European Union Adopts Major Circular Economy Action Plan
The economic model of our current era is linear. We take resources from nature, make them into a product and then throw the item away when we’re done with it. The result?…
Forever Changed: COVID-19 and Impact Investing
On March 19, 2020, Cornerstone Capital Group held a conference call addressing concerns about the current coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the markets, the economy, and importantly, the changes in how we think about…
Coronavirus: The Human and Economic Impact
COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, emerged in late 2019. It was first identified in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China. Infection is primarily through human-to-human transmission via exhalation, such as sneezing…
Deconstructing Davos: A Conversation
Shortly following trips to Davos during the World Economic Forum in late January, Erika Karp sat down with Juliet Scott-Croxford of Worth Media to compare notes on their experiences and most meaningful takeaways from…
Psychedelic Therapy: Fresh Promise for Mental Health (and Beyond)
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is seeing a resurgence as a treatment approach for mental health disorders. It melds pharmacology and psychotherapy, using psychedelic substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, under medical supervision, to…
World Benchmarking Alliance: Incentives for a Sustainable World
As new members of the World Benchmarking Alliance , we have been delving into their work to understand how WBA benchmarks corporate performance in terms of their contribution to the UN Sustainable…
Jewish Values and the Role of Capitalism in Healing the World
There's a quote I love from the famed Jewish philosopher Martin Buber: “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. ” Twenty-five years ago when I started working on Wall Street, I had…
Investing with Jewish Values
Cornerstone Capital Group recently had the honor of hosting a special evening at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah synagogue. CEO Erika Karp was joined by Robert Bank of the American Jewish World Service ,…
CBCA Arts + Impact Investing Forum Recap
Civic engagement and community education were common themes at CBCA’s Arts + Impact Investing Forum on Monday, August 19 at the Commons on Champa. Attended by 100 people, the Arts + Impact Investing Forum was…
Gender Lens Investing 2.0: How Foundations Can Address the Roots of Gender Inequality
Gender Lens Investing 2. 0 was originally published by Mission Investors Exchange , one of the foremost impact investing networks for foundations dedicated to deploying capital for social and environmental change.…
Climate Change and Systemic Financial Risk: Investing in the Fight
Cornerstone has just released two reports addressing the impacts of climate change. Our report No Place to Hide? Climate Change and Systemic Financial Risk demystifies recent academic studies on the risk to…
Our Aims for Gender Lens Investing Have Been Much Too Small
I’ll never forget the first investing conference I attended where gender lens investing was discussed. From the mainstage, I listened as three powerful women leaders in finance commented on how much work had been…
Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a report earlier this year highlighting the potential for renewable energy to alleviate some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Their work aligns…
Unlocking Catalytic Capital for the Circular Economy
It seems clear that the "circular economy" is the only way forward for humanity. In my view, adopting circular economy principles will combat our current crisis of waste – wasteful manufacturing, wasteful packaging, food…
About the SEC Commissioner’s “Scarlet Letter” ESG Speech
One thing I’ve noticed about critics of sustainable investing is that they often seem to have no idea what they’re talking about. They concoct a caricature of ESG based on common misconceptions and use…
Webinar: Two Lenses, One Vision – Investing for LGBTQI and Gender Equity
As investors continue to make the case for LGBTQI equity, there is a practical and ethical mandate to fuse LGBTQI interests with those of gender lens investors who recognize the many benefits of establishing corporate…
Transformation and Impact Investing
On May 16, Erika Karp sat down with Laurie Lane-Zucker, founder of Impact Entrepreneur for a wide-ranging discussion of "transformation and impact investing" in an episode of Impact Entrepreneur's Luminarias webinar series.
Shareholder Engagement Goes Mainstream: What Does This Mean for Corporate Governance?
On April 1, Head of Research and Corporate Governance John Wilson hosted a panel discussion to address current topics in corporate governance, such as: Mainstream firms are joining the movement toward environmental, social…
Sustainable Protein Bites
In our recent report Sustainable Protein: Investing for Impact at the Nexus of Environment, Human Health and Animal Welfare , we pointed out that in developed countries, diet-related health concerns and less- or no-meat…
Global Market and Geopolitics: Changing Thinking in 2019?
In this panel discussion hosted by Asset TV, Cornerstone CEO Erika Karp joins Peter Rup, CEO and CIO of Artemis Wealth Advisors, and Wayne Yi, Director, Head of Manager Research at Massey Quick Simon, to…
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