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Our guest on the podcast  is Michael Jantzi. Michael is the chief executive officer of Sustainalytics, a Morningstar affiliate that specializes in ESG and corporate governance research and ratings. Prior to forming Sustainalytics in 2009, Michael was the founder of Jantzi Research and has been active in the responsible investment field since 1990. Michael has been recognized with numerous awards for his leadership and work on sustainable investing, including the Responsible Investment Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received in 2010. Michael is a director of the Tides Canada Foundation and sits on the Advisory Council of Ivy Business School's Institute for Long-Term Prosperity Through Business. He also serves as a director of the Principles for Responsible Investment, or PRI. Michael holds degrees from Western University and Dalhousie University. BackgroundBioSustainalyticsMakeWay (formerly Tides Canada Foundation)Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)ESG EvolutionWhat is ESG?“ESG Investing Comes of Age,” by Jon Hale and Bridget Ginty, Morningstar.com, June 2020.Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk RatingsEnvironmental, Social, and Governance Investing, Morningstar.com The Value and Efficacy of ESG“The True Value of ESG Data,” by Leon Saunders Calvert, refinitiv.com, Sept. 3, 2020.“Who Cares About ESG Investing?” by Steve Wendel and Samantha Lamas, Morningstar.com, May 3, 2019.“Why ESG Matters in a Crisis,” institutionalinvestor.com, June 9, 2020.“Breaking the Tragedy of the Horizon--Climate Change and Financial Stability,” speech by Mark Carney, bankofengland.co.uk., Sept. 29, 2015.“How to Align Your Investments With the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals,” by Dan Lefkovitz, Morningstar.com, Oct. 28, 2019. ESG Ratings/Subjectivity“’This Is the Shareholders’ Money’: Billionaire Warren Buffett Argues That Companies Should Stop Making Decisions Based on Their Social Beliefs,” by Ben Winck, businessinsider.com, Jan. 2, 2020. “The Department of Labor Attempts to Throttle ESG Investing,” by John Rekenthaler, Morningstar.com, July 2, 2020.ESG Best Practices“U.S. Lags Europe on Regulation of ESG Investing,” by Joe McGrath, expertinvestoreurope.com, June 3, 2019.“Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: An Industry Game-Changer,” by Anne Schoemaker, sustainalytics.com, Nov. 4, 2020.Risk/Return “ESG Investing Is About Long-Term Risk Management,” by Alex Bryan, morningstar.com, July 14, 2020.“Sustainable Funds Weather Downturns Better Than Peers,” by Tom Lauricella and Jess Liu, Morningstar.com, June 15, 2020. “COVID-19 and Beyond: Using Sustainable Finance to Build Social Resilience,” by Jonathan Laski, sustainalytics.com, April 7, 2020.

On this episode of Raise Green we examine the potential growth of impact investing during times of social unrest and intensifying climate issues through a conversation with the esteemed author, impact investor, and big-picture thinker Joel Solomon. Joel Solomon is the founding partner of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest mission venture capital firm at over $240 Million in assets under management. Investing primarily in organic food and environmental technology, he brings a wealth of experience to the field with over 14 years as a principal for an innovative, activist family office with Carol Newman prior to founding Renewal Funds. He is a co-author of "The Clean Money Revolution", co-producer of "The Integrated Capital Institute", a TEDxVancouver speaker, a founding member of The Social Venture Network, Business for Social Responsibility, The Tides Canada Foundation, and a 25-year board chair of Hollyhock, as well as a University of British Columbia Governer. Raise Green is a 7 episode podcast exploring the climate crisis through the minds of local leaders and global experts. Short, accessible conversations explore new ways of working together via personal stories about creating a healthy, just, and sustainable future. As economic disparity, environmental degradation and social injustices continue emerging as defining issues of the 21st century, we need solutions that scale faster than the pace of the problems. These conversations ask how.

“Why not have money be more life-giving? Let’s use our money to create conditions for more hope, inspiration, and love, because beneath it all, love is the true nutrient.” – Joel Solomon Joel Solomon is founding partner of Renewal Funds, Canada’s largest mission venture capital firm at over $98m, investing in Organics and EnviroTech in North America. Committed to investing in early growth stage companies in Canada and the United States, Renewal Funds delivers above-market returns while catalyzing positive social and environmental change. Joel also serves as a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance and is now co-leading their “Integrated Capital Fellowship Program” for social change investment leaders. Joel was featured as a 2012 TEDxVancouver Speaker, where he spoke about the transformational journey that led him to discover his life’s purpose. “I believe that we’re on a massive renewal in how we understand money,” he said. “No matter how much or how little each of us has, what we do with it is somewhere an expression of what we care about and our beliefs about the world. Naturally, and understandably, all of us want to have enough. My suggestion, and something that I make myself do is on a regular basis, a periodic basis, is to remember to consider how much is enough.” A Founding Member of Social Venture Circle, Business for Social Responsibility, and Tides Canada Foundation, Joel believes in investing in companies and communities that are dedicated to solving the key economic, environmental, and social issues of our time. Joel is also the co-author of The Clean Money Revolution, a book that calls for the reinvention of power, purpose, and capitalism. A must-read for investors, wealth advisors, aspiring entrepreneurs, and all who want their values and money to work together to transform the future, Joel implores readers to take actions to align their dollars with their values. “If we think long-term and we get the best lines that there are to consider how we might reverse some of the trends that we’ve set in motion as humans, just innocently in many ways, just going about without knowing, we’ve created some messes. There’s enough, there’s more than enough money on the planet to solve all of it. But it requires will and some thoughtfulness about the steps and some fair sharing of resources.” Joel serves on the University of British Columbia Board of Governors, and as Chair of Hollyhock, a nonprofit organization situated in the traditional territories of the Klahoose, Tla’amin, Homalco Nations; on what is currently called Cortes Island. Offering over 80 programs and conferences each year, Hollyhock serves to inspire, nourish and support people making the world better. Join us in conversation with this transformational change-maker!

Episode 104: Joel Solomon, founding partner of Renewal Funds and co-author of The Clean Money Revolution, talks about his changing relationship with money and how we can use our money for the greater good. Guest Biography Joel Solomon is a Founding Partner of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest mission venture capital firm, at over $98m assets under management. Investing in Organics and EnviroTech in Canada and the USA, Renewal Funds is GIIRS-rated, a founding Canadian B Corp (5x “Best for the World”), a “1% for the Planet” member, recognized as ImpactAssets “Top 50 impact fund managers.” Joel serves as a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance and speaks frequently throughout North America, including a 2012 TEDxVancouver talk. He is a founding member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the Tides Canada Foundation, and is board chair of Hollyhock. From 1993 to 2008, Joel managed the Family Office activities of Carol Newell. Together, they pioneered an integrated use of capital for social impact that is now growing as a strategy for deep mission investors. Joel has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from SVN and was recently inducted with Carol Newell into the SVN Hall of Fame. Joel is Co-Author with Tyee Bridge of Clean Money Revolution, a call to action to know where your money is and what it is doing to whom right now, and to move trillions of dollars from damage to regeneration. In this episode, you'll learn: About Joel's shift from a negative to positive relationship with money The long-term importance of aligning your investing with your values We'll learn about ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Investing and how your desired legacy can shape your priorities. Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/104 Find more from our guest: joelsolomon.org facebook.com Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Mentioned in this episode: renewalfunds.com Jim Crow The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism by Joel Solomon and Tyee Bridge Runnymede Tip of the Week: Wants vs. Needs Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Share this show on Twitter or Facebook. Join us at the Inspired Money Makers groups at facebook and LinkedIn To help out the show: Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read each one. Email me your address, and I'll mail you an autographed copy of Kimo West and Ken Emerson's CD, Slackers in Paradise. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Special thanks to Jim Kimo West for the music.

Shownotes Joel Solomon is Founding Partner of Renewal Funds, Canada’s largest mission venture capital firm at over $98M, investing in Organics and EnviroTech in Canada and the USA. With Founder/Funder Carol Newell, he spent 14 years implementing a “whole portfolio to mission” strategy as leader of her activist Family Office. As Executive Director of Endswell Foundation, Joel guided the spend down of a $20M endowment, leaving Tides Canada Foundation and Hollyhock as legacy charities, while supporting the success of the renowned BC environmental community. As President of Carol’s Renewal Partners seed capital fund, he placed $10M+ into dozens of values driven companies in BC and through their networks across the continent. Joel was active in the launch of the municipal political party Vision Vancouver, led by close friend, Mayor Gregor Robertson, the longest serving Mayor in Vancouver, and co-founder of Happy Planet Foods, where Joel served on the board for 10 years. He is co-producer of RSF Social Finance’s “Integrated Capital Fellows” program for social change investment leaders, a 2012 TEDxVancouver Speaker, a Founding Member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility, and the Tides Canada Foundation, and recently retired Board Chair of Hollyhock. Joel is a member of the University of British Columbia Board of Governors, and Co-Author of The Clean Money Revolution, a call to action to move trillions of dollars from damage to regeneration. Joel Solomon website Joel’s mission: “Do everything we can so people who come next have blessings we had and can do even better.” Joel’s one-line message to the world: “Know where your money is and what it is doing to people and places. Do less harm. Do more good with it.” The SUE Speaks Blog Post about Joel Solomon Talking points from this episode The biggest transfer of wealth in history will occur during the next 20 years The Clean Money Revolution is us being conscious with what gets supported by that 40-100 trillion dollars. A little history of money The perils of late-stage capitalism - the system must change How much is enough? Then, what am I going to do with more money? Every single part of society is going to go through transformation economically Becoming conscious of how your money is invested Assets should be moved into the emerging, clean economy The need for government to regulate us The necessity of a shift of consciousness Ideas for how to turn the world around The power of the individual to change the world Joel's path of experimentation and discovery The need to find our calling that's bigger than ourselves Young people are getting inspired to more intelligent financial choices The brilliance of what we've created and the loss of our ethical core The growth of ethical investing (impact investing) Universal Basic Income Joel's speculation of how 100 trillion dollars could be invested to change the world Joel puts fair taxation as the most impacting change we can make The most significant issue to deal with is global warming Whoever does the most good wins – a campaign Joel's inspirations: the Chicago riots, working with Jimmy Carter, Rex Weyler as a mentor, Save the Whale Foundation, Pacific Killer Whale Foundation (Orca Lab), Joel's mother. Joel's sister, Linda Solomon Recommended books: Rex Weyler's books, "Real Impact" by Morgan Simon (Joel called it "Real Money" on the podcast), "Drawdown" by Paul Hawkins Women needing to be properly empowered - "Make it more fair on the planet and we can solve anything." Joel's TED talk References: Rex Weyler David Korton John Fullerton Warren Buffet Universal Basic Income Hollyhock Robert Reich

The rarely told story of Hollyhock with Joel Solomon Hollyhock exists to inspire, nourish and support people who are making the world better. They offer 80+ programs and conferences each year to help you connect to self, nature, and community. Today with me is Joel Solomon who was a volunteer at the time of founding Hollyhock Adult Learning Centre in the Pacific North West and Author of the "Clean Money Revolution" a call to action to move trillions of dollars from damage to regeneration. He is a 2012 TEDxVancouver Speaker, a Founding Member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility, and the Tides Canada Foundation, and Board Chair of Hollyhock. Joel is a member of the University of British Columbia Board of Governors. In other words I am having Joel back on Green Planet Blue Planet to discuss Purpose, the Evolution of Education and the role clean money will play over the next years to come.

Joel Solomon chairs Renewal Funds, a $98m mission venture capital firm, investing in Organics and EnviroTech. He is Co-Producer of the RSF Social Finance “Integrated Capital Fellowship Program” and is a Founding Member of Social Venture Network, Business for Social Responsibility, Tides Canada Foundation, and Chair of Hollyhock. Joel serves on the University of British Columbia Board of Governors and is Co-Author of The Clean Money Revolution, a call to move trillions of dollars from damage to regeneration. Joel Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: The Clean Money Revolution The growth of impact investing Mission venture capital investing Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Joel's Final Five Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? Spend time on finding out who you are and what your personal skills are and improve them. How do you handle conflict? How do you handle self-doubt? How do you handle difficult challenges? So many people are trained on the financials and the technical side, but they've ignored these other things. What about love? How do I get to feel good about myself? This is actually a tone that is set by the entrepreneur and the leader that affects your ability to recruit and retain good employees. There's more transparency. If you act badly, this can damage your company. We have all kinds of societal stories about that right now. The second part of it for me is, look back from your deathbed regularly. What was your contribution? Why are you here? Who do you care about? What do you care about and how are you acting it out with your business? What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? Well, there's clearly an awakening going on about the fact that we do live in a finite planet. I've mentioned population and practices that were innocent at one time and now we know much more. I don't think people went out to damage and destroy. But, when we had 1 billion people it was a vast untapped Garden of Eden. So, I'm very excited that something I've felt, just as an idealistic and maybe naive idea 40 years ago, is becoming regularized, professionalized, systematized. And as you mentioned those figures early on, there are now trillions of dollars beginning to be influenced by this. So the excitement is everywhere. I look all across this continent, the number of conferences, the incubators and accelerators, the consumer demand and the new products, the grocery store shelves changing, how we get our energy, what our cars are like. Everything is now in shift. So it's a very exciting time of innovation, ingenuity, and actually there's a lot of room for bright people who are motivated to get in that. So that's very invigorating and it gives me some hope. What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? Of course, besides the Clean Money Revolution. Think about what are the deepest curiosities you have and use the modern tools and go start searching, because I was influenced by a wide diversity from spiritual to psychological, too political to practical, how do businesses work, how does politics work? But I think we live in an era where information of course is too much for us and we can't even begin to absorb it, but we do have the ability to follow our instincts. And here's one thing about the books - don't limit yourself just to your field. I'm going to be the best cigar maker. I'm going to be the best renewable energy producer, and all you read is how to be an entrepreneur. I think it's important to be a well-rounded person. You're starting to see in Silicon Valley the philosophy and arts students are starting to find new roles and being lifted up because creativity and ability to think laterally, and to think uniquely, and non-structurally. So be sure and keep yourself broad and diverse as well. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in the work that you do? I'm a very relationship centered person. I learn a lot there. I find resources. I gain friendships. It's time for me to use another four letter word - I find love. The love I'm talking about is a sense of feeling good about myself, a feeling that I'm being the kind of person that brings good energy to me from others, which then causes me to go deeper in my own practice. Be honest sooner or be honest always. But talk about the tough things sooner. So I'm really committed and have done an unbelievable amount of attending conferences, networks, gatherings. Being very people centered, which is not everybody's form. You cannot believe the opportunities that exist today, whether in person or online to connect and to do, you might say peer learning or peer coaching. There's a lot of exuberance about how we're going to make the world better. And so get out and go to places where you're outside your comfort zone and where you meet new people. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you're leading? JoelSolomon.org. That is based around the book and there are many of these podcasts and other kinds of interviews and resources that you could find that hopefully will help you on your journey. In my own name on social media, Joel Solomon, I'm on most of the major ones and I am fairly active and I try to put a diverse kind of information and links and connections to things that might not be easily visible otherwise. And you can have a look at renewalfunds.com, which is our model of an impact venture capital type investment business. But you can translate it down to seed capital, startups and kind of everything you do with money as well. Also, hollyhock.ca for Canada. At Hollyhock you will find a number of resources that cover things I've talked about here for our personal development, inner development, but also really great entrepreneur conferences and those kinds of gatherings that are unbelievable ways to make great connections and learn a lot.

What is water and why must we protect our oceans? Author and science fiction world-builder Kaz Lefave draws on her life-long love of design and her overflowing imagination to craft compelling stories by connecting the dots between science, art, music, dance, fashion, words, spirit, nature, reason, humanity, darkness, humor, and a curious taste for the inexplicable. Nemecene™ World is a place where her characters share their journey with us, as they discover who they are and the hidden messages in life and the water that embodies it. In our conversation with Kaz, she touches on our current ocean crisis, which she believes stems from a deep fundamental disconnect between humans and what or who water really is. She created Nemecene™ World to bridge that gap. Her mission is to engage, inspire, and empower science fiction fantasy fans into lasting global environmental impact through fun. Kaz shares with us her current understanding of water, the impact humans are having on our oceans, and the potential impact on us and the planet overall. We discuss the premise of her Nemecene™ book series, which will include 3 trilogies and a final conclusion (10 books in all) as well as her plans to create a sci-fi game that readers can play. You can purchase and read her first three books in the series at www.getnemecene.com. A portion of the proceeds goes to support environmental projects focused on water and preserving our oceans. In addition to building her Aguacene™ Fund at Tides Canada Foundation for water philanthropy, Kaz founded Aguacene Publishing, Inc., a Canadian boutique publisher dedicated to local high-quality waterless (whenever possible) offset printing on FSC 100% recycled paper. Books and products sold through the Nemecene™ store and at fan conferences also focus on zero-plastic use, eco-conscious shipping, and innovative multi-purpose packaging, Kaz Lefave has a bachelor in Applied Science (engineering) from Queen's University, a fashion degree from the Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy, certifications in personal training and hypnosis, a US Patent in user interface design, an IMDb credit as director of White, facilitates for the Proctor Gallagher Institute Matrixx program, and has written extensively on environmental issues via WomanNotWaiting.com, LifeAsAHuman.com, and her philanthropy mission at Aguacene. She speaks English, French, Spanish, and has dabbled in German, Arabic, and Russian. Key Takeaways You can put a thought intention on water and if frozen quickly, water crystals will form based on your emotions and intention. (See Dr. Emoto's Water Experiment) Our human bodies are more than 60% water, close to 99% on a molecular level. We don't know exactly what water is yet, but it is definitely not a commodity. Water is everywhere in different forms and doesn't act like a regular liquid. We are an offshoot of water, rather than the other way around. We are in the Holocene epoch (post-glacial) and there is a push to change it to the Anthropocene epoch (since the industrial revolution) because we have actually changed the way the planet looks and operates. Much of the carbon dioxide we are putting into the atmosphere is being sucked in by the oceans, heating them up. That means less oxygen, slower currents, and an environment in which most marine life cannot survive. Being fearful is not helpful. Our motivation must be unity, love and openness, or we will simply contribute further to the problem. We must be conscious and think about who we really are as human beings. Water connects us all. It's not you vs me. We're in this together. Resources Book #1 The Epoch of Redress Book #2 The Gadlin Conspiracy Book #3 Through Fire And Ice Connect With Kaz Lefave & Nemecene World Check www.nemecene.com for book launch dates where you can meet Kaz in person! Author website: www.kazlefave.com Series website: www.nemecene.com Store: www.getnemecene.com Join the #leadthecreed (gaming) community e-mail list: www.leadthecreed.com Kaz LeFave Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kaz.Lefave.Author/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazlefave       Nemecene World Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nemecene Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nemecene/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nemecene Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nemecene YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nemecene

