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GreenMoney Journal - publishing since 1992
Fall 2010 issue
Socially Responsible Investing – Better Companies, Better Communities
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SRI IN THE ROCKIES CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS
Premier Responsible Investing Conference to Focus on Opportunities in the Emerging Sustainable
Economy
SRI in the Rockies, the largest and longest-running sustainable and responsible investing
conference in the world, will mark its 20th year and highlight growing opportunities for investors
who embrace innovative investment strategies targeted on environmental, social, and governance
factors. More than 650 attendees from the U.S. and around the world are expected to gather October
25-28, 2009 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.
The 20th
Anniversary SRI in the Rockies Conference. "From Crisis to Opportunity: Investing for a Sustainable
Economy," will be presented by First Affirmative Financial Network in collaboration with the Social
Investment Forum. Additional details at http://www.sriintherockies.com
"Sustainable and
responsible investing is moving rapidly to the forefront of investment strategy," said Steve
Schueth, President of First Affirmative. "This year's conference has a particular responsibility to
highlight how we all can play a crucial role in finding real market solutions to the world's
environmental and social problems and make money in the process."
The 2009 conference
list of speakers include: James K. Galbraith, PhD, the Lloyd M. Bentsen chair in Government and
Business Relations and professor of Economics at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University
of Texas at Austin; Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres, the leading U.S. coalition of investors
and environmental leaders working to improve corporate environmental, social, and governance
practices; Auden Schendler, executive director of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company; and Andy
Serwer, managing editor of Fortune magazine.
Lisa Woll, CEO of the Social Investment
Forum, said: "The 20th anniversary of SRI in the Rockies occurs in a year in which there already
have been significant steps forward in the national commitment to advancing policies that support
good governance, transparency, and concerted attention on environmental and social issues within
businesses and financial institutions. With national attention on addressing the financial crisis
and regulatory frameworks, dealing with climate change and creating a clean, green economy, and
looking at broad social and governance issues including executive compensation and mortgage and
credit card reform, we believe that more individual and institutional investors will become
socially responsible investors."
As the premier industry event, SRI in the Rockies
attracts a wide range of investment professionals-from financial advisors to institutional
investors and mutual fund companies, as well as social research and proxy voting organizations.
Members of religious organizations and social change non-profits, and officers from community
development banks, credit unions, and related organizations also will be in attendance.
"Given the growing global awareness of investing for a more sustainable future, this year's
conference is all about identifying opportunities that are presenting themselves at this important
juncture in the history of investing," said Schueth.
The 2009 conference will benefit
from the support of leaders in the SRI industry including Calvert, a mutual fund company that for
30 years has been offering the nation's largest array of sustainable and responsible mutual funds.
Calvert (http://www.calvert.com ) is unique among sponsoring organizations in that it has been a
supporter of all 20 SRI in the Rockies conferences.
About First Affirmative
First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (http://www.firstaffirmative.com ) is
an independent fee-only Registered Investment Advisor (SEC File #801-5687). First Affirmative
specializes in socially responsible, sustainable, and transformative investment management and
consulting, and supports a nationwide network of investment professionals who specialize in serving
socially conscious investors. First Affirmative produces the annual SRI in the Rockies Conference,
the premier conference for the sustainable and responsible investment industry in North America.
About the Social investment Forum
The Social Investment Forum
(http://www.socialinvest.org ) is the U.S. membership association dedicated to advancing the
concept, practice, and growth of socially and environmentally responsible investing. SIF members
integrate economic, environmental, social, and governance factors into their investment decisions.
SIF membership includes more than 400 social investment practitioners and institutions, including
financial professionals, analysts, portfolio managers, banks, mutual funds, researchers,
foundations, community development organizations, and public educators. More information about the
Forum, including the "2007 Report on Socially Responsible Investing Trends in the United States,"
is available on the SIF Web site.
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