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ESG Stocks Most Favored by Funds. Insights into what stocks the top analysts favor plus a Christian values fund analysis. By Ron Robins, MBA Transcript & Links, Episode 141, November 1, 2024 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to this podcast episode 141 published November 1, 2024, titled “ESG Stocks Most Favored by Funds.” It's presented by Investing for the Soul. Investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing mentoring, news, commentary, information, and resources. Remember that you can find a full transcript and links to content – including stock symbols and bonus material – on this episode's podcast page at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. Also, a reminder. I do not evaluate any of the stocks or funds mentioned in these podcasts, and I don't receive any compensation from anyone covered in these podcasts. Furthermore, I will reveal any investments I have in the investments mentioned herein. Additionally, quotes about individual companies are brief. Please go to this podcast's webpage for links to the articles and more company and stock information. This episode will be shorter than normal as fewer articles were reviewed. ------------------------------------------------------------- ESG ‘transition' funds are an emerging trend – Here the most overweight stocks by ESG funds I'm beginning this podcast with an article featuring an unusual stock analysis that will greatly interest most ethical and sustainable investors. It's titled ESG ‘transition' funds are an emerging trend – Here the most overweight stocks by ESG funds. It's by BofA Securities analysts and can be seen on msn.com. Here are some quotes. “BofA Securities analysts named the stocks with the highest ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500 (SP500)… Funds with the word ‘transition' in their name – including 134 E.U. funds – have attracted almost two times the inflows over the last two years, compared to funds with ‘green' in their names, according to a recent ESMA (the European Securities and Markets Authority) Trends, Risks, and Vulnerabilities report. These are the most overweight U.S. stocks by ESG funds, as of Aug. 31: Ball Corp. (BALL) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 15.01 Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 6.80 Veralto Corp. (VLTO) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 6.73 Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 5.62 Pentair Plc (PNR) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 5.62 Realty Income Corp. (O) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 5.29 First Solar Inc. (FSLR) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 5.07 Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 5.00 Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.81 Xylem Inc. (XYL) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.80 Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (BIO) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.63 Citizens Financial Group Inc. (CFG) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.57 IDEX Corp. (IEX) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.24 Paramount Global (PARA) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.13 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.12 AutoZone Inc. (AZO) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.11 Fortive Corp. (FTV) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 4.00 Sysco Corp. (SYY) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.99 Mohawk Industries Inc. (MHK) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.92 Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.91 DR Horton Inc. (DHI) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.79 Aptiv Plc (APTV) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.59 IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.57 Pool Corp. (POOL) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.56 Ecolab Inc. (ECL) – ESG funds' weight relative to the S&P 500: 3.54” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- OALC: Christian-Values ETF With High Fees But Solid Fundamentals This next article is titled OALC: Christian-Values ETF With High Fees But Solid Fundamentals. It's by The Sunday Investor and seen on seekingalpha.com. Here are a few quotes from what is an extensive financial analysis. “Investment Thesis The OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF (NYSEARCA:OALC) is a Christian faith-based large-cap fund offering an excellent combination of diversification, quality, growth, and value that should allow it to compete well with its target benchmark, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). While OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF's 0.49% net expense ratio (0.86% before waivers) is quite high, and I will ask readers to consider this before initiating a position… Investment Recommendation [The] OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF is a solid single-fund solution for faith-based investors. My fundamental analysis revealed virtually no deficiencies in diversification, risk, growth, value, and quality, and unlike the Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH), its composition differs enough from the S&P 500 Index, indicating that its screening process likely better reflects the values of its target audience. However, I encourage readers to consider the possibility that, with some creativity, they could achieve better returns and better alignment with their values by combining ex-sector ETFs and individual stock purchases, then using the cost savings to support specific causes in their local communities directly. I think this solution is more prudent, so as a result, I've assigned the OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF a solid ‘hold' rating.” End quotes. Incidentally, viewers and readers interested in what this reviewer says about creating an individual ETF and stock portfolio should consider enrolling in my DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Pays Tutorial! .------------------------------------------------------------- One Additional Article Link Title: The Best ESG Funds For Australians by Forbes Advisor Australia. By Patrick McGimpsey, Johanna Leggatt, and Shani Jayamanne. ------------------------------------------------------------- Ending Comment These are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips for this podcast “ESG Stocks Most Favored by Funds.” Please click the like and subscribe buttons wherever you download or listen to this podcast. That helps bring these podcasts to others like you. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's promote ethical and sustainable investing as a force for hope and prosperity in these troubled times! Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for listening. Now my next podcast will be November 15th. I'll talk to you then! Bye for now. © 2024 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul

My guest today is Jawad Bisbis. After starting his marketing career at Procter & Gamble, Jawad has held senior roles at 7Eleven, Focus Brands, Coca Cola, and Luxottica, right up to his current role as global VP of marketing at Ball Corporation. He holds a master's degree from KEDGE business school in France and is fluent in Arabic and French.

Stellaromics raises $25M in funding, Responsiv secures $3M in pre-seed funding, Keyway shifts focus to selling software, Bank of England maintains interest rates, Cenovus Energy reports $1.86B profit rise, Sainsbury's expects annual profit to meet forecast, Six Flags and Cedar Fair to merge in $8B deal, Ball Corp misses sales estimates, Tractor Beverage Company awarded Great Place To Work Certification, and business owners' decisions impact sports industry.

