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#186 Sustainable Investment with Carsten Henningsen, Founder / Investment Advisor of Progressive Investment Management Corp
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Carsten Henningsen, a pioneer in sustainable investing, shares his journey in sustainable investing and his inspiration behind founding his company Progressive Investment Management.
Carsten shares examples of how investing in sustainable companies can be mutually beneficial. He provides helpful advice for those looking to incorporate sustainable investing into their portfolio and giving strategy.
Episode Highlights:
- Sustainable investment strategies
- How to incorporate investing in your giving strategy
Carsten Henningsen Bio:
Carsten leads the Advisor Team and serves on the Investment Team, where he has cultivated long-term relationships with multiple generations of Progressive’s clients. He founded Progressive in 1982, focusing on the emerging social and environmental investing field. In 1999, he led the launch of Portfolio 21, a global equity strategy seeking companies with improved environmental sustainability. Carsten has served on the advisory boards of The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, 1000 Friends of Oregon Foundation, the Ecotrust Council, and the Center for Institutional Courage. He was also a founding director of a nonprofit with programs that include climate education in schools and a reforestation initiative nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Carsten graduated from the University of Puget Sound and Nyenrode, The Netherlands School of Business.
Links:
- Progressive Investment: https://www.progressiveinvestment.com
- US/SIF https://www.ussif.org
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