Sustainable Investing 2.0

Perhaps you're a veteran investor, or maybe you're just now starting to financial plan. Either way, where you put your money can substantially increase (or decrease!) your annual carbon footprint.  Don't put your money where your mouth is; put it where your values are. On today's show financial consultant Shila Wattamwar leads an advanced level discussion about sustainable investing for the eco-conscious.    Here's a preview: [5:00] The sneaky ways you may be funding fossil fuels with your $$ [8:00] How well do ESG rating scales actually work? (And why aren't these measures standardized?) [21:00] Proxy ballots are an opportunity. Don't throw them in the trash! [25:00] What a time to be alive: A financial advisor's thoughts on next gen "alternative investments"   New to sustainable investing? Listen to these episodes first!  Episode #278: Divesting Episode #258: Conscious Spending Episode #205: How To Right-Size Your Budget   Resources mentioned:  Sustainability With Soren www.SustainableMe.Today Net-Zero Banking Alliance – United Nations Environment – Finance Initiative (unepfi.org) Company ESG Risk Ratings and scores - Sustainalytics ESG Screener | Morningstar Resolutions — As You Sow Resolution Database | PRI (unpri.org) DEALFLOW NETWORK l Connecting Private Equity ( PE ), Venture Capital ( VC ), M&A Dealmakers | Groups | LinkedIn Impact Entrepreneur | Groups | LinkedIn Big Path Capital founders of the Impact Investing Forum | Groups | LinkedIn Gaingels SOSV - Deep Tech for Human and Planetary Health Chloe Capital | VC Firm Investing In Women   This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).