Brandon Stewart, CEO at Nereus Systems is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Teriyaki Madness, DISH, Echostar, Ball Corp, Blazy Susan, Ping Identity, Coalfire, and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week's news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver-based fast-casual chain rolls out new tech to be 'faster than a drive thru' Here's what execs say will come from a Dish Network, EchoStar merger Behind the deal: Here's why Ball Corp.'s CEO says it sold off its aerospace business 134 Colorado companies rank among the fastest-growing in America, according to Inc. As VC funding slows in Colorado and the West, it's rising elsewhere Colorado receives $1M grant to allay cyberattacks and threats Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, National Cybersecurity Center, and University of Colorado Colorado Springs Unite to Drive Impactful Cybersecurity Initiatives with $927,236 Grant - National Cybersecurity Center Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity How Fortune 500s are building brand value by communicating security posture Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC's Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part II Job Openings: Ibotta - Director, Compliance RingCentral - Director, Security Programs Western Union - Senior Manager, Information Security Holland & Hart - Information Security Manager Astroscale - Security Manager/FSO Charles Schwab - Information Technology Asset Manager Risk Governance Flexential - IT Security and Compliance Analyst Quantinuum - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Krayden - Cybersecurity Analyst Modivcare - IT Governance Analyst Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA Denver - September Chapter Meetings (DTC and Downtown) - 9/13 ISACA Denver - September Chapter Meeting: Getting Started in Blue Teaming & Advanced Concepts and Testing Strategies for Auditing SAP - 9/14 CSA Colorado - September Chapter Meeting: The API Security Landscape and what we are seeing in the field - 9/19 SecureWorld Denver - 9/19 Let's Talk Software Security - Operating Models for Modern Software Security - 9/21 ISC2 Pikes Peak - September Meeting - 9/27 ISA Automation and Leadership Conference - 10/4-6 ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunIty Day 2023 : Denver Parks: Preparing Wash Park for Fall/Winter - 10/7 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Space Pioneer gets a series C funding round. Saudi Arabia and China deepening ties. Bids are open soon for a Long March 6 ride. ISRO hands the keys to small-launch over to the private sector. Big cuts in Australian space spending. And for today's conversation, we speak with Laura Forcyzk, space consultant and career coach, on navigating careers into and within aerospace. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Laura Forcyzk, Founder of Astralytical, on navigating a career in aerospace. You can follow Laura on LinkedIn, Twitter, and on her website. Selected Reading China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technologies-Xinhua  Chinese Rocket Company Space Pioneer Secures C-Round Funding for Tianlong-3 Reusable Launch Vehicle- The Science Brief Saudi Space Agency discusses cooperation with Chinese agencies and businesses- Arab News Sharing Rockets: China opens first auction for Long March 'carpooling'- CGTN  ISRO to transfer SSLV to private sector- The Economic Times  India likely to plan its next moon mission with Japan: ISRO Chief S Somanath- CNBC   Critics slam Aussie 'brutal blow' to whack $1.2B on space spending- Breaking Defense  Space Force captain kept US Cabinet officials safe amid Europe crisis- Air Force Times  Military Times presents the 2023 Service Members of the Year- Military Times  SpaceX pushes the envelope with record-breaking 16th flight for a Falcon 9 booster- Spaceflight Now  Exclusive: PE firms, defense companies vie for Ball Corp's aerospace unit- Reuters Martian dunes indicative of wind regime shift in line with end of ice age- Nature The dead cat launch- Financial Times T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News from Cherry Cricket, Ball Corp, Boom Supersonic, Casa Bonita, Optiv, Red Canary, SSO, zvelo, LogRhythm and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week's news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel The Cherry Cricket Is Now Serving Its Iconic Burgers in Littleton TSA Testing Facial Recognition at Denver International Airport Ball Corp. eyes possible sale of aerospace business Boom Supersonic inches closer to legitimacy as doubts remain Casa Bonita eliminates tipping, going against service industry norm New Changes to the 2023 OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks When MFA isn't an option: The legacy of ROPC - Red Canary Top Benefits of single sign-on AI and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity LogRhythm Celebrates 20 Years of Empowering Security Teams to Ensure a More Secure Environment with Continued Quarterly Innovations | LogRhythm Job Openings: City of Lafayette - Senior Network and Security Administrator FirstBank - Info Security Analyst Proofpoint - Security Solution Analyst II KP - VP, Technology Risk Mgmt Maxar - Product Engineering Information Security Manager Olympus - Principal Product Cybersecurity Engineer Perforce - Head of Product Security FBI - Special Agent (cybersecurity background) Fastly - IAM Security Architect Microsoft - Principal Security Architect Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA Denver - July Meeting (DTC and Downtown) - 7/12 Let's Talk Software Security - Applying AI to AppSec - 7/18 CSA CO - July Meeting: Getting your hands dirty: Exploring Exploits with ChatGPT - 7/20 ISC2 Pikes Peak - July Meeting - 7/26 Colorado = Security Gives Back - Brent's Place Annual Block Party - 8/5 Colorado = Security 2023 Picnic View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic Advisory consultancy, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the week on world markets as defense spending uncertainty returns to Washington, industry wide implications of Spirit AeroSystems' new contract with unionized workers that if approved would raise pay by 34 percent, news reports that Ball Corp. is considering selling its aerospace unit for more than $5 billion, a progress report on the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Aircraft Program and some of the characteristics of the new fighter, key storylines from the 54th Paris Air Show including whether commercial aircraft orders will set a new record and the Franco-German-Spanish SCAF fighter program, plus a Ukraine war update.

Hoy tenemos muchos temas y muy variados, desde oportunidades en el mercado de automóviles eléctricos hasta malos recuerdos de los ministros entrantes, pasando por inversiones, madurez digital empresarial, proyecciones y absorciones globales. Todititito para ti. Alista tu café que vamos a empezar!!! Buenos días✋, nos desayunamos☕️ las noticias

A frothy mix of supply chain issues has set two longtime collaborators on a collision course: Westminster's aluminum can giant, Ball Corporation, and the local brewers who like to sell their beer in cans. Ball's always been good to small craft breweries, but the past two years have put the company in an impossible predicament. So what does this mean for your favorite neighborhood brewery? Will you still be able to buy their beer in a store? Will a 6-pack cost you an arm and a leg if you do? City Cast Denver producer Paul Karolyi sits down with Denver Business Journal beer reporter Ed Sealover to talk through the whole story. For more of Sealover's reporting on the Ball Corp./craft brewing situation, click here.  After the interview, we asked Sealover for a local beer rec, and he did not disappoint. You can read all about it in today's newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ What do you think about those plastic wraps and stickers on craft beer cans? Let us know on Twitter @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world's largest can manufacturer, Ball Corp., alerted clients that it will increase the minimum order for printed cans to five truckloads per SKU starting January 1, and the company will no longer offer warehousing for orders. Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson joins the Brewbound Podcast to provide context on the fallout for craft brewers.

Is your organization's risk mitigation strategy actually jeopardizing it?This is part two of our conversation on the fallout at ESPN.In this episode of HR, We Have A Problem, host Kim Seals breaks down the network's bungled attempts to mitigate the leaked audio of reporter, Rachel Nichols, who is White, complaining she was replaced by Black colleague, Maria Taylor, as a "diversity play.”Joining her in the huddle is Ball Corp's Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and former college athlete, Charles "CJ" Johnson, along with co-host, Pam Jeffords.Johnson calls out obsolete “70's style” corporate rules, that ignore historical and societal context, often leaving employees with an impossible choice: Violate current procedures in order to expose workplace discrimination and injustice?  Or risk HR sweeping it under the rug?Tune in to Per My Last Email, to hear part one of this discussion from the DEI perspective.Keep up with the hosts in real-time:Pam Jeffords – @pamjeffordsKim Seals - @ksealsSapient Insights Group – @SapientInsights

Nearly a year after audio leaked of ESPN's Rachel Nichols, who is White, complaining she was replaced by Black colleague, Maria Taylor, as a "diversity play," the network is still struggling to manage the fallout.In this episode of Per My Last Email, host Pam Jeffords tackles ESPN's DEI strategy failures with the help of Ball Corp's Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and former college athlete, Charles "CJ" Johnson, along with HR Huddle co-host, Kim Seals.Johnson says it's time for organizations to stop putting out crafty statements and covering up difficult situations,  and instead, be radically transparent about them.Don't think your company could do the same?Listen in for key takeaways on how you can:Find the deeper truth within diversity-centered incidentsHarness extreme honesty to build a stronger cultureOwn the narrative internally and externallyUnderstand why employees may bypass the HR processTune in part two of this conversation for strategies your HR department can implement to avoid becoming the next ESPN in HR, We Have A Problem.Keep up with the hosts in real-time:Pam Jeffords – @pamjeffordsKim Seals - @ksealsSapient Insights Group – @SapientInsights

