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51. What’s Risk Got to Do With It? With Johann Klaassen

By deepimpactinvesting | August 18, 2021

Fear is a double-edged sword:

It can hold you back from doing something you should do and can also make you do something you normally wouldn’t do — especially when it comes to your investments.

In this week’s episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel and Johann Klaassen discuss the different risks that involve the investment arena. Drawing from client and prospect concerns, Kim and Johann address must-know considerations around risks so that you, too, can learn how to make better financial decisions.

Johann discusses:

Reasons why you should report on your ESG criteria
How much risk should you take with your portfolio
Risk perception: How do you understand and measure risk
The types of risks involved in the markets
And more

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About Johann Klaassen:

As Horizons Sustainable Financial Services’ Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Johann supports investors who focus their efforts on environmental, social, and corporate governance issues. He also helps clients vote with their dollars for a positive transformation of our economy and society toward a socially just and environmentally sustainable world.

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48. Let’s Deconstruct Your Money Messages

By deepimpactinvesting | June 16, 2021

While money is certainly used to acquire goods and services, it is also often linked to the ways people feel, think, and behave.

That’s why Kimberly Griego-Kiel likes to consider money not only for its value, but also for the messages and meaning it can hold.

In this episode, Kimberly takes a deep dive into what money messages mean, why they are so meaningful, and how we can shift those money messages to create a new economic model.

Kim discusses:

Her experience with money messages throughout her life
A view of money messages from a psychology point of view
Reasons why couples, parents, and children should have money-related conversations
The role our perspective play when judging good and bad money messages
How to change the narrative around ESG money messages
And more!

Resources:

Episode 2: When was the last time you spoke to your kids about money?

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47. How Harnessing the Power of Information Can Amplify Your Values-Based Investing With Ivka Kalus

By deepimpactinvesting | June 2, 2021

There is great power that comes with knowledge and information.

What can we accomplish if we as investors make use of data and knowledge to drive our impact investing?

In this episode, learn how Promethos Capital, an employee- and majority women-owned institutional investment boutique is doing just this. The firm’s chief investment officer and managing partner, Ivka Kalus, joins Kimberly Griego-Kiel to discuss the gender gap in the investment industry while explaining her firm’s experience and trajectory in value-based (ESG/SRI) equity investing.

Ivka discusses:

Ivka’s journey to being ranked as the #3 female portfolio manager in the United States
The financial and non-financial metrics of the sustainable investing world
Ways to draw women into the investment arena
“Greenwashing” as a necessary step to improve the future of sustainability
And more

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About Our Guest:

Ivka Kalus is the chief investment officer and managing partner at Promethos Capital, a majority-women-owned global asset management boutique based in Boston. She is an accomplished investor with over two decades’ experience in managing global and international equity portfolios, with significant expertise in sustainable and gender-lens investing. Before co-founding Promethos, Ivka was the lead portfolio manager of International Strategies at Boston Advisors and a senior portfolio manager at Pax World Management.

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Episode 43: U.S. Farmers and Ranchers In Action: Creating Sustainable Food and Supply Chains – With Erin Fitzgerald

By deepimpactinvesting | April 7, 2021

Farmers are a lot like scientists. In fact, for farmers to be able to cultivate healthy food for people like us, they need to know a lot about the way they’re producing and growing that food.

How are farmers and ranchers working to bring us healthier meals while also enhancing sustainability efforts in agriculture?

Find out in this episode, as Erin Fitzgerald, the CEO of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers In Action (USFRA), sits down with Kimberly Griego-Kiel to continue the conversation on sustainable agriculture. Erin explains everything you need to know about USFRA and the firm’s role in creating solutions for economic and agricultural sustainability.

In this episode, you will learn:

USFRA’s vision and mission
How farmers and ranchers can reduce carbon emissions
From cow Fitbits to cover crops: Technological innovations for farms and ranches
Ways agriculture can contribute to America’s overall economic growth
And more!

Tune in today and learn how you, too, can support the sustainable agriculture movement!

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Episode 42: Investing in Climate-Smart Agriculture – With David Bennell

By deepimpactinvesting | March 17, 2021

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) David Bennell focuses on creating high-quality products, services, and programs that deliver real value and set the standard for safety, sustainability, and profitability.

In this episode, join Kimberly Griego-Kiel as she sits down with David to discuss his contribution to the Transformative Investment in Climate-Smart Soil Agriculture report and to highlight what you really need to know about agricultural investment.

