Category: Investing

Episode 20 — 30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 2

Episode 20 — 30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 2

There are small changes we can all make to help preserve our resources. Are you up for the challenge?

Kimberly Griego-Kiel is back with part two of her mini-series that covers 30 tips that you can act on today to starting living a greener life. To kick off today’s episode, Kimberly and her co-host, Aric Johnson, discuss the results from their water-calculator tests, which compared their personal water usage to the average American’s water footprint. Next, they share easy lifestyle changes that can lead to a more eco-friendly lifestyle. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Reasons to start looking for refillable soap stores in your community
  • Alternatives to buying brand new items
  • What to consider about your food’s carbon footprint
  • How to weatherize your home
  • And more!

Tune in now to learn more tips eco-friendly tips for living a greener life!

Resources:

Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | 30 Eco Tips Challenge |  Water Calculator | Episode 17:  30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 1

 

SPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19

SPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19

In this special episode, we share updates on how we are responding to the COVID-19 situation, how we’re assisting our clients, and what actions we’re advising investors to take during this time of uncertainty. 

Tune in now to learn how the markets are being affected and what we’re doing to help clients during this tumultuous time.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Solutions

 

Episode 19 — Turning Trash into Couture Fashion — With Nancy Judd

Episode 19 — Turning Trash into Couture Fashion — With Nancy Judd

Did you know that trash could be used to create high-end fashion?

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel speaks with Nancy Judd, an environmental advocate and public artist who installs traveling exhibitions of her Recycle Runway Collection in high-traffic locations like museums and airports. In a most intriguing and inspiring conversation, Nancy shares how she began making sustainable fashion out of trash, the story behind the acclaimed Obamanos coat, and why she is adamant about investing responsibly.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How Nancy came to where she is today with her work
  • Why she chooses to invest responsibly and to be selective of her sponsors
  • What different types of materials can be used to make couture clothing
  • And more!

Tune in to learn about Nancy Judd’s work of turning trash into sustainable couture fashion. 

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | Recycle Runway

 

Episode 18 — Making an Impact on Global Issues

Episode 18 — Making an Impact on Global Issues

Wealth and poverty of nations, a book over twenty years old talks about how if girls and women have the same educational and economic opportunities as men, those societies are more prosperous and where women are denied those rights, those societies are poorer. How can this thought process relate to your investing?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel sits with women’s equality champion Joseph Keefe, President and CEO of Pax World Funds and President of it’s investment adviser,  Impax Asset Management LLC. Pax is a mutual fund company that focuses on sustainable investing and really trying to use investments to make social progress on a range of issues from gender equality to climate change.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What led Joe to the financial world from politics and law offices
  • How providing equal opportunities to all makes a difference in the economy?
  • Why Joe is so passionate about sustainable investing
  • And more!

Tune in and learn to invest with your heart,  let your investments be the change!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | Pax World Funds

Episode 17 — 30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 1

Episode 17 — 30 Eco Tips for a Greener Life: Part 1

How environmentally friendly are you being in your everyday life?

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel brings you part one of a mini-series that will cover 30 tips that you can implement immediately to starting living a greener life. Kimberly kicks off this conversation by sharing results from online tests that revealed how green she is (and isn’t) in certain aspects of her life. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What test you can take to find out “How many planets do we need if everybody lives like you?”
  • How to use a 30-day rule to help you reduce unnecessary purchases
  • Ideas for replacing disposable household items
  • Easy ways to use less paper
  • And more!

Tune in to consider what changes you could make to live a greener life and help save the planet!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | Foot Print Calculator | Water Calculator | The Freecycle Network™ | Wunderlist

 

Episode 16 — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 3

Episode 16 — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 3

Coral reefs and forests play a vital role in our environment, and they are both disappearing right before our eyes. What can we do to help protect them?

In part three of her mini-series, Kimberly Griego-Kiel continues to unpack the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. This conversation explores goal 14: life below water and goal and 15: life on land.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • About the devastating impact that increasing ocean acidity is having on coral reefs
  • How the health of our oceans affects the economy
  • What ocean-friendly choices we can make on a local level
  • Why destroying the forests costs us more than money
  • What we can do to help protect our forests and wetlands
  • And more!

Tune in to continue exploring the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals with us.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | United Nations 

Episode 15 — 6 Sustainability Trends for the New Decade

Episode 15 — 6 Sustainability Trends for the New Decade

Are you looking for ways to help our planet this decade? Considering that we’re in the midst of a climate crisis, it’s crucial that we shift to more sustainable practices. 

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel uncovers what will be trending in the sustainability world for 2020 and beyond. From curbing the use of fossil fuels and animal-based diets to bringing back slow fashion and sustainable travel, this conversation fills you in on six big trends that you can be a part of. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why plant-based eating is important for sustainability 
  • What makes fashion one of the world’s largest polluters
  • Recommendations on how to make sure you’re donating clothes to charities that won’t throw the garments away
  • Alternatives to air travel
  • And more!

Tune in to discover what changes you can make in 2020 to help our planet!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook 

 

Episode 14 — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 2

Episode 14 — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 2

Did you know that there are several sustainable mutual funds who are basing their strategies on the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals? 

In part two of her mini-series, Kimberly Griego-Kiel continues to unpack the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. This conversation explores goal 3: good health and well-being, goal 4: quality education, and goal 5: gender equality.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How good health relates to sustainability
  • What knowledge this generation of students needs, beyond basic education
  • What we can do to support our schools and teachers
  • How the UN hopes to eradicate gender inequality
  • And more!

Tune in to continue exploring the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals with us!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | United Nations | Episode 11:The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Part 1

 

Episode 13 — A Vision for the Next Economy in Sustainable Investing — With Garvin Jabusch

Episode 13 — A Vision for the Next Economy in Sustainable Investing — With Garvin Jabusch

Modern portfolio theory, a theory used by many investors, is now 70 years old. Is this way of investing still “modern” or is it time for a change?

In today’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel has a conversation around the future of investing with Garvin Jabusch, co-founder and CIO of Green Alpha Advisors. Gavin shares what his company considers to be the next economy, and he details their approach to sustainability. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why we may need to move on from modern portfolio theory
  • Four pillars of innovation that could help the next economy
  • How the current climate crisis is changing the way people invest
  • And more!

Tune in to consider what changes you could make to your investing practices as we head towards the next economy of sustainable investing!

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook |Green Alpha Advisors | Gavin Jabusch’s Email

 

Episode 12 — What Investors Need to Know About the Environmental Factors of Our Food System

Episode 12 — What Investors Need to Know About the Environmental Factors of Our Food System

How environmentally-friendly (or unfriendly) is the food you’re buying?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel reveals what goes into creating perfectly ripened fruits and vegetables and then transporting thousands of them to grocery stores. These are just some of the many aspects of our food system that you will learn about in this eye-opening conversation. This is an episode for anyone who wants to view the food system with more critical and environmentally-friendly eyes. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The importance of the farming community to our environment
  • Why the loss of biodiversity is a serious threat to our food security
  • Ways to reuse food and not overload landfills
  • How shareholders and investors can help make our food system more environmentally friendly 
  • And more!

Listen now to learn how we can all make changes in our lives to help sustain our food resources.

Resources:  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services: (505) 982-9661 | info@horizonssfs.com | Horizons Facebook | Reunity Resources