Welcome to Building Brand You, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Setting your foundation through your values, your goals and your conscious choices helps you to set your intentions, priorities and strategies. Personal strategy can be executed within this framework whether in an organisation or in your own life. Lift up from the noise of today and clarify your intentions.  Let's start with ourselves and then think about the congruence between self, relationship and work. There is a space between the stimulus and the response.   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Victor Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning - https://amzn.to/3CXNby7 Homeward Bound: www.homewardboundprojects.com.au  ABOUT OUR GUEST: Kit Jackson is an international Strategy Execution leader and a globally recognised expert in using Strategy Maps and managing by Strategic Themes. She has held leadership positions in both consulting and industry with organisations including Unilever, Anglo American, BMW Financial Services, John Lewis, Elmwood Design, Just Retirement, Tele2, State Street Corporation, Allianz Global Investors, HSBC, University of Leeds, Rexam Plc (acquired by Ball Corp in 2016) and currently works with a portfolio of clients in Barbados, Australia and the UK across a range of industries and sectors. Several of Kit's clients are also named in the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy. Kit has a long association with the creators of the balanced scorecard, Robert Kaplan and David Norton, and played an instrumental role in evolving their initial scorecard from a performance measurement and management tool into a strategy management tool. She then pioneered the concept of managing by Strategic Themes – creating cross-functional, cross-organisational “theme teams” charged with managing strategy execution and ensuring interdependencies. This concept, along with its methodology and practices, represents one of the most pivotal developments in the evolution of strategy execution. Kit is a founding member of Homeward Bound, an initiative reaching 1.8 billion people that is equipping women in STEMM to shape and lead the future of the planet. Through her work with Homeward Bound, as well as with Claremont Fan School and Hearts in the Ice, her mission is to equip people to lead, influence & shape the future – of our organisations, our society and our planet.  She is a courageous mother to two wonderful sons. CONNECT WITH KIT JACKSON: Email - kit.jackson@strategytogether.com Website - www.strategytogether.com/personal-strategy LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kitjackson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kitjacksonpersonalstrategy/ Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/personalstrategybykitjackson  ABOUT THE HOST: Kym Hamer is an international business coach, serial entrepreneur, and the creator of Building Brand You™, a methodology helping organisations, teams and individuals to build visibility and reputational rigor as essential building blocks for delivering sustained business value. In 2020, she was nominated as one of the Top 100 Women in B2B Leadership influencers, and in 2021 as one of the Top 50 in Change Management and Top 30 in Marketing, Mindset/Mental Health and Entrepreneurship, by Thinkers360, the world's first open platform for thought leaders. She is Founder & CEO of Artemis Futures International, a Founding Board Member of the Customer Experience & Service Association Middle East & Co-founder of CXSA Group Ltd. as well as a trustee in the education sector. And in between all of these things, you'll find her curled up in a corner with her nose in a book. CONNECT WITH KYM HAMER: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/kymhamer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kymhamerartemis/ Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/kymhamerartemis/ BBY Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingbrandyou Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kymhamerartemis/ Website - https://www.artemisfutures.co.uk/ YouTube - https://bit.ly/3rWBKQm Email - kymhamer@artemisfutures.co.uk Book a Call at https://calendly.com/kymhamer/bbychat HOSTED BY: Kym Hamer DISCLAIMER: The views, information or opinions expressed during the Building Brand You podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent any other entities, agencies, organisations, or companies. Building Brand You is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast available for listening on this site. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute legal advice or services. Subscribe to Building Brand You on Soundwise

The theme of stagnation with rising raw material prices continues to plague the future, says Michele “Mish” Schneider, Director of Trader Education and Research at MarketGuage.com. She talks about her three stock picks which include U.S. Steel (X), Marathon Digital (MARA), Ball Corp. (BLL), and Palantir (PLTR). She also discusses S&P 500 leaders and laggards. Tune in to find out more.

In this episode, I talk with Bernerd George about empowering teams to work interdependently in highly cross-functional organizations. And in the case of Mr. George, that's for mission assurance when sending payloads up into space. Learn more about Ball Aerospace at their website: https://www.ball.com/aerospace *A correction: At about the 6-minute mark, Bernerd mentions that Ball Corp. is 80,000 people. The actual number is closer to 22,000.

Mike Kalac, CISO at Paymentus is our guest this week, interviewed by Jason Jaques. News from Pit Liquor, Boom Supersonic, Ball Corp, LogRhythm, Swimlane, Red Canary and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel This Colorado natural deodorant startup is using liquor to snuff out odor Red Rocks concerts to return to full capacity on June 21 So long Stapleton, hello Central Park: Denver City Council cements neighborhood name change Boom Supersonic aims to fly 'anywhere in the world in four hours for $100' Iconic Pikes Peak Cog Railway set to reopen this week after $100 million in repairs Ball Corporation Brings Ball Aluminum Cup™ to Major Retailers in all 50 States Cybersecurity analysts a pressing need for Front Range’s growing high-tech industry LogRhythm and Zscaler Partner to Streamline Website Access Control Swimlane | Why You Need a True SOAR Solution for Your Business Needs,… Tales from decrypt: Differentiating decryptors from ransomware Job Openings: Gates - VP of IT Security (CISO) Western Union - Cyber Security Senior Engineer, Application Defense Zoom - Security Investigator Guild Education - Senior Information Security Analyst Aegon - Senior Global Security Operations Center Analyst - Tier II-1 NREL - Chief Cybersecurity Engineer Bestow - Senior Information Security Analyst Visa - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer TTEC - Information Security Engineer Presidio - Engineer, Cyber, Cloud Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISC2 Pikes Peak - May Meeting - 5/26 ISSA C.Spring - CISSP Training (1 of 6) - 6/5 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

A two for one this episode with two members of the KSE's strategy team in Denver! After the gang does a brief mental health check-in -- we all just want people to see us in our Jordans! -- Lauren (Director, Strategic Business Development) & Alyssa (Partnership Insights Manager) discuss how their new naming rights partner, Ball Corp, came to be and also how that deal has led to future opportunities with other brands focused on community and sustainability.

