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Learn How To Take Advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act — Part I with Pooja Khosla (Ep. 92)

May 31, 2023Financial, Investing, Sustainable InvestingArticle, Business Owners, Climate Change, Deep Impact Investing, Energy, Entelligent, Finances, Government, Greenflation, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Inflation Reduction Act, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Planet, Podcast, Small Businesses, Supply Chain, Taxes, Technologydeepimpactinvesting

If you’re a small business owner looking to contribute towards combating climate change while also strengthening your business, make sure to stream this week’s episode of Deep Impact Investing with Pooja Khosla, the Chief Innovation Officer at Entelligent.

This week, Pooja shares five ways small businesses can utilize government incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act to go green. Through her discussion on ‘greenflation’ and why it matters for our economy, Pooja emphasizes the value of proactively protecting our planet (as individuals and as businesses).

By providing practical suggestions, such as switching to renewable energy and investing in green technology, learn the strategies you need to take advantage of tax breaks while making positive environmental changes.

Pooja discusses:

Ways her article covers the Inflation Reduction Act and its benefits for small businesses
The government incentives for going green
What’s ‘greenflation’ and how it’s impacting our economy
Five changes small businesses can make to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act
And more!

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“Want to Be More Sustainable? 4 Ways To Take Advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act” by Pooja Khosla

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About Our Guest:

Dr. Pooja Khosla is the Chief Innovation Officer at Entelligent. Dr. Khosla is an econometrician and data scientist with extensive experience in data analysis, predictive modeling, econometrics, statistics, microfinance, and mutual fund analysis.

Dr. Khosla is one of the inventors of the patented Smart Climate® technology. She brings her international background in finance, academia, predictive modeling, and statistical software platforms to the company, leading product and client development.

She has published articles and papers in trade journals, including Pensions & Investments, CFA NYC, and Morning Consult.

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Critical Climate and Diversity Stakeholder Resolutions for 2023 with Andy Behar (Ep. 85)

March 1, 2023Financial, Investing, Sustainable Investing2023, Accountability, As You Sow, Business, Climate, Corporate Resolutions, Corporate Responsibility, Deep Impact Investing, Diversity Stakeholder, Environment, ESG, Food Systems, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Plastics, Podcast, Portfolio, Social Justice, Stranded Assets, Sustainability, Transparencydeepimpactinvesting

How much do you know about corporate responsibility and sustainability?

This week, Andy Behar, the CEO of As You Sow, joins Kim Griego-Kiel to talk about the nonprofit organization’s role in shaking up the business world with its innovative environmental and social justice approach.

Listen in as Andy details the ins and outs of creating a more sustainable and equitable future for this and the years to come.

Andy discusses:

As You Sow’s vision and mission
The importance of climate action in the corporate resolution filings for 2023
The value of more companies incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion
As You Sow’s role in helping companies minimize the dangers of pesticides in our food system
What you should know about company transparency and accountability
Ways As You Sow is working to reduce plastic demand
What you should know about stranded assets
And more!

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About Our Guest:

Andy Behar is CEO of As You Sow, the nation’s leading non-profit practitioner of shareholder advocacy and engagement. With a 30-year track record of success, the organization advances values-aligned investing and uses shareholder power to compel companies to reduce material risk on issues including climate change; toxins in the food system; ocean plastics; diversity, equity, and inclusion; racial justice; and wage equity.

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VegTech™ Invest, The Revolution in Plant-Based Innovation ETFs ⁠— Part 2 with Elysabeth Alfano (Ep. 79)

November 16, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable InvestingAnimal-Free Meat, Climate Change, Deep Impact Investing, EATV, ETF, Food Innovation, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Plant-Based, Plastic, Sustainability, Vegan, VegTech™ Investdeepimpactinvesting

Plant-based innovations in food play an important role in solving food insecurities.

So, how do we reduce plastics in packaging without using animal-based materials?

In this episode, Elysabeth Alfano is back to explore the ins and outs of our current plant-based revolution. Elysabeth sheds light on investing in animal-free meat and the reasons we need to move away from plastic packaging.

By exploring market trends and reviewing the different sustainable options in food and packaging around the world, Elysabeth also explains ways that climate change and food injustices will translate to the bottom line.

Elysabeth discusses:

The five plant-based sectors that VegTech™ Invest is funding and why
Ways the firm is investing in reducing plastic using animal-free material supply systems
How Anheuser-Busch is supporting precision fermentation to create animal-free meat
Ways you can invest in VegTech™ Invest’s EATV with little capital
And more!

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About Our Guest:

As the CEO of VegTech™ Invest and the advisor to the VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV, Elysabeth Alfano combines her business leadership and investing experience in the plant-based business arena. Helping to define and grow the new investment sector of Plant-based Innovation, her expertise is investing in the companies that are innovating with plants to produce animal-free products for sustainable consumption.

A sought-after speaker, Elysabeth discusses the intersection of sustainability and the global food supply system on radio, TV, at conferences, in boardrooms, and, most recently, at the United National Global Leaders Compact Summit. She also hosts a weekly Plantbased Business Hour interview show.

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What You Should Know About Investing in Food & Plant-Based Innovation with Elysabeth Alfano (Ep. 78)

November 2, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable InvestingETF, Flexitarian, Food, Food System, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Impact Investing, Investors, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Meat, Mega Trend, Plant-Based, Sustainable, Vegan, VegTech™ Investdeepimpactinvesting

Changing what you eat has an impact on the planet, but changing how you invest has an even bigger influence.

Investing in plant-based innovations has become more accessible. And a new plant-based innovation ETF is bringing us closer to a more sustainable food system.