In this episode, you will learn:

How much private capital is in the United States’ agricultural system
Why technological and financial innovation benefit the agriculture sector
The role of greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production
Why resilience is so important in an agricultural environment
And more!

Listen in and find out why, at the end of the day, you are always investing in agriculture!

Report: Transformative Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture

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Episode 41: An In-Depth Look at Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR)

By deepimpactinvesting | March 3, 2021

You’ve likely heard the term CSR (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) at least once. But do you really know what this type of reporting entails and why it’s so important?

Find out in this episode as Kimberly Griego-Kiel takes you along for an in-depth look at CSR. By outlining its benefits, challenges, solutions, and guidelines, Kim explains CSR’s role within corporations and reveals how it fits into the overall idea of sustainability.

In this episode, you will learn:

The history and purpose of Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR)
Challenges associated with CSR
The role of CSR in a firm’s profit and ESG metrics
Kim’s take on how to achieve good quality CSR
How millennials are shaping the future of sustainability
And more!

Listen in for your crash course on the ins and outs of CSR!

Resources: Horizon Sustainable Financial Services | info@horizons

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Episode 40: ESG and Sustainable Investing Predictions for 2021

By deepimpactinvesting | February 3, 2021

What can we expect to see from sustainable investing in 2021?

Find out in this episode as Kimberly Griego-Kiel reveals her ESG and sustainable investing predictions for the year!

Join Kim as she forecasts what might lay ahead based on industry research findings. Plus, she shares the potential benefits ESG investing can bring to the government, citizens, and corporations alike.

In this episode, you will learn:

How impact investing has grown since 2018
Why more companies and individuals are choosing sustainable investing
ESG and social investing trends of 2021
Why corporation sustainability reporting could be a new requirement in upcoming years
And more!

Tune in today to learn Kim’s view on 2021’s sustainable investing industry!

Resources:

Horizon Sustainable Financial Services | info@horizonssfs.com | Facebook | 505-982-9661 | 2020 US Social Investment Forum Report

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Episode 39: A Reflection on the 2020 Markets, Economy, and Unemployment Rates

By deepimpactinvesting | January 20, 2021

COVID-19 has impacted almost all areas of our lives, including the economy and markets.

However, now that we’ve entered 2021, we are starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel.

In this episode, join Kimberly Griego-Kiel and Johann Klaassen as they reflect on the 2020 economy, market, unemployment, and ESG numbers to create a vision for what’s to come in 2021.

In this episode, you will learn:

The eye-opening 2020 unemployment rates in some parts of the country
Reasons why the stock market is improving
How positive economic performance is related to ESG and social impact investing
Why you should be careful about the idea of “getting back to normal”
And more!

Listen today to take a look back on 2020 and to prepare for all that’s to come in 2021!

Resources: Horizon Sustainable Financial Services | info@horizonssfs.com | Facebook |

505-982-9661 | Johann Klaassen

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Episode 38: 15 Tips & Tricks for Saving and Budgeting in 2021

By deepimpactinvesting | December 23, 2020

Whether we make $10 or $100 an hour, many of us are always looking for ways to better save our money.

In this episode, Kimberly Griego-Kiel reveals 15 tips and tricks to help you maximize your savings in 2021. Kim shares money-saving strategies to help you work towards your savings goals and highlights ways a monthly budget plan can complement your savings process.

In this episode, you will learn:

About saving for emergency funds, vacations, or debt repayments
Bulk buying, gardening, homemade meals, and streaming services as affordable alternatives
Benefits of a clean and clear credit score
What to ask yourself when making big purchases
And more!

Join Kim now and discover how you can optimize your spending, saving, and budgeting for 2021!

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

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Episode 37 – Meet Horizons’ Newest Team Members: Part 2 — With Alan Gammel & Patricia Hathaway

By deepimpactinvesting | December 9, 2020

Meet Horizons Sustainable Financial Services’ newest team members, Alan Gammel and Patricia Hathaway!

In this episode, get your official introduction to Alan and Patricia and discover why they’ve joined the Horizons family as advisors representing the Pacific Northwest. Plus, get to know more about them and their passions both in and out of the office!

In this episode, you will learn:

How Alan and Patricia got into the impact investing industry
Ways they aim to help Horizons clients meet their financial and investing goals
How Alan and Patricia give back to their communities
About Alan and Patricia’s heroes and how they have shaped who they are today
And more!

Tune in now to meet Alan and Patricia!

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