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on October 28, 2011

“Vice vs. Nice” – Watch the Debate

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CLICK HERE to watch the 68-minute Oxford-style debate at Commit! Forum on September 26, 2011 (FREE signup required; password received in email)

MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE DEBATE

Joyce Hanson of Advisor One writes “Doing good versus making money—that was the topic at the Javits Center in New York. In a sometimes feisty Oxford-style debate, portfolio managers and professors sparred over whether socially responsible investment has any business contributing to—or subtracting from—a company’s bottom line…”

READ the September 29, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

GREEN OR GREENWASHING?

Jeri Klein of Financial Advisor magazine

READ the October 5, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

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WALL STREET JOURNAL JAPAN

Ms. Misako Hida of The Wall Street Journal Japan edition

READ the October 14, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

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FORBES.COM

Aman Singh of Forbes.com

READ the September 15, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

TRIPLE PUNDIT

Raz Godelnik of Triple Pundit

READ the October 5, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

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“Ethical Businesses With a Better Bottom Line”

Tina Rosenberg of The New York Times writes, “The San Francisco-based investment firm HIP (Human Impact + Profit) Investor Inc. measures 20 or 30 different indicators that rarely show up in a company’s balance sheet but that HIP contends are leading indicators of higher profits…”

READ THE APRIL 2011 NEW YORK TIMES’ FULL FEATURE HERE.

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“Green” Investing Strategies Growing

Can investment portfolios that prioritize ecological benefits and energy efficiency exceed the market’s performance?  Paul Sullivan of The New York Times profiles HIP Investor, Portfolio 21 and other investment managers where “green” and “gain” are possible.

READ THE SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW YORK TIMES’ FULL FEATURE HERE.  

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Socially Responsible Investing 2.0

Do companies with ‘higher’ purposes do better than those with a singular profit motive?   By Nanette Byrnes (author of www.Portfolioist.com)

“R. Paul Herman has built a new model for socially responsible  investing. One aimed at market-beating performance. …”

READ THE MORNINGSTAR FULL FEATURE HERE:
(free subscription may be required) or THE ORIGINAL HERE

 

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[In the News] CNBC interviews HIP on Managing Carbon Value and Risk

on November 23, 2009

CNBC.com’s Trevor Curwin interviews HIP about managing the pollution associated with carbon and greenhouse gasses, upcoming carbon legislation and competitive positioning across industries – and how it will affect investor portfolios.

“With carbon cap-and-trade legislation before Congress and increasing pressure from shareholders, US companies know they’ll have to deal with their greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon footprint, and many are jumping the gun to change their carbon liability into an asset.

“The best-managed companies are evaluating their carbon footprint,” says R. Paul Herman, founder and CEO of HIP Investor Inc., a Californian investment advisory firm that has created two sustainability indexes tracking the S&P 100 and S&P 500 constituent companies. “And they’re managing it lower to save energy and costs, reduce their future volatility of materials costs, mitigate potential environmental liabilities, and create new competitive advantages.”

Getting a handle on these emissions, however, takes work. …

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL FEATURE

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[In The News] HIP Commentary: Cleantech Innovators Exist In S&P 500

on July 15, 2009

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HIP Commentary in Sustainable Industries

“Cleantech Grows In the Investor Community”

Where are the opportunities for an investor seeking “clean-tech” innovations? They may already be in an investor’s portfolio today – including GE, Honeywell, and Caterpillar.   These and other S&P 500 companies are generating top-line revenue from products that are more efficient in energy, water and waste.   Many of these products are also profitable, generating shareholder value.

Read HIP CEO R. Paul Herman’s commentary in Sustainable Industries magazine and learn how S&P 500 companies are becoming more HIP (Human Impact + Profit) and portfolio choices for investors.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FEATURE

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[In The News] INSEAD interviews HIP on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

on June 29, 2009

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How does LifeCycle Analysis (LCA) benefit corporations and investors? Read Rahilla Zafar’s feature in INSEAD Knowledge, the magazine of the leading European business school.