ESG stocks to buy! According to analysts. These include: AES, Aptiv, LG Chem, LONGi Green Energy Technology, Siemens Energy, Infineon, Covestro, Deere, CJ Cheiljedang, Bluestar Adisseo, Ball Corp, SCG Packaging, Bureau Veritas, Verisk, Brookfield Renewable, First Solar, NextEra Energy, SolarEdge Technologies, Acuity Brands, Inc., United Rentals, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc, Union Pacific Corporation, and more PODCAST: Analysts Pick ESG Stocks to Buy! Transcript & Links, Episode 47, December 18, 2020 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to podcast episode 47 published on December 18, titled “Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy!”— and presented by Investing for the Soul. investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing news, commentary, information, and resources. Remember that you can find a full transcript, links to content – including stock symbols, quotes, and bonus material – at this episode’s podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. And Google any terms that are unfamiliar to you. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy! First, we start with a big list titled 15 Stocks to Buy as the ESG Investing Boom Continues Into 2021 by Callum Keown. It appeared on the barrons.com site. Quote “The sustainable and ESG investing revolution is set to continue in 2021, with investors looking for the next wave of opportunities, Morgan Stanley strategists said, as they revealed the 15 stocks to buy… In Europe ... they chose energy-technology company Siemens Energy for its exposure to renewables and gas, as well as German chip maker Infineon, given its ‘commanding position in power semiconductors’ used in electric vehicles. Germany’s Covestro also featured as a leading producer of rigid foams used as insulation in buildings and increasingly in electric vehicles. In the U.S. ... they liked global-energy company AES, citing its transformation in developing renewables and storage, and automobile-parts company Aptiv for its growing focus on electric vehicles. In Asia they selected electric-vehicle-battery manufacturer LG Chem and solar wafer producer LONGi Green Energy Technology. Sustainable consumption The strategists also picked five stocks relating to sustainable consumption, with governments turning their attention to food and agriculture. Their picks included agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere, South Korean food company CJ Cheiljedang, and China’s Bluestar Adisseo for its products providing nutritional solutions for animal feed. Aluminium-beverage-can producer Ball Corp and Thailand’s SCG Packaging also made the list, offering alternatives to single-use plastics and packaging. Finally, they highlighted three stocks as a way of playing the overall structural growth theme of sustainability and ESG—asset manager Amundi, testing and inspection specialists Bureau Veritas, and U.S. data analytics company Verisk for its climate-data offering.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy! Our next article continues with the alternative energy stock theme. It’s titled Got $5,000? Here Are 5 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term. Matthew DiLallo, the article’s author, says these companies are leaders in the energy transition. It was on The Motley Fool site. He says the following about his picks. Quote: “1) Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (NASDAQ: AY) … owns a globally diversified portfolio of infrastructure assets backed by long-term, fixed-rate contracts that supply it with predictable income. The company currently gets 69% of its cash flow from renewable energy assets… Atlantica targets to invest $200 million to $300 million per year to expand its portfolio, which should enable it to steadily increase its high-yielding dividend. 2) Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP) (NYSE: BEPC) … The company is a global leader in operating hydroelectric facilities (64% of its cash flow), which it compliments with fast-growing wind (27%) and solar energy (9%) platforms… The company anticipates increasing its cash flow at a double-digit annual rate through at least 2025, which should support 5% to 9% annual dividend growth. 3) First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) … is a leading manufacturer of thin-film solar panels, ideal for utility-scale solar energy projects… With solar panel demand expected to double over the next five years, First Solar is in an ideal position to capture this growth. 4) NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) … is the world's top energy producer from the wind and sun… Meanwhile, the company is also an early leader in emerging technologies like battery storage and green hydrogen. Add those factors to its legacy utility operations and 1.9%-yielding dividend, and NextEra is one of the lowest risk ways to invest in the future of energy. 5) SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) … makes power optimizers and inverters that help lower the cost of energy produced by solar panels… With a cash-rich balance sheet, SolarEdge has the financial flexibility to continue expanding so that it can stay ahead of the technological curve and capture a sizable portion of this growth.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy! For most ethical and sustainable investors, many infrastructure stocks would qualify as investments. And given the prospect of massive infrastructure spending planned by governments globally, it might be worth considering some of these companies. Here’s an article titled 12 Best Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now that might assist you. It’s written by Ma’k Almario and appeared on the Yahoo! Finance site. Mr. Almario says, “These are the most popular infrastructure stocks among the 800+ hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey.” I’ll mention a company and then provide a brief quote from him on each one. Working towards the number one spot, we start with… “12) Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) Fastenal Company is an industrial distributor based in Minnesota. The company markets industrial, safety, and construction supplies at the same time inventory management, manufacturing, and tool repair… 11) Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) The company manufactures innovative lighting products, controls, software, and services… Acuity Brands is one of the 10 new stocks billionaire Ken Fisher just bought. 10) Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE: MLM) … is one of the leading suppliers of building materials, including aggregates, cement, and heavy materials. 9) Aecom (NYSE: ACM) … is one of the top infrastructure firms in the world. 8) United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) United Rentals, Inc. is one of the world’s largest equipment rental companies… [it’s] a relatively popular stock among hedge funds, but hedge funds have been taking some chips off the table throughout 2020. 7) HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDS) … is an industrial distributor in North America… Unfortunately, it may be a bit late to buy this stock now. Recently, The Home Depot, Inc… announced its acquisition of HD Supply Holdings in an all-cash deal for all common stock at $56 per share. The acquisition is expected to be completed on January 31, 2021. 6) Vulcan Materials Co. (NYSE: VMC) The company is engaged in the manufacturing of construction materials, gravel, crushed stone, and sand. 5) Rockwell Automation, Inc (NYSE: ROK) … provides industrial automation and information technology. 4) Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies with headquarters located in Atlanta, Georgia. 3) Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) Kansas City Southern is a Delaware-registered transportation holding company with railroad investments in the United States, Mexico, and Panama. 2) CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) CSX Corporation is an American holding company focused on rail transportation and real estate in North America. 1) Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) … is the best infrastructure stock to buy now. The company is a freight-hauling railroad that operated 8,300 locomotives over 32,300 miles.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy! Now, this is an interesting new sustainable equity ETF. It’s covered in an article by Aaron Neuwirth titled J.P. Morgan Launches Carbon Transition Equity ETF, JCTR. It appeared on etfdb.com. Here are some key quotes from Mr. Neuwirth. “The fund will track the JPMorgan Asset Management Carbon Transition U.S. Equity Index, built to achieve a meaningful reduction in carbon intensity without relying on exclusions or sector deviations. JCTR will seek to offer investors at least 30% less carbon intensity than the Russell 1000 index.” This article originally appeared on ETFTrends.com.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Robeco launches two climate-focused fixed income strategies Now to some exciting new fixed income entrants. They are reviewed in an article titled Robeco launches two climate-focused fixed income strategies. It’s published on theasset.com site. Quote “Asset manager Robeco has launched two climate-focused fixed income strategies, the first of their kind to be fully compliant with the European Union’s benchmark regulation for Paris-aligned investments. These are RobecoSAM Climate Global Credits and RobecoSAM Climate Global Bonds. RobecoSAM Climate Global Credits invests globally in corporate bonds with explicit climate targets that contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement… RobecoSAM Climate Global Bonds comprises a global aggregate portfolio of fixed income assets. The strategy aims for a lower carbon footprint relative to the global investment grade bond universe and an average of at least 7% decarbonization per annum, while outperforming its Paris-aware benchmark.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- End Comment Well, these are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips -- for this podcast: “Analysts: ESG Stocks to Buy!” To get all the links, stock symbols, or to read the transcript of this podcast -- and more -- go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and scroll down to this episode. Also, be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you download or listen to this podcast. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let’s promote a better post COVID world through ethical and sustainable investing! Contact me if you have any questions. Stay well and healthy—and conscious about the ethical and sustainable values of your investments! Thank you for listening. Now, I’m likely taking a break over the holidays so my next podcast might not be until January 15, 2021! So, stay tuned! Though these are difficult times, I do hope you have a joyous and restful holiday. Bye for now. © 2020 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul.

