Fighting the Sixth Mass Extinction
Human activities are causing a climate crisis, which is increasingly responsible for pushing various species of animals and plants closer to the edge of global extinction. These include “keystone species” that have disproportionately…
Investing to Revitalize Rural America
Rising income and wealth inequality is a widely recognized social concern in the United States. This is a multi-faceted issue, with root causes that vary according to demographics, and one that impact investors have…
Mobilizing Donor Advised Funds for Impact Investing
More than $23 billion [1] was contributed to donor advised funds (DAFs) in the United States in 2016, yet only a minor fraction of donor advised fund assets are invested for positive…
Opportunity Zones: Positive intentions, many questions
On October 19th, the U. S. Treasury Department issued proposed regulations regarding Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs). Investors have questioned whether Opportunity Zones and QOFs that invest in these zones would…
Investing for Impact and Performance: The Essentials
Executive summary: The language of impact. At Cornerstone Capital Group, we apply the discipline of environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis along with financial analysis in assessing…
The Art of the Possible: Investing to Address Inequality
Executive Summary In this report we identify investment opportunities that offer competitive financial returns while helping to address concerns about increasing levels of inequality and income stagnation. The rise of populist…
Exploring the Nexus of Philanthropy and Market-Based Solutions
Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group, was recently interviewed by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) America to explore the intersection between market-based solutions and philanthropies, particularly as it relates to investment.…
Climate Investing
Executive Summary The imperative for an effective response to climate change only grows following the hottest year on record. Climate investing faces risks in 2017, particularly from the incoming US…
Tracking our Thesis on Nutritional Feed Additives
Interest in alternative nutritional feed additives is growing. As we discussed in our October 5, 2015 report Antibiotics and Animal Health: Value-Chain Implications in the US , a confluence of regulatory…