HIP’s CEO R. Paul Herman explains how LCA thinking and analysis could have helped General Motors and AIG avoid some of the gripping issues both face today.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL FEATURE

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[In The News] Green Banking Innovators Enable Eco-Impact and Profit

on December 22, 2008

Former Wall Street Journal reporter David Bank profiles a leading innovator in banking “green” – both environmentally and financially – with his feature on Peter Liu of New Resources Bank for Ode magazine.   HIP’s CEO R. Paul Herman is quoted on how green banking is spreading with investors, depositors and entrepreneurs seeking HIP capital.

http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/59/making-money-a-renewable-resource/all

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[In The News] HIP CEO interviewed by INSEAD Knowledge on Global Trends

on November 26, 2008

The magazine INSEAD Knowledge, published by  the leading global business school, interviewed HIP’s CEO R. Paul Herman at the Net Impact conference in Philadelphia.   Rahilla Zafar  explores how large corporations like Walmart and Coca-Cola Enterprises are  pushing forward in sustainability.      Read the full INSEAD Knowledge feature at this link:

http://knowledge.insead.edu/GlobalCrisisSustainability081125.cfm

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[In The News] HIP CEO on Green Strategy for Supply Chains

on October 31, 2008

The October issue cover story of Treasury and Risk magazine, written by Anne R. Field, profiles the opportunity to “green” your organization’s supply chain – and implement supplier scorecards. HIP’s CEO R. Paul Herman is interviewed:

“Mandating changes in supplier practices can deliver 90% or more of your greenhouse-gas reductions”

In addition, the feature analyzes Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard and Federal Express.

READ THE FULL COVER STORY HERE:

http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/Issues/2008/October%202008/Pages/What’sYourGreenStrategy.aspx

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[In The News] HIP CEO on Financial Slump’s Impact on Late-Stage Cleantech Investing

on September 17, 2008

Fallout from the Lehman Brothers’ collapse will result in tighter credit conditions and falling share prices for cleantech firms, but experts are confident that the longer-term outlook still looks solid, Danny Bradbury of BusinessGreen reports.     Learn more and read HIP CEO R. Paul Herman’s expert analysis on what to expect in the short- and long-term.

Read the full article in BusinessGreen.com HERE

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Spotlight: June Roundtable Roundup: Hot Investments To Cool Climate Change

on June 13, 2008
HIP’s  June 2008 Investor Roundtable featured a trio of renewable-energy innovators:
  • Bob Okunski of Sunpower (Sunpowercorp.com) spoke about the solar pioneer’s technology advances and their efforts to cut the costs of solar power, while enumerating challenges of the current policy landscape.
  • Jay Rooke explained how TerraPass (Terrapass.com) takes a grassroots approach to cutting carbon emissions, and highlighted its innovative methane capture methods at local dairy farms.
  • Josh Becker, co-founder of New Cycle Capital (Newcyclecapital.com), an early-stage venture capital firm, explained some of the firm’s criteria for seeking out promising ventures within the “extended green economy”.

Entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors and students networked prior to the presentations – and engaged in an energetic discussion during the Q&A session.

The discussion highlighted innovative new initiatives (e.g. 1 Block Off the Grid -www.1bog.org), emerging technologies within the renewable energy space, and the policy debates currently consuming the renewable energy community, such as investment tax credits.

Attendee Kathy Brozek enthused,

“It was a perfect mix of presentations, data analysis, discussion and networking…(with) a stimulating mix of attendees.”

Listen to the presentation and see HIP’s PowerPoint (with audio from the roundtable):



Register for July’s Roundtable: HIP Your Trip – HIP Travel and Hospitality!

To learn more about HIP Investor Services, contact Jessica Skylar at Jessica@HIPInvestor.com.

Ask Your Questions in the ‘comments’ section below! The HIP team will respond over the next month to attendees’ and subscribers’ inquiries.

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HIP + SVT on CNBC (re: Energy)

on January 27, 2008

CNBC LogoCheck out HIP + SVT on CNBC (link below: original run date, Monday, January 28th at 10:50AM EST).

Squawk on the Street interviewed Amy Feldman (contributing writer, Fast Company magazine) and Brett Galimidi, SVT Partner, about the HIP analysis of global energy  firms — focused on integrated oil companies — and  how investors can maximize their portfolio’s Human Impact + Profit.

Watch it on CNBC.com!

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