Joe Dietz, Principle Network Security Engineer at Lumen Technologies is our feature guest this week, interviewed by Janelle Hsia. News from Ball Corp, SharedCharter, Lockheed Martin, SurveyGizmo, Zayo, Ping Identity, Deepwatch, Red Canary, Coalfire and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel After 21 years, Pepsi Center to be renamed Ball Arena as part of new partnership Flight-Sharing Startup Creating Space For More Travelers To Fly Private Colorado-built asteroid sample mission for NASA looks like a success, OSIRIS-REx may soon return After a decade in business, Colorado's SurveyGizmo rebrands After more than a decade in charge, Zayo CEO steps down Ping Identity Named as Denver Top Workplace, CEO Named as Most Admired CEO The SSO Practitioner's Introduction to Decentralized Identity ABS Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs invest in Deepwatch - Denver Business Journal How to use Surveyor, a cybersecurity Swiss Army knife Getting around the cybersecurity talent shortage - Coalfire Job Openings: Ping Identity - GRC Program Manager - FedRAMP Ping Identity - Manager of GRC Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer Enquire Solutions - VP Information & Systems Security – (CISO) Sunflower Bank - IT Risk Management Director Logisticare - Director IT Security Governance, Risk and Compliance Lumen - Sr Manager - Information Security Snapdocs - Risk and Compliance Manager Cognizant - MANAGER, INFORMATION RISK MANAGER, CORPORATE SECURITY (100% REMOTE) Frontier Airlines - Manager, IT Security Deloitte - Cyber Risk Infrastructure Zero Trust Senior Manager Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISC2 Pikes Peak - October Chapter Meeting - 10/28 DevSecOps Day Rockies - 10/29 ISSA Denver - Women in Security November Meeting - 11/4 ISSA C.Springs - November Online Meeting - 11/5 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Ball Corp President and CEO sat down with Moser to discuss the partnership with KSE and why it made sense for these 2 Colorado companies to joins forces

There are very few companies in SA where incentives are even remotely aligned with shareholder value – possible exceptions would include FirstRand where incentives are aligned to NIACC (net income after cost of capital). Generally, it appears remuneration committees and Boards seem to think if you align REM to metrics like EBITDA and Revenue growth that this is value creative without realising that these can and very often are grown while destroying value. This lack of knowledge is remarkable as the most powerful thing one can do to improve performance is to align incentives with shareholder value – some great examples in the US such as Ball Corp and John Deere where sustainably higher returns post alignment. How are shareholders going to get alignment with management here? Michael Avery speaks to two well respected shareholder activists Chris Logan of Opportune Investments and David Holland of Fractal Value Advisors

Erik Huffman, Entrepreneur, Researcher & Cyberpsychologist is our feature guest this week. News from: Strava, VF Corp, Arrow Electronics, DaVita, Zayo, Anschutz Corp, Liberty Global, Ball Corp, Vail Resorts, Boston Market, National Cybersecurity Center, Manetu, ThreatX, DarkOwl, Swimlane and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Sträva Coffee Gifting Five, $1,000.00 "Golden Tickets" to Customers Good Works: VF Corp. brands donate convention refunds, Colorado brewing industry launches unique relief campaign Exclusive: 13 prominent CEOs form new group to improve the well-being of Denver Boston Market sold to emerging East Coast restaurant operator These Industries Are Hiring Now in Colorado $3M grant a ‘huge win’ for cybersecurity in Colorado Springs – from Colorado Springs Business Journal Consumer Data Privacy Startup in Colorado Raises $3.5M Veteran Tech Executive Gene Fay Named CEO at ThreatX | Business Wire DarkOwl Selects BlueVoyant to Deliver Comprehensive Managed Detection and Response Security Service Responding to Insider Threats with SOAR | Swimlane Job Openings: Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer Staples - Senior Application Security Architect ULA- Information Security Architect 6 Synoptek - Director/CISO Charter/Spectrum - Vulnerability Engineer I - Vulnerability and Remediation Zoll Data Systems - Information Security Engineer State of Colorado - Senior Security Engineer Arrow - Corporate IT Auditor I PwC- Cloud Security DevOps Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Global Cyber Alliance - DMARC Bootcamp! - 5/4 Hang out a Shingle Starting Your Cybersecurity Company (Douglas Brush and Daniel Ayala) - 5/5 Hacker Business Models: They are out innovating the Rest of Us (by Steve Winterfeld) - 5/7 NoCo ISSA - May Chapter Meeting - 5/14 Other Notable Upcoming Events ??? View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Cheers and isolation beers, everyone! Sports may be canceled, but it's time for the championships of our 2020 March Madness Healthy Beer Tournament! In the finals, we see the number 2 seed Bell's Light Hearted Ale take on the number 1 Stone Neverending Haze. Who will take the crown?The crew talks about all the breweries they've hit during the isolation to try and support the local spots as well as stay hydrated. Greg talks about his Instagram Live session with Ally, where they unboxed and tasted the latest offering from Stone. And the gentlemen decompress about the whole situation we find ourselves in.Ally (@ally.in.cally) joins in to give a review from one of her favorite breweries: Tripping Animals Brewing.In Sports News: Vin Scully reassures everyone in this crazy time, the Olympics have been rescheduled, Tom Brady moves south, the NBA is determined to have a championship, and Carmelo Anthony is still a narcissist.Intern Brian drops is to correct Greg about his assumption that you can drink a 0.0 beer while driving.Our Bullpen Beer comes to us from local (to us) brewery Topa Topa Brewing Co. It's their Pink Boots collaboration Women's Day IPA.In Booze News: California has allowed the sale of beer and cocktails to go, Deschutes has closed all locations and laid off over 100 employees, and Ball Corp has to step up to meet the demand of all the crowlers being sold.Our Beer Babe of the Week is Sarah, make sure you follow her on Instagram @hoppywonderwoman!Our Old Timey Word of the Week: "Dry Boots." Use it on social media and tag us for a shout out!Cheers to Salem, VA, for being our top listening city for last week!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer shots: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter, and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial us at (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Today's headlines: Dining: McAlister's Deli plans August opening; 40-60 jobs. Latest addition to your East Bend tenant scorecard. Business: Pier 1 closing store in Rome, perhaps as soon as April. Second closing in that area since June. Ball Corp. breaks ground on multimillion-dollar aluminum cup plant in Shannon adjacent to its current campus. Politics. Dr. John Cowan enters congressional race: 'It's time to make a House call.' Gordon sheriff: Armed suspect in missing persons case found hiding under mobile home with victim, surrenders after '30 to 45 minutes more of tense negotiations.' EagleWatch 2020: Egg no. 2 has arrived in the nest behind Krannert Center at Berry College. What to know. Rant of the Day: Highs and lows of local retail. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

