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Can we invest responsibly despite the financial services industry? Yes, but first we need to understand a few things.

(Second in a series on responsible investing)

In my introductory essay to this series, I wrote that the single most important reason why responsible investing can be so difficult is that the financial services industry is not at all set up to facilitate truly responsible investment for individuals.

Seed gatherers: Volunteers making prairies possible

It’s late summer, but the dry grassland already displays autumn’s palette of washed-out greens, glowing yellows and golds, countless hues of brown.

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An introduction to responsible investing: Why does it have to be so difficult? And what can be done about it.

(First in a series on responsible investing)

Lots of people are eager these days to invest responsibly or sustainably. In many cases, though, they become frustrated, even disillusioned, as they begin to realize how difficult it may appear to be to make investments that align with their personal values.

Earth Day at 55: A look back to 1970, a look around today

10 ideas to honor our planet this Earth Day

Other than the date I was born, there are very few days further back in my life than, say, last week when I remember where I was and what I was doing. The earliest such day that comes to mind is April 22, 1970. That was the first Earth Day.

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Great trails don’t maintain themselves

Well-maintained trails benefit both people and nature. They provide safe access while protecting fragile ecosystems. Keeping these paths and their associated infrastructure in good order requires work – work that often goes unnoticed by most visiting nature-lovers.

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Optimizing the economics of urban wood through product certification and online markets

The best use for trees needing to be removed from an urban setting, many people will agree, is to harvest and mill their wood to be used in carbon-sequestering construction and woodworking activities.

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Paramėlis Island: A bird-watcher’s endangered paradise

This Impact Focus explores whether tourism can support wetlands restoration, environmental education, forest conservation, and biodiversity.

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Keeping electronics manufacturers on their toes

Red Containers make recycling easy for consumers.

When ASEKOL placed its first red boxes in the Czech Republic during 2007, it launched a project that was unique by European standards.

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A mountain worth climbing

Pumped hydro energy storage is a complement to solar we all should advocate for, because gravity never fails us.

It is a demanding but exhilarating hike up Dlouhé stráně mountain to the imposing reservoir of the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant that Czechs polled in 2005 ranked among their country’s greatest wonders.

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Urban lumber prolongs trees’ value to the community

Increasingly recognized today for its ecological, cultural, aesthetic, and economic value, urban lumber is a product of opportunity created out of a necessity sometimes caused by calamity.

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Food for thought

Feeding programs fight hunger while supporting education

In northernmost Ethiopia lies a storied land to which Ethiopian identity traces its ancient roots.

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Food for thought

Feeding programs fight hunger while supporting education

In northernmost Ethiopia lies a storied land to which Ethiopian identity traces its ancient roots.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-02
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Seed gatherers: Volunteers making prairies possible

It’s late summer, but the dry grassland already displays autumn’s palette of washed-out greens, glowing yellows and golds, countless hues of brown.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-04
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Food for thought

Feeding programs fight hunger while supporting education

In northernmost Ethiopia lies a storied land to which Ethiopian identity traces its ancient roots.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-02
E Inverted Icons_WEB-04

A mountain worth climbing

Pumped hydro energy storage is a complement to solar we all should advocate for, because gravity never fails us.

It is a demanding but exhilarating hike up Dlouhé stráně mountain to the imposing reservoir of the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant that Czechs polled in 2005 ranked among their country’s greatest wonders.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-07
E Inverted Icons_WEB-09

A mountain worth climbing

Pumped hydro energy storage is a complement to solar we all should advocate for, because gravity never fails us.

It is a demanding but exhilarating hike up Dlouhé stráně mountain to the imposing reservoir of the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant that Czechs polled in 2005 ranked among their country’s greatest wonders.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-07
E Inverted Icons_WEB-09

Optimizing the economics of urban wood through product certification and online markets

The best use for trees needing to be removed from an urban setting, many people will agree, is to harvest and mill their wood to be used in carbon-sequestering construction and woodworking activities.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
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Urban lumber prolongs trees’ value to the community

Increasingly recognized today for its ecological, cultural, aesthetic, and economic value, urban lumber is a product of opportunity created out of a necessity sometimes caused by calamity.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Earth Day at 55: A look back to 1970, a look around today

10 ideas to honor our planet this Earth Day

Other than the date I was born, there are very few days further back in my life than, say, last week when I remember where I was and what I was doing. The earliest such day that comes to mind is April 22, 1970. That was the first Earth Day.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
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Optimizing the economics of urban wood through product certification and online markets

The best use for trees needing to be removed from an urban setting, many people will agree, is to harvest and mill their wood to be used in carbon-sequestering construction and woodworking activities.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Keeping electronics manufacturers on their toes

Red Containers make recycling easy for consumers.

