Green Investing is one of the fastest growing sectors of the capital markets, yet it’s still one of the most misunderstood. Investors want their money to align with their social and environmental values, but finding a path through the thicket of products, companies, industries and ratings is trickier than ever. The Green Investor, powered by Investopedia, will explore the present and future frontiers of ESG, SRI and Impact investing, and the companies and leaders who are shaping the landscape. Hosted by Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver, The Green Investor will feature interviews with the most influential executives, academics, investors, and po...
Latest episodes
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26 min
Following the Trillions of Dollars in Sustainable Infrastructure Government Projects
How do developed countries deploy trillions of dollars in government money toward more sustainable infrastructure projects, and what's holding them back? Chris Lewis, the head of t…
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27 min
The Most Important Themes Facing Green Investors in 2023
2022 brought historic agreements from the COP summits, the passage of a climate bill in the U.S., and a global spike in emissions. We break down the year that was. Plus, tighter re…
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28 min
What Was, and What Wasn't Accomplished at COP27
At the latest Conference of the Parties held in Egypt, a historic agreement on "Loss and Damage" was reached, paving the way for poorer countries impacted by climate change to rece…
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25 min
Insurance in the Era of Climate Change
Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida, leaving dozens of fatalities and upwards of $60 billion in economic losses in its wake. It also left a lot of home and business owners with steep los…
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29 min
Resetting the Standards and Investing Principles for ESG
Live from Investor Connection, the first-ever partnership between Investopedia and Morningstar, a conversation on the state of ESG today, hosted by Leslie Norton, Morningstar’s Edi…
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29 min
The Case Against Carbon Capture
Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage has been touted as one of the great hopes for reducing global greenhouse emissions, tens of billions of dollars are behind hundreds of projec…
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35 min
Why a Former Top Sustainability Investor Says the Industry is a Dangerous Fraud
Tariq Fancy, the former Chief Investment Officer of Sustainable Investing for Blackrock, joins the show to explain why he left the industry and penned a four-part essay decrying it…
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32 min
Green Banks get the Green Light Under The Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes up to $370 billion in spending towards green technologies and industries aimed at reversing climate change, and the creation of a natio…
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31 min
Life, Liberty, and Investing Returns with Perth Tolle
Perth Tolle, founder of the Life and Liberty Indexes, joins the show to talk about the connection between freedom and investing, and why it's more important now, than ever. Plus, t…
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25 min
The Supreme Court's Ruling Against the EPA's Oversight and the Future of Emissions Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that limits the EPA's oversight of power plant greenhouse gas emissions, prompted more questions than answers. Carrie Jenks, Executive Direct…
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27 min
Sustainable Investing From the Advisor's Perspective
Peter Krull, the founder and CEO of Earth Equity Advisors, one of the original sustainable investing focused RIAs, joins the show to talk about the financial advice and planning in…
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30 min
An ETF to Save the Oceans Splashes into the Market
The Newday Ocean Health exchange-traded fund, from Newday Impact in partnership with the legendary Cousteau family, launched this week, just in time for World Ocean Day. We talk to…
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29 min
Busting through the Greatest Myths in Green Investing
Malik Sievers, head of ESG at Schwab Asset Management, joins the show to myth-bust the greatest tales about ESG and SRI investing. Plus, the planet is gearing up for one of the hot…
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29 min
The Responsibilities of Responsible Investing
What does 'Responsible Investing', really mean amid climate change and a bull market in commodities? Amy O'Brien, the Global Head of Responsible Investing for Nuveen joins the Gree…
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30 min
Why Climate Literacy is Critical to Green Investing
Marika Christopher of Janus Henderson Investors, joins the show to talk about the importance of climate literacy when engaging with companies and investors, and where ESG investing…
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34 min
Setting the Standards for Green Investors
USSIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, is one of the leading non-profit organizations that has been setting the standards and guidelines for ESG, Sustainable,…
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28 min
How Student Activists Pushed Harvard to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Divest Harvard, a student-led activist organization at Harvard University, won a major victory in 2021 by convincing its trustees to wind down its investments in the fossil fuel in…
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24 min
The Energy Industry's Stranded Asset Emergency
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the energy industry is facing hundreds of billions of dollars in losses as they continue to build fossil fuel based powe…
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31 min
Unpacking MSCI's ESG Ratings
In this episode of The Green Investor, we get to the bottom of what MSCI's ESG ratings measure, and what they don't, especially as they relate to climate change, with Meggin Thwing…
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33 min
How Engine No.1 is Driving Change as an Activist Shareholder
Michael O'Leary of Engine No.1 joins the show to talk about how the activist investor drove Exxon-Mobil and General Motors to make real strategic changes and climate-based goals fr…