Today's headlines: First, a news alert: We’ll have coverage of the Ball Corp. ground breaking this afternoon and also ask you to join us at 8:30 this morning for an embargoed news update. Rome City Commission: Bill Collins gets unanimous vote for a new term as mayor. Pro tem: Craig McDaniel. Business: Anheuser-Busch announces $85 million expansion, 12 new jobs in Cartersville. Business: Chris Hunt named chief financial officer at Greater Community Bank. Education: Coosa High earns the Floyd County Schools Academic Decathlon championship; Armuchee High places second. Darlington announces latest seniors' scholarship offers. EagleWatch 2020: One egg is in the nest behind Krannert Center at Berry College so far. What to know. Rant of the Day: The all-new, all-different City Commission? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

A busy Thursday news report starts here: What's behind all that ground work at Ga. 140/53 in Shannon: Dirt is being moved to Ball Corp. project. Rome Braves General Manager Jim Bishop leaves after two seasons; change comes as the stadium is being updated and city hosting the league All-Star game in June. Bartow school officer's quick response helps save chocking 11-year-old student. 'Hurry, he's turning blue.' Video shows officer's, others quick actions. Kemp announces Kelly Loeffler as Georgia's next U.S. senator. Latest updates, reaction. Cartersville, Rockmart Christmas parades set for this evening; weather looks fine. Rant of the Day: State GOP thinks you don't deserve a choice on the presidential ballot next March. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

Mitch Tanenbaum, Partner at CyberCecurity is our feature interview this week. News from: Ball Corp, Concord, Medtronic, Regis University, OverwatchID, ManagedMethods, Optiv, Webroot, Red Canary, and a lot more! Gen Z and 5G to save GDP? Are Gen Z and 5G going to keep US GDP growing? Also, Ball Corp is going to be making a lot of cups. Bay area companies are coming in droves. Medtronic is looking to bring new jobs to Louisville. Regis is still recovering from a cyberattack. OverwatchID gets acquired. Webroot talks about cookies. ManagedMethods teaches us about detecting account takeovers. Optiv shows us how big cyber crime is. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Gen Z and 5G could accelerate growth in U.S. next decade Ball Corp. expanding in Georgia with $220M aluminum cup plant Californication: Denver has attracted satellite offices for 22 major Bay Area tech companies since 2010 Bay Area contract platform firm signs on the dotted line for new Denver office Colorado eco-devo leaders offer incentives to Bay Area tech firm expanding in Denver Here's what 3,000 Medtronic jobs could mean for Louisville, Colorado Nearly 2 months after Regis University cyberattack, officials on Denver campus still trying to recover SailPoint Acquires Orkus and OverWatchID to Deepen Governance of Cloud Applications and Infrastructure Cookies, Pixels, and Other Ways Advertisers are Tracking You Online 5 Easy Ways to Detect a Cloud Account Takeover Just How Big is Cybercrime, Anyway? Job Openings: Red Canary - Sr Governance, Risk, and Compliance Analyst Respond Software - Customer Support Manager Guild Education - Head of Information Security Arrow Electronics - IT Risk Student Position ReCharge Payments - Security Engineer DaVita - IT Security Engineer FrontDoor - Software Engineer- Security Johnson Controls - Global Information Security Awareness & Communications Manager LogRhythm - Principal Threat Research Engineer CenturyLink - Software Engineer - Information Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SecureSet - Beginner’s Capture the Flag! - 10/22 EmergingTech - NVIDIA + Emerging Tech - 10/22 DevSecOps - How fast can you OODA loop? - 10/23 ISC2 Pikes Peak - October Chapter Meeting - 10/23 ASIS - Security Officer Appreciation Night - 10/23 C.Springs - 2nd Annual Cybersecurity Summit for Small Business - 10/25 Prologis Hosted China Cybersecurity Discussion - 10/29 SecureSet - Speaker Series: Intro to Software Security with Tremaine Island - 10/29 SecureWorld 2019 - 10/29-30 IAPP KnowledgeNet - CCPA: Updates and the top 10 things companies should focus on to comply - 10/30 Colorado Springs Cybersecurity First Friday - 11/1 SANS SEC504 Mentor (Mike Harris) - 11/1 Other Notable Upcoming Events SecureWorld 2019 - 10/29-30 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Continuing headlines from Hometown Headlines: Dining: Sign's up at new Little Caesar's as opening day is now just a few weeks away. Also, two Philly Cheesesteak spots are under consideration in Rome. Aluminum cups are among the products Ball Corp. plans to make with $200 million investment coming to Shannon with 180 more jobs. Opening is set for late 2020. Interesting sidebar: The 67 acres Ball bought in that area will not be used for this. An earlier Public Health inspection report at the now-closed Budgetel Inn in Cartersville found evidence of roaches, mold but also earned an overall score of 84 out of 100. The previous score from 2018 was 93. Bartow officials continue to aid 200 displaced tentants. Jobs: 1,000 more jobs here last month vs. September 2018 but first-time jobless claims also rise. Wednesday night’s Fields of Faith gathering at Pepperell High drew 1,800 area students. Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center: BooFest, Walk With a Doc, Bluegrass & Roots Festival, chili cookout, John Wisdom ride. Rave of the Day: Salute the Ball Corp. expansion with something from a can produced in Shannon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

Tamara Chuang, Writer at The Colorado Sun is our feature interview this week. News from: Empower, Ball Corp, Aligent, Inscripta, KromaTiD, Editas, Red Robin, Regis University, Webroot, Ping Identity, Red Canary, LogRhythm, ThreatX and a lot more! Empower Field at Mile High A new name for a not-so-new stadium. Ball Corp wants to make football greener. Boulder biotechs are making big noise. Red Robin gets a new CEO (and says no to a suitor). Webroot execs are getting promoted with Carbonite. Ping’s CISO Advisory Council releases new research. Red Canary has a new director of incident handling. Someone besides us profiles LogRhythm’s new CEO. ThreatX tells us why security + ops tastes so good. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Mile High Stadium is now Empower Field at Mile High Ball Corp. to debut climate-conscious beer cup at CU-Nebraska football game How Boulder biotech companies are putting Colorado on the gene-editing map Red Robin hires new CEO, rejects takeover offer from Vintage Capital Management Regis University cybersecurity students benefit from cyberattack Webroot executives tapped for top jobs at Carbonite Security and Privacy Drive Competitive Advantages, Says Ping Identity CISO Advisory Council Meet Greg Bailey: former red team lead, now director of incident handling - Red Canary LogRhythm Employee Spotlight | Meet Mark Logan | LogRhythm ThreatX - Better Security + More Efficient Ops with a Unifed Approach to AppSec Job Openings: CoBank - Senior Application/Cloud Security Analyst Sugar CRM - Vice President Information Technology and Security Circadence - Director of Cybersecurity Western Union - Security Operations Leader Coalfire - Application Security Associate Beeline - Devsecops Engineer Spectrum - Customer Security Specialist - Network Operations Colorado Judicial Branch - Network Security Engineer InteliSecure - Data Protection Analyst Ball Aerospace - Technical Intern - Cyber Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SecureSet - Hacking 101: Intro to WiFi - 9/9 ISSA Denver - September Meetings - 9/10-11 Get Gamified Tour: Experiential Cyber Learning - 9/12 CISSP Seminar Series Domains 2 (Asset Security) & 4 (Comm & Network Sec) - 9/14 ISSA C.Springs - Security+ Exam Prep - 9/14 CTA - View from the top: CEO Panel - 9/16 DenSec - September Meetup - 9/18 ISSA Denver - Education Workshop: "The Dark Web: An Interactive Tour" - 9/19 ISACA Denver - September Meeting - 9/19 CSA Denver - CSA-CO Sept 2019 Meeting - 9/19 ISC2 Denver - September Chapter Meeting - FBI Cybersecurity Presentation - 9/19 NCC - 2019 Cyber Symposium - 9/19-20 SecureSet - Capture the flag - Beginners - 9/20 CISSP Seminar Series Domains 6 (Sec Assessment & Training) & 7 (Sec Operations) - 9/21 Other Notable Upcoming Events SecureWorld 2019 - 10/29-30 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Top 100 US ESG companies for 2019 by CR Magazine. Profitably invest in harmony with your spiritual or religious ideals. Solar power breakthrough—but investing in solar has its perils. A valuable investing tip that really works. Confused who’s best, Uber or Lyft? An analyst compares them. Vanguard launches actively managed ESD ETF. And more. PODCAST: Top US ESG Companies, Solar Power Breakthrough, Investing Tip Transcript & Links May 26, 2019 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to my podcast Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By! for May 26, 2019. Presented by Investing for the Soul. investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investment resources. Now to this podcast. And for any terms that are unfamiliar to you, simply Google them! Also, you can find a full transcript, live links and often bonus material at my podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts ------------------------------------------------------------- The first item to discuss is CR Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2019! CR Magazine reviewed 1,000 US companies for their ESG practices. Robbie Lock, a writer for 3BL Association, commenting on the research results wrote that “Owens Corning tops the ranking, followed by Intel, General Mills, Campbell Soup and HP Inc… Twenty-seven companies are new to the ranking in 2019 including Allstate, Delta Airlines and Mondelez International. Biggest gainers include Ball Corp., CBRE, Ford and Xylem, Inc.” Mr. Lock provides further clarification as to how CR Magazine obtains the rankings. Quoting him again, he says, ”The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking uses 134 total corporate disclosure and performance factors in seven categories: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, and stakeholders and society.” Also, that the, “There is no fee for companies to be assessed. To compile this ranking, information is obtained from publicly available resources only, rather than questionnaires or company submissions. Companies have the option to verify data collected for the ranking at no cost.” Close quote. I like the idea that companies don’t pay to be included in the research and the data compiled is from publicly available sources. ------------------------------------------------------------- The 100 Best Corporate Citizens demonstrate various degrees of above average corporate ethics, and ethics is a central theme for those wanting to apply their spiritual or religious beliefs to investing. If you’re interested in applying spiritual or religious values to investing, Meredith Jones just published in MarketWatch a post that could be of interest to you. It’s titled, “Opinion: When your faith guides your investing decisions, can you still beat the stock market?” And she says the answer can be yes. Ms. Jones reviews the leading ETFs and mutual funds for investors interested in Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian-Bible related ethics and principles. For Catholics, she likes the Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF, LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund, and the Ave Maria group of funds. For those of Jewish persuasion, she says there’s only one for now and that’s the AMIDEX35 Israel Mutual Fund which invests in Israeli companies. For Muslims, there’s the Imam Fund IMANX the Amana group of funds and ETFs listed on the London Stock Exchange including iShares MSCI World Islamic ETF ISWD and the iShares MSCI USA Islamic ETF ISUS. And under the umbrella of Christian-Bible offerings, Ms. Jones reviews the Timothy Plan and Guidestone family of funds. For links to these funds go to my podcast page for this edition at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. ------------------------------------------------------------- In my last podcast, I introduced the research of Tim Nash at Corporate Knights. Well, he’s produced another research report that compares the pros and cons of investing in Uber or Lyft. You can read his full post under the title of Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown: Uber vs. Lyft. Personally, I’m not keen on either company because I believe competition—not just between them but also other entrants including potentially motor vehicle manufacturers themselves—will force them to keep user prices low which will continue to severely restrict profits. Also, their environmental benefits are overplayed as I mentioned in my podcast of April 12. Anyhow, this is what Mr. Nash says in conclusion, “I’d put Lyft ahead by a headlight in this week’s Sustainability Stock Showdown, but anyone that’s interested in investing in either stock should be ready to fasten their seat belts and brace for a bumpy ride.” ------------------------------------------------------------- One big area that I know might interest you is renewable energy. I have several items of news and information that I want to share with you concerning investing in this area. The first thing you should know is that developments in new products are almost overwhelming. This industry has numerous innovative players and it’s very difficult to know who will eventually be a leader. Sure, you can buy renewable energy ETFs—and a good read on what to buy is an article that appeared recently on Nasdaq, titled, 5 Clean Energy ETFs to Buy for 2019. But if you’re interested in individual companies, here’s what I’ve seen in the past two weeks. The New York Times ran an excellent piece reviewing a Danish company called Orsted. They produce massive offshore wind turbines whose energy costs are rapidly declining while already being highly competitive with new natural-gas fired plants. In solar power, there’s been a tremendous breakthrough in producing new solar panels that appear to be 20-25% more efficient than the best existing panels. A paper outlining the breakthrough appeared in ScienceDaily under the title, Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power. Who will manufacture, market and install such panels wasn’t mentioned. Incidentally, these panels do have a downside—they contain some lead. I’m sure testing in rainy and humid environments will be needed and manufacturing processes and end-of-life disposal policies will be needed too, considering that most countries will want assurance about the safe removal of lead. I did a detailed study on solar panel manufacturers a few years ago and discovered that the manufacturing processes themselves can be highly toxic. Furthermore, most countries had no end-of-life policies in place to deal with the safe disposal of the toxic components of solar panels—and that is deeply concerning! It’s possible that the companies engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and installation of solar panels could at some point be hit with levies or fines in dealing with these issues. At the time of my research, I was most impressed with SunPower and its environmental efforts. So, one thing you might want to find out before investing in solar panel manufacturers is how they perform environmentally. A great resource for this is the Solar Power Scorecard produced by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. However, their last scorecard is a little dated and I’m hoping to see their new one soon. Incidentally, Fox Business just reported on the huge growth of solar panel installation in the US in a post, titled, 2 Million U.S. Solar Installations Are Just the Start. By the way, a tip for checking how investment analysts rate solar companies—or any companies for that matter—is simply to type into Google Search the name of the company followed by Reuters—the name of the media company—after it. Click search and then click the search item that says the company name and the text Reuters quote. Reuters will then bring-up a research report. Click on analysts in the links bar and you can see how analysts rate the stock of the company you’re researching. By getting the information on how analysts rate the companies you’re interested in can be terrifically helpful in deciding which companies to invest in. It saves you a lot of time and effort. And this is exactly the kind of tip and help you get in my DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Pays Tutorial! This tutorial will be the most worthwhile 1-hour you’ll ever spend getting help with your investments! ------------------------------------------------------------- Some other exciting new developments that might interest you are the following. Vanguard, one of the world’s largest fund companies, has launched its first actively managed ESG ETF, called the Global ESG Select Stock Fund (ticker VEIGX). It will officially begin trading on June 4. This is big as ETFs are mostly ‘passively’ managed, that is they pick a group of stocks typically based on an index, whereas active management means selling and buying different stocks as the managers see fit. In recent years passive investing has usually outperformed active investing. However, who knows what the future will bring. Also, S&P Dow Jones, who have had ESG indices for many years is launching something new. They are launching ESG global indexes based on core regional and country benchmarks. What is especially interesting is that these indexes, and quoting their press release, provide “a return profile that's consistent with mainstream benchmarks that have been widely followed for years.” As an aside, what you can do, where possible, is to review the indexes that interest you and see what companies are included in them. You can often get useful ideas for new companies to look at! ------------------------------------------------------------- So, these are my top news stories and tips for ethical and sustainable investors over the past two weeks. Again, to get all the links or to read the transcript of this podcast and sometimes get additional information too, please go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and look for this edition. And be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in iTunes or wherever you listen to this podcast. That way you can help promote not only this podcast but ethical and sustainable investing globally. And remember, I’m here to help you grow in your investment success—and investing in opportunities that reflect your personal values! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the content of this podcast or anything else investment related. I can’t say I’ll have all the answers for you and some answers I can’t give due to licensing restrictions. But where I can help I will. Now, a big thank you for listening—and please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Come again! My next podcast is scheduled for June 7. Bye for now!

