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“Green Dividends” feature story by Financial Adviser Green’s Ellie Winninghoff, Jan. 3

Now HIP has applied its sustainability scoring system to preferred stocks and real estate investment trusts. In December, it introduced HIP Preferred, a portfolio of 60 preferred stocks yielding 5.75%.  And the HIP Sustainable Real Estate, a portfolio consisting of 45 securities expected to yield 4.2%, will go live in this year’s first quarter.   Continue Reading →

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Voices: Paul Herman, On Clients Who Lend, WSJ Jan 31

WSJ logoJanuary 31, 2012 The Wall Street Journal | R. Paul Herman
Voices: Paul Herman, On Clients Who Lend Continue Reading →

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R. Paul Herman in Bloomberg Businessweek

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December 10, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek | R. Paul Herman
Sustainability-Minded Investing Makes Dollars and Sense
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The New Metrics of Sustainable Business

HIP Investor was thrilled to be selected to guest edit Sustainable Brands October 2011 Issues in Focus series: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business.

From entrepreneurial founders and CEOs to thought leaders and academics, a run through this editorial package offers superb examples of how to design and measure the shift towards a more sustainable brand and enterprise – and discover hidden sources of potential revenue, profit and shareholder value.  Continue Reading →

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HIP Investor in Huffington Post “Let’s Value People as an Asset”

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October 28, 2011 Huffington Post | R. Paul Herman and Tom Bowmer
Let’s Value People as an Asset, and Bring Financial Statements into the 21st Century
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More Media Coverage of “Vice vs. Nice”

FA-mag-logoOctober 5, 2011 Financial Advisor magazine | Jeri Klein
“Green, or Greenwashing?”

WSJ logoOctober 14, 2011 The Wall Street Journal Japan edition | Ms. Misako Hida
Debate: Is CSR the enemy of the shareholder?
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September 15, 2011  Forbes.com | Aman SinghForbes logo
Thriving on the Value of Vice: Stop Making Too Much of CSR

October 5, 2011 Triple Pundit | Raz GodelnikTriple Pundit logo
The Good Guys Debate the Bad Guys About the Business Case for CSR

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HIP CEO at NYSE Podium Ringing the Closing Bell, Sept. 27

Corporate Responsibility magazine & NYSE Euronext hosted an Executive Summit on Sept. 27 as part of the COMMIT!Forum: the gathering of leaders improving business and society, featuring successful practices from the world’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens. (LIST at www.TheCRO.com)

At this concurrent gathering of senior executives — including HIP Investor’s CEO R. Paul Herman — across business, government, academia, and NGOs, leaders shared ideas and innovations that are re-shaping how corporate responsibility and sustainability drive sales, save money, and improve asset values. Continue Reading →

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“Vice Vs Nice” feature story by Advisor One’s Joyce Hanson, Sept. 29

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… Continue Reading →

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HIP in The NY Times: “Ethical Business with a Better Bottom Line”

April 30, 2011 The New York Times | Tina Rosenberg
“Ethical Business with a Better Bottom Line

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HIP Audio Features

LISTEN to the latest views of HIP’s CEO and The HIP Investor book from the Radio / Podcast, including iTunes

* Magnet Investing Radio Show with Jordan Kimmel - ”Introducing the New Fundamentals of Investing,” interview with R. Paul Herman (about 30 minutes)

* CNN Radio DallasAhead of the Curve” with Vince Rowe – Interview with R. Paul Herman  – “The HIP Investor, Make Bigger Profits by Building a Better World” (about 50 minutes)

* InvestoRadio – DonMcDonald and Tom Cock help investors navigate the world of finance. (about 45 minutes; also available on iTunes; recorded June 24)

* VoiceAmericaBusiness - The Money Answers Show with Jordan Goodman interviews HIP CEO and author R. Paul Herman. (About 55 minutes.)

* Power Trading Radio – Merlin Rothfeld interviews the HIP book author R. Paul Herman. (About 10 minutes; available on iTunes; scroll down to the April 29, 2010 segment.)

* Gabriel Wisdom - Business Talk Radio Network radio host and investment adviser Gabe Wisdom interviews the HIP CEO. (About a 10 minute interview; fast-forward to, or click the audio player to, about the 30th minute.)

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