Recognizing injustice

Featuring co-founder Jay Lipman

August 28, 2020

So much of what’s going on in the world today is connected to our portfolios—whether that’s COVID-19, racial inequality, or climate change. Lately, we’ve been thinking about how all of these issues share a common theme: injustice.

Can COVID-19 pave a path forward for more sustainable travel?

August 25, 2020

It’s that time of year when long hours at the office give way to relaxed Friday afternoons, family barbecues, and that eagerly anticipated experience: summer travel. Whether it’s a visit to your local state park or a round-the-world odyssey, it’s clear that Americans like to explore: U.S. residents logged 1.9 billion overnight trips for leisure purposes in 2019.

Sustainability Stories

Ethic team member Corinne Merriman's Sustainability Story

By Corinne Merriman

While everyone’s path to Ethic is unique, we are all united in our mission: to address the defining issues of our time by accelerating the transition to sustainable investing. In this Sustainability Story, Ethic team member Corinne Merriman of Client Solutions tells us her story.

Systemic racism: Prisons, predatory lending, and polluters

Featuring co-founder Jay Lipman

One of the most powerful mechanisms we have to address systemic racism is our wallet. For starters, there are various organizations focused on the issue, but, it’s also crucial to understand how certain industries profit from systemic racial injustice, and whether or not they're in your portfolio. This video covers several players that have a profound impact on exacerbating racial inequality in America.

Bloomberg Radio: Assessing racial justice in corporate behaviors

Featuring Jay Lipman

In this interview with Bloomberg Radio, our cofounder and president Jay Lipman talks with Bloomberg Businessweek hosts Carol Massar and Jason Kelly about the corporate behaviors that can advance, or hinder, racial justice.

Portfolios and pandemics: Firearms

Featuring co-founder Jay Lipman

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the implementation of the lockdowns, advocates, scholars and even the United Nations have warned about a global increase in domestic violence. Every month, an average of 52 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, and during the pandemic, it’s much harder for victims of domestic abuse to get help. Abusers with firearms are 5x more likely to kill their victims.

Sustainability Stories

Ethic team member Claire Quigley's Sustainability Story

By Claire Quigley

While everyone’s path to Ethic is unique, we are all united in our mission: to address the defining issues of our time by accelerating the transition to sustainable investing. In this Sustainability Story, Ethic team member Claire Quigley of Business Development tells us her story.

Portfolios and pandemics: Worker protections

Featuring co-founder Jay Lipman

There are 34 million workers today without paid sick leave. Individuals shouldn’t have to decide between getting paid and getting healthy. The responsibility is on companies to ensure their employees are cared for and their communities are protected. As sustainable investors, it’s more important than ever to consider whether companies in our portfolios provide worker protections like paid sick leave.

Corporate behavior in the age of COVID-19: a lesson for future pandemics

Amid all this chaos of the coronavirus, we believe it's important to take a step back and have a closer look at the environmental, social and governance data to consider some of the ways that company behavior can affect workers, customers and the broader public in a time of pandemic.

Portfolios and pandemics: Air pollution

Featuring co-founder Jay Lipman

Air pollution is a negative externality, meaning it’s an unintended consequence of corporate activity that impacts public health. Today, people in areas with higher air pollution are at increased risk of respiratory illness, so pollution is exacerbating the effects of COVID-19. Tune in as I discuss how the companies in your portfolio may be worsening air pollution and community health.

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