When ASEKOL placed its first red boxes in the Czech Republic during 2007, it launched a project that was unique by European standards.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-12

Urban lumber prolongs trees’ value to the community

Increasingly recognized today for its ecological, cultural, aesthetic, and economic value, urban lumber is a product of opportunity created out of a necessity sometimes caused by calamity.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Seed gatherers: Volunteers making prairies possible

It’s late summer, but the dry grassland already displays autumn’s palette of washed-out greens, glowing yellows and golds, countless hues of brown.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-04
E Inverted Icons_WEB-13
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Earth Day at 55: A look back to 1970, a look around today

10 ideas to honor our planet this Earth Day

Other than the date I was born, there are very few days further back in my life than, say, last week when I remember where I was and what I was doing. The earliest such day that comes to mind is April 22, 1970. That was the first Earth Day.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
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Great trails don’t maintain themselves

Well-maintained trails benefit both people and nature. They provide safe access while protecting fragile ecosystems. Keeping these paths and their associated infrastructure in good order requires work – work that often goes unnoticed by most visiting nature-lovers.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-13
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Seed gatherers: Volunteers making prairies possible

It’s late summer, but the dry grassland already displays autumn’s palette of washed-out greens, glowing yellows and golds, countless hues of brown.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-04
E Inverted Icons_WEB-13
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Earth Day at 55: A look back to 1970, a look around today

10 ideas to honor our planet this Earth Day

Other than the date I was born, there are very few days further back in my life than, say, last week when I remember where I was and what I was doing. The earliest such day that comes to mind is April 22, 1970. That was the first Earth Day.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-13
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Great trails don’t maintain themselves

Well-maintained trails benefit both people and nature. They provide safe access while protecting fragile ecosystems. Keeping these paths and their associated infrastructure in good order requires work – work that often goes unnoticed by most visiting nature-lovers.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-13
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Optimizing the economics of urban wood through product certification and online markets

The best use for trees needing to be removed from an urban setting, many people will agree, is to harvest and mill their wood to be used in carbon-sequestering construction and woodworking activities.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Paramėlis Island: A bird-watcher’s endangered paradise

This Impact Focus explores whether tourism can support wetlands restoration, environmental education, forest conservation, and biodiversity.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Urban lumber prolongs trees’ value to the community

Increasingly recognized today for its ecological, cultural, aesthetic, and economic value, urban lumber is a product of opportunity created out of a necessity sometimes caused by calamity.

E Inverted Icons_WEB-11
E Inverted Icons_WEB-12
E Inverted Icons_WEB-15

Can we invest responsibly despite the financial services industry? Yes, but first we need to understand a few things.

(Second in a series on responsible investing)

In my introductory essay to this series, I wrote that the single most important reason why responsible investing can be so difficult is that the financial services industry is not at all set up to facilitate truly responsible investment for individuals.

An introduction to responsible investing: Why does it have to be so difficult? And what can be done about it.

(First in a series on responsible investing)

Lots of people are eager these days to invest responsibly or sustainably. In many cases, though, they become frustrated, even disillusioned, as they begin to realize how difficult it may appear to be to make investments that align with their personal values.

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Gale A. Kirking, CFA, MBA
Founder, senior copywriter, editor, and consultant

Through more than 45 years, Gale has worked as a journalist and author, investment analyst and director of research, scientific and corporate communications editor and copywriter, international development consultant, and entrepreneur. He established and manages a socially responsible private investment partnership oriented to the life sciences. Kirking is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Gale grew up milking cows on a family farm in Wisconsin, moved to Czechoslovakia in 1992, and has lived primarily in Europe since that time. He is keen on reading, gardening, hiking, and collecting great songs.