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Why are we talking about Palm Oil?

The environmental and social risks associated with the palm oil and palm kernel industry are an emerging topic in socially responsible investment portfolios. Palm oil is the most popular vegetable oil on the planet. Chances are you have probably consumed several variations of palm oil in your favorite snack foods or cosmetics this past week alone.

Film Review: Brave Blue World

What would you do if, for whatever reason, you discovered the water coming out of your tap or flowing in your local river was undrinkable or contaminated?  That’s the question posed in the Netflix documentary “Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve our Water Crisis” featuring Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, and Jaden Smith. Brave Blue world was one of the movies chosen by the virtual EcoFilm Festival.

Active Ownership

Anyone who owns Socially Responsible Investments has probably heard the term “shareholder engagement”. Shareholder engagement encourage companