What we purchase, where we bank and how we invest reflect our
values. Learn about what is happening globally and throughout
Hawai`i to use capital as a tool for social justice, community
development, corporate reform and ecological sustainability.
This stimulating presentation addresses:
values. Learn about what is happening globally and throughout
Hawai`i to use capital as a tool for social justice, community
development, corporate reform and ecological sustainability.
This stimulating presentation addresses:
- The state of the $2.3 trillion U.S socially responsible
investment industry - Green enterprise development nationally and in Hawai`i
- Poverty alleviation through community development finance
- Victories in changing policies in some of the nation’s largest
corporations
| The Global Green Investment Movement: Make Money & Make a Difference With Michael Kramer, AIF® Saturday . March 8, 2008 . 2PM - Helumoa Ballroom |
Michael Kramer, AIF®, is Managing Partner and Director of Social Research at Natural Investments
LLC, Hawai`i’s only registered investment adviser which exclusively manages portfolios of socially
and environmentally responsible investments. A national leader in ethical finance, Natural
Investments’ principals have been engaged in socially responsible investing since 1985. Its
founders authored “Investing from the Heart” in 1992 and “Investing with Your Values: Making
Money and Making a Difference” in 2000. Based in Hawai`i, California and Colorado, the firm
manages and consults nationally with individuals, non-profits, foundations, and businesses to align
their values with their investment holdings. Natural Investments LLC maintains the NI Social
RatingSM, the nation’s only system that rates social investment mutual funds on the breadth and
depth of their social criteria, published in each issue of Green Money Journal and LOHAS Journal.
Recognized as a state leader in green business practices, Michael also founded and oversees the
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s Kuleana Green Business Program, the state’s only industry-
wide program which recognizes businesses for outstanding ethical practices in the areas of
customer and employee relations, environmental stewardship and community involvement. He
produces the annual Kuleana Green Business Conference each spring as one of the 15 events of
the annual Kona Earth Festival, of which he is also a co-founder and steward. Michael was recently
appointed to the Hawai`i County Energy Commission by Mayor Kim and is currently leading the
charge to establish a Sustainable Hawai`i County Commission to address all aspects of County
operations and policies. Michael received the 2007 Pualu Award from the Kona-Kohala Chamber of
Commerce for his commitment to the environment.
michael@naturalinvesting.com
NaturalInvesting.com
LLC, Hawai`i’s only registered investment adviser which exclusively manages portfolios of socially
and environmentally responsible investments. A national leader in ethical finance, Natural
Investments’ principals have been engaged in socially responsible investing since 1985. Its
founders authored “Investing from the Heart” in 1992 and “Investing with Your Values: Making
Money and Making a Difference” in 2000. Based in Hawai`i, California and Colorado, the firm
manages and consults nationally with individuals, non-profits, foundations, and businesses to align
their values with their investment holdings. Natural Investments LLC maintains the NI Social
RatingSM, the nation’s only system that rates social investment mutual funds on the breadth and
depth of their social criteria, published in each issue of Green Money Journal and LOHAS Journal.
Recognized as a state leader in green business practices, Michael also founded and oversees the
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s Kuleana Green Business Program, the state’s only industry-
wide program which recognizes businesses for outstanding ethical practices in the areas of
customer and employee relations, environmental stewardship and community involvement. He
produces the annual Kuleana Green Business Conference each spring as one of the 15 events of
the annual Kona Earth Festival, of which he is also a co-founder and steward. Michael was recently
appointed to the Hawai`i County Energy Commission by Mayor Kim and is currently leading the
charge to establish a Sustainable Hawai`i County Commission to address all aspects of County
operations and policies. Michael received the 2007 Pualu Award from the Kona-Kohala Chamber of
Commerce for his commitment to the environment.
michael@naturalinvesting.com
NaturalInvesting.com