In this episode: Richard Bird, Chief Customer Information Officer at Ping Identity is our feature interview this week. News from: Left Hand Robotics, Molson Coors, Ball Corp, Exponential Impact, Red Canary, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Swimlane, Webroot, ProtectWise and a lot more! Just in time! Let these robots worry about my snow Left Hand Robotics can take care of your snow worries. Molson Coors and Ball Corp are well managed. Exponential Impact is getting some extra fuel. Louisville is stealing all our best ideas! Red Canary gives advice for security careers. Ping has a new product. LogRhythm, Swimlane and Webroot all won some awards this week. It’s prediction season! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Colorado startup starts shipping snow-fighting robots, but expects lawn maintenance to be the money-maker Molson Coors, Ball Corp. lead Colorado companies on Management Top 250 list These will be the top 10 housing markets in 2019 Tech accelerator Exponential Impact earns $750,000 injection CSU-Global Partners with Colorado Technology Association Red Canary blog - Surfing the Mid-Career Wave: 5 Steps to Making Your Next Move Ping Identity previews new product for app developers LogRhythm Positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management Swimlane Commands Recognition in Four Awards Competitions Webroot Recognized as Trail Blazer in 2018 Radicati Endpoint Security Quadrant 8 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2019 ProtectWise blog - 60 Cybersecurity Predictions For 2019 Job Openings: Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Ping Identity - Security Program Business Analyst Western Union - IT Senior Manager, Internal Audit NREL - Chief Cybersecurity Engineer CenturyLink - Senior Security Research Engineer Elastic - Application Security Engineer Bank of America - Cybersecurity Ethical Hacking Analyst Synoptek - Sr. Security Consultant GuidePoint Software - Splunk Security Engineer DarkOwl - IT Infrastructure Specialist Micro Focus - Security Strategist Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA / ISACA Holiday Bash - 12/10 SecureSet - Denver War Games: Systems Security 1 - Linux Security - 12/10 SecureSet - Denver War Games: Systems Security 2 - Windows Security - 12/12 SecureSet - Nadean Tanner - Metasploit Pro Demonstration and Q&A - 12/13 SecureSet - Denver War Games: Capture the Flag - 12/17 Other Notable Upcoming Events SnowFROC - 3/14 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC) - 6/4-6 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The "Money Talks" experts tackle a listener’s question on Industrial companies Silgan Holdings and Ball Corp., address a question on the recent dip in cryptocurrencies, and also provide advice for a listener who has a pushy sister looking for an inheritance.

This week on "Money Talks," Chief Investment Officer, Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, and Associate Peter Lynch to cover the week’s market movers, including Turkey’s economic crisis, and the large dip in cryptocurrencies. They also touch on industrial production, housing starts, and retail sales. Peter and K.C. also lead a discussion on borrowing responsibly for college education costs, and how much overborrowing can cost a student. The experts tackle a listener's question on Industrial companies Silgan Holdings and Ball Corp., and provide advice for a listener who has a pushy sister who is looking for an inheritance.

On today's spring pledge-drive show we offer segments of two feature interviews. See extended versions also below. Both books are available to those who pledge at least $60 to KGNU. Call 303.449.4885 today. Rust: The Longest War (start time: 4:25) It is arguably the most destructive natural disaster in the modern world. And it's the topic of local journalist Jonathan Waldman's debut book, which has just been published. It’s called Rust: The Longest War. Jonathan talks with How On Earth host Susan Moran about the book, which included fascinating tales of the "smart pig" that inspects the Alaska pipeline, as well as Ball Corp’s Can School in Golden, Colo. Catch Jonathan tonight  7:30 at the Boulder Book Store. The Moral Arc (start time: 13:21) Author and renowned skeptic Michael Shermer talks with How On Earth contributor Shelley Schlender about his The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom. The book addresses a wide range of modern issues, including just how science and reasons can help to pave the way toward further reductions in nuclear warheads, toward greater equality for people with different gender and sexual orientations, and toward the abolishment of the death penalty. That's pretty optimistic for the nation’s best known skeptic! Hosts: Kendra Krueger, Susan Moran Producer: Susan Moran Engineer: Kendra Krueger Executive Producer: Kendra Krueger Listen here to the show.