This week on Deep Impact Investing, Elysabeth Alfano from VegTech™ Invest details how the firm supports individual investors and companies working with plants to replace animal products and some of the eye-opening foods and products coming to the growing vegan and plant-based arena.

Elysabeth discusses:

Reasons the plant-based marketplace is a mega trend and how you as an investor can participate in its growth
Why VegTech™ Invest created EATV, a plant-based innovation ETF
Timelines and innovations coming to the vegan and plant-based sector
What you shouldn’t know about cultivated meat
And more!

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Long-Term Money Planning As A Couple: Here’s Some Must-Know Advice (Ep.77)

October 19, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable InvestingCouples, Financial future, Financial Habits, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Household, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Long-Term Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Relationship, retirementdeepimpactinvesting

Many of us weren’t taught personal finance when we were growing up. But what happens when we decide to join households with our significant other?

In this episode, Kim Griego-Kiel examines some must-know financial mishaps couples can avoid making while detailing the tips you need to start implementing good financial habits. Kim also unpacks the value of starting early and constructing a financial future together.

Kim discusses:

The value of talking about your financial past and your money beliefs
Why avoid keeping money secrets
How neglecting conversations around your financial future together can be damaging
Why you shouldn’t let one person in the relationship make all the money decisions
Tips on having pre-wedding discussions and the importance of working alongside a financial professional
And more!

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Connect with Kimberly Griego-Kiel:

kim@horizonssfs.com
(505) 982-9661
Horizons Sustainable Financial Services
info@horizonssfs.com
Twitter: @HorizonsSustFin
Facebook: Horizons Sustainable Financial Services

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Where in the World is Sustainable Healthcare!? (Ep. 76)

October 5, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable InvestingDeep Impact Investing, Experiences, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Investment Portfolio, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Mental Health, Pandemic, Podcast, Prevention Methods, Sustainable Healthcare Systems, Universal Healthcare, Valuesdeepimpactinvesting

Having access to better healthcare is not just a mission within our nation but also worldwide.

So, how to work towards a better system?

In this episode, Kim Griego-Kiel explores the current healthcare system and how it’s designed to be reactive instead of proactive. By sharing her own experiences and reviewing the different healthcare systems around the world, Kim explains the pros and cons of a universal and sustainable healthcare system and what those look like.

Kim discusses:

The importance of incorporating further prevention methods
The role of mental health initiatives within a proactive healthcare system
Her personal experiences with healthcare in different countries
Ways our investment portfolios can support sustainable healthcare systems
How did the pandemic impact healthcare across the world
And more!

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

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What You Should Know About The Current Water Crisis (Ep.75)

September 21, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable Investing, UncategorizedClimate Change, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Podcast, Solutions, Water Crisis, Water Shortage, Water Usagedeepimpactinvesting

Water is life. But right now, water is also a messenger.

If you’re following the news, you know about the current water shortage, and how this situation is a warning sign of climate change.

In this episode, Kimberly Griego Kiel unpacks everything around the current water scarcity while detailing some must-know action items along with tips and tricks you can follow to make a difference.

Kim discusses:

The climate water and food nexus we’re currently facing
How ground and above groundwater management is depleting rapidly
Tips to reduce and optimize our water usage
What to do (locally) to provide solutions to the water crisis
And more!

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Banking on Success Or Failure (Ep. 74)

August 24, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable Investing, UncategorizedClimate Change, Deep Impact Investing, ESG, Financial Institutions, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Investing, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Podcast, Valuesdeepimpactinvesting

Not every bank or mutual fund we give our money to has our environmental impact values in mind.

In this episode, Kim Griego-Kiel takes a deep dive into how you can be smarter about where your money is going and who you invest with. She talks about banking and insurance alternatives that share ESG values and prioritize what they invest in to make an impactful difference.

Kim discusses:

How alternate banking like community banks or credit unions can work for you
The steps insurance companies are taking to be stewards of the environment
What 30 of the primary insurers are doing to avoid catastrophic climate change
How to find out if your bank or mutual fund invests in fossil fuels
And more!

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15 Questions To Quiz Your Financial Health (Ep. 73)

August 10, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable Investing, UncategorizedBanks, Deep Impact Investing, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Home, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Interest Rates, Investment Accounts, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Mortgage, Podcast, Score, Valuedeepimpactinvesting

Do you know where your financial health stands?

In this episode of Deep Impact Investing, Kimberly Griego-Kiel talks about Horizons Sustainable Financial Services’ financial health quiz. She dives into all 15 questions for you to follow along and figure out your financial health score.

Kim discusses:

Why it’s important to not only know the value of your bank and investment accounts but also to check them regularly
Why you should list your assets and liabilities or know where to find them
The importance of developing specific and measurable financial goals
Knowing the value of your home and the balance of your mortgage and the interest rate
And more!

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Prioritizing ESG Investments with Dr. Pooja Khosla (Ep. 71)

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Deconstructing Misconceptions Around Money (Ep. 72)

July 27, 2022Financial, Investing, Sustainable Investing, UncategorizedFinancial Education, Financial Roadmap, Future, Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Investing, Kimberly Griego Kiel, Money Misconceptions, retirementdeepimpactinvesting

The rising cost of living is not just affecting the working class, but also those who are using their assets to support themselves throughout retirement.

In this episode, Kim Griego-Kiel provides you with the rundown you need to strengthen your financial roadmap. Kim starts by unpacking the most common misconceptions about money followed by highlighting how it can alter your financial freedom.

Kim discusses:

Three common myths about money
Why making more money doesn’t equal a better financial future
The National Retirement Risk Index and ways it can help you better understand your retirement situation
The mistake of believing the adage of “inflation not being that bad” during retirement
Ways income decreases as our households get older
And more!

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