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Episode 23 – Supply Chain and Marketplace Updates During COVID-19

By deepimpactinvesting | April 29, 2020

It’s clear that certain supply chains are struggling right now. Do you know why highly desired products, like toilet paper, can’t seem to catch up with the demand?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel and Johann Klaassen update you on supply chain challenges and what is happening in the marketplace right now. You will also hear questions to ask yourself before making changes to your portfolio.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why we’re experiencing shortages in toilet paper, paper towels, and cleaning supplies
Which factors are contributing to clients’ portfolios being ahead of the general market
Top economists’ predictions about how much the unemployment rate will rise
And more!

Tune in to get your updates on supply chain issues and the current marketplace.

Resources: Horizon Sustainable Financial Services | Deep Impact Investing Podcast | Johann Klaassen | info@horizonssfs.com | 505-982-9661

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Episode 22 – How to Support Local Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic – With Vicki Pozzebon

By deepimpactinvesting | April 15, 2020

Are you looking for ways to support local businesses that have been forced to close down due to the COVID-19 outbreak?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel speaks to Vicki Pozzebon, a localist and social entrepreneur, about different ways that people can help local businesses right now. This is an informative episode that will give you insight into what business owners are experiencing and options for helping that suit all budgets.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to show goodwill in ways that won’t overwhelm business owners
How to play a role in marketing local businesses
Reasons why nonprofit organizations are struggling right now
About the different relief loans that are available to business owners
The role of the ripple effect and how it impacts independent businesses
And more!

Tune in to learn how you can support local businesses that have been hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 21 – Consider Supply Chains When Investing

By deepimpactinvesting | April 1, 2020

Nearly every product-based company that you invest in has a supply chain. Where do the suppliers along these supply chains purchase their materials from? Do these materials cause harm to workers or environmental pollution?

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel unravels questions for every responsible investor to consider about supply chains. This is an informative conversation that also discusses which companies have made progress in creating supply-chain visibility and holding suppliers accountable.

In this episode, you will learn:

What supply chains are and examples of the issues that unethical working conditions impose on people
American laws around supply chain issues such as child labor and human trafficking
Top six important changes to supply-chain regulations from 2019
Shareholder advocacy moves to make in the 2020 proxy season
And more!

Tune in to learn what you must consider about supply chains as you strive to invest like you give a damn.

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

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

By deepimpactinvesting | March 18, 2020

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!

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SPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19

By deepimpactinvesting | March 16, 2020

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

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

By deepimpactinvesting | March 13, 2020

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

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Episode 18 — Making an Impact on Global Issues

By deepimpactinvesting | February 19, 2020

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

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

By deepimpactinvesting | February 5, 2020

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!

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

By deepimpactinvesting | January 22, 2020

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

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Episode 15 — 6 Sustainability Trends for the New Decade

By deepimpactinvesting | January 15, 2020

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

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