coral reefs and forests play a vital role in our environment, and they are both disappearing right before our eyes. What can we do to help protect them?

In part three of her mini-series, Kimberly Griego-Kiel continues to unpack the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. This conversation explores goal 14: life below water and goal and 15: life on land.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

About the devastating impact that increasing ocean acidity is having on coral reefs

How the health of our oceans affects the economy

What ocean-friendly choices we can make on a local level

Why destroying the forests costs us more than money

What we can do to help protect our forests and wetlands

And more!

Tune in to continue exploring the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals with us.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | United Nations 

Are you looking for ways to help our planet this decade? Considering that we’re in the midst of a climate crisis, it’s crucial that we shift to more sustainable practices. 

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel uncovers what will be trending in the sustainability world for 2020 and beyond. From curbing the use of fossil fuels and animal-based diets to bringing back slow fashion and sustainable travel, this conversation fills you in on six big trends that you can be a part of. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why plant-based eating is important for sustainability 

What makes fashion one of the world’s largest polluters

Recommendations on how to make sure you’re donating clothes to charities that won’t throw the garments away

Alternatives to air travel

And more!

Tune in to discover what changes you can make in 2020 to help our planet!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook 

 

Did you know that there are several sustainable mutual funds who are basing their strategies on the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals? 

In part two of her mini-series, Kimberly Griego-Kiel continues to unpack the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. This conversation explores goal 3: good health and well-being, goal 4: quality education, and goal 5: gender equality.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How good health relates to sustainability

What knowledge this generation of students needs, beyond basic education

What we can do to support our schools and teachers

How the UN hopes to eradicate gender inequality

And more!

Tune in to continue exploring the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals with us!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | [email protected] | Horizons Facebook | United Nations | Episode 11:The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 1