Corning’s Journey of Sustainability Through Innovation since 1851
Corning views sustainability as an opportunity, to increase efficiency while practicing good environmental stewardship.
How do I tell if this ESG fund is legit or is just greenwashing?
Greg Wait featured in Marketwatch. Sustainable investing is hot, and when Wall Street sees a trend, it wants a piece of the action. How hot? In 2020, US SIF Foundation, which measures this type of investing, said 33% of U.S. assets under professional management use environmental, social and governance criteria when investing. That’s $17 trillion, or one…
TEST YOURSELF: How Would Your Company ESG?
As socially responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) advisors, Riverwater Partners understands that corporate social responsibility is a journey and not a destination. Individuals, businesses, and government entities all must continually adapt to new normals as the world changes. Climate change is a concept that first emerged, and then only in theory, roughly 50 years…
ESG investors struggle to find the right balance in doing good – and solar panels show why
Cindy Bohlen featured in Marketwatch. August 24, 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a stark warning this month that human-led warming from burning of fossil fuels is causing climate change and removing carbon emissions will cause warming to cease. That makes transitioning to renewable energy like solar power even more urgent. However, reports that China…
2020 Sustainability Report
Our 2020 Sustainability Report celebrates the power of resilience. Resilience not only allows people and the planet to respond to crisis, recover and thrive, it allows businesses to do so as well. We witnessed this in 2020 as many businesses that had a clear focus on environmental, social, and governance factors – keys to their resilience –…
Qualified Opportunity Zones: a Tax-Favored Way to Do Well and Do Good
It’s tax time! Investors may be thinking of ways to reduce their tax payments. For investors with realized capital gains, investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZ”) may be an approach to consider for the deferral or reduction of capital gains tax. Origin & purpose of Qualified Opportunity Zones First, a brief history of the…
Becoming a B Corp – a Natural Fit for Riverwater Partners, an ESG-focused Firm
March is B Corp Month. At Riverwater, we celebrate our B Corp status every day of every month. Riverwater Partners was founded in 2016 and, as soon as we became eligible in 2018, became a B Corp. We are proud to have been the first registered B Corp in Milwaukee, and the only investment advisor…
ESG: Growth Is Welcome, But What Drives Actual Change?
WealthManagement.com, March 11, 2021 By Cindy Bohlen Encouraging news arrived late last year about the fast growth of investments managed with attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Seventeen trillion was the headline dollar figure in the latest biannual report from trade association US SIF, which tracks the responsible investing industry. Seventeen trillion represents…
Sustainable Investment Recommendations for the Biden Administration
In the wake of last month’s inauguration, we have reason to be optimistic that the incoming administration will enact positive environmental, social and governance measures. And we are already seeing movement in this regard. Riverwater was founded with the mission to make the world a better place by growing wealth through sustainable investing. Guided by…
Debunking the ESG Financial Performance Myth
Riverwater Partners believes that sustainable companies perform better. Our highly integrative process can enable our clients to invest according to their values while also opening up the possibility of not only no performance disadvantage but, as is our goal over the long term, a performance advantage. For many years, the primary approach taken by “responsible”…