Caroline welcomes fellow public dreamer, Joel Solomon, author of “The Clean Money Revolution,” that money may be liberated – dedicated to collective well-being – and that “We can all do better with our relationship to money.” Let all good-hearted people release disdain for wealth, and be willing to direct its swoosh in the desirable direction, to irrigating our Best Dreams… transforming dread into dedication. Joel has a 50 year strategy and a 500 year vision. www.RenewalPartners.com Joel Solomon is President of Renewal Partners and Chairman of Renewal Funds. Joel serves as a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance and speaks frequently throughout North America, including a 2012 TEDxVancouver talk.  He is a founding member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the Tides Canada Foundation, and is board chair of Hollyhock. Joel has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from SVN and was recently inducted with Carol Newell into the SVN Hall of Fame.   And join The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon to find today's Chart & Astro*Mytho guiding themes.  Which this week begins… “A plethora of possibilities is being generously proffered to us for our jovial customized animation by the Atmospheric Choreography of Now:All around now (and in perpetuity, by sticking all in our magic back-packs)and specifically:Saturday  December 2nd: Jupiter trines Neptune 9:22 pm“The protoplasm of reality is especially receptive to Imaginative Imprint .” All old stories, myths, fairy folk tales are available for fresh animation…Eager to be invited to bound from back-stage onto the word stage.Windfalls of Wherewithal are available to be directed by swooshing… into containers of dedicated desire, that we may be better able to “Dree our Weird” (“Play our role in destiny”).” … Continue reading by supporting the show on Patreon for $4/month *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?*   The post The Visionary Activist Show – Liberating Money appeared first on KPFA.

Joel takes us on a journey of being a venture capitalist with mission as the first ambition & focus for every entrepreneurial action. He further shares how the inner work, emotional, spiritual and psychological skills are a pre-requisite to this kind of life. It is a true pleasure to listen to and learn from Joel with all his embodied knowledge and wisdom of Social Change Making and Impact creation. Joel is Co-Author of The Clean Money Revolution with Tyee Bridge, a call to action to move trillions of dollars from damaging to regenerative use. He is the Chair of the Board at the Impact Investment company Renewal Funds, a 2012 TEDxVancouver Speaker, Founding Member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility, the Tides Canada Foundation, and is Board Chair of Hollyhock a retreat for Social Change Makers. As President and CEO of Renewal Partners’ seed capital fund, he placed over $10m into dozens of values driven companies in BC and beyond. I hope you enjoy this Episode with Joel he is a true mover and shaker with such a powerful heart - mind coherence that I am still smiling from the wisdom that he shared with me. The biggest take away? Here is a quote from the Episode: "...Once you have clarity what your purpose is on this planet is - and you also understand from your inner skills that money doesn't solve everything but money is a tool, happiness, joy, love, health - this is precious..."

Interview with the author of  Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose and capitalism   Joel serves as a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance and speaks frequently throughout North America, including a 2012 TEDxVancouver talk.  He is a founding member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the Tides Canada Foundation, and is board chair of Hollyhock. From 1993 to 2008, Joel managed the Family Office activities of Carol Newell. Together, they pioneered an integrated use of capital for social impact that is now growing as a strategy for deep mission investors.  Joel has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from SVN and was recently inducted with Carol Newell into the SVN Hall of Fame.