Negative Screening Series
A 7-part guide
This 7-part series provides comprehensive coverage of Negative Screening. Topics include Negative Screening, Positive Screening, Impact Measurement Greenwashing, Esg Fund Fees, Community Investing, Shareholder Activism, Divestment Scenarios.
Articles in this series
Negative Screening
Negative Screening: Avoiding Tobacco, Weapons, and More ========================================================= The oldest form of values-aligned investing is negative screening—excluding...
Positive Screening
Positive Screening: Renewable Energy Leaders ============================================ Positive screening—also called best-in-class screening or thematic investing—takes the opposite approach...
Impact Measurement Greenwashing
Impact Measurement: The Problem with Greenwashing ================================================== The ESG fund market has grown to trillions of dollars in assets under management. The marketing...
Esg Fund Fees
ESG Fund Fees: Do You Pay a Premium? ====================================== In 2010, an investor wanting to align their equity portfolio with environmental and social values had a narrow choice of...
Community Investing
Community Investing: CDFIs and Credit Unions ============================================ Community investing is the form of values-aligned finance with the most direct, traceable connection...
Shareholder Activism
Shareholder Activism: Proxy Voting as an Individual ==================================================== Owning shares in a public company is not a passive relationship. Shareholders are legal...
Divestment Scenarios
Divestment Scenarios: Does It Actually Change Behavior? ======================================================== Divestment campaigns—organized efforts to pressure institutional investors to sell...