The links below are companies and organizations that I consider to be at the forefront of the sustainability movement. The main reason for this page is for students interested in learning more about this space.
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Public Equities
Companies that provide sustainable investment and lending opportunities-
Check out the HIP 100 index fund (a former employer of mine)
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Portland,OR based ethical investing
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David Blood and Al Gore's investment firm
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Business Design
These are the people designing the future of business-
Legends
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Boston, LA design consultancy
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Leaders in sustainable design out of SF, Austin, etc
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Valerie Casey created this organization to merge sustainability with design, excellent resource
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Get your MBA in Design Strategy in SF
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SF user experience design firm
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Sustainability Consulting
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DC, New York, SF
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NorCal based, started with Walmart
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DC, New York, London; also operates an interesting think tank
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Sustainable Venture Capital
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Sausalito based VC firm with a few solid investments
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Silicon valley based VC focused mainly on clean tech
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Durham, SF, NYC VC firm that focuses on sustainable job creation.
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SF based angel fund
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Vinod Khosla---the man.....
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Austin based venture firm that focuses on underserved markets for credit and saving products
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Philanthropic VC blend
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Steiner inspired model of ethical banking mostly for farms and schools and start-ups
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Investing in Companies that sell products to the underbanked
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MBA mondays are great simple examples of VC and MBA topics.
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Companies that reduce Carbon
A few of my favorites-
Combining the Smart Grid/energy efficiency/human nature to achieve serious results
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Demand Response and other efficiency tech
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Start up that participited in SVCIC at UNC this year. Working on bringing affordable power to Tanzania and eventually throughout Africa.
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DC based company that works to reduce methane emissions in mining and oil and gas.
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SF based company that is researching geoengineering options (ocean iron fertilization to stimulate the growth of phytoplankton) to soak up CO2 and then sell the offsets.
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Technical Consultants that measure, manage, and monetize CO2e
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Measurement and Metrics of Sustainability
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PWC acquired Sustainable Finance a few years back and have built an impressive practice around assurance and training for incorporating ESG factors for investment professionals
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B Lab is the non-profit that certifies B corps (companies that write into their legal documents that they are beholden to all stakeholders rather than solely shareholders)
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Relatively new rating system for companies and funds
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Where to Give your Sustainable Capital
Once I have some $ this is where I'll donate-
There isn't a better bang for your donated buck. $150ish dollars can send a student who would otherwise be unable to attend to a week of environmental education to learn about energy, ecology, and teamwork.
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Similar to McDowell only in Marin and with a greater focus on teaching cultural awareness.
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Microfinance
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Muhammound Yunus, the founder of microfinance, organization. Also read his book "Creating a World without Poverty"
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Choose your borrower from all over the world, create an organization lender (like a school, business) but you don't get your cash back
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One of the more controversial microfinance institutions due to high interest rates.
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Peer to Peer Lending
Crowd sourcing loans generally for people with high debt levels-
Facebook for loans
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Similar to Prosper
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Blogs worth reading
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Discussing design strategy issues around health, energy, and innovation
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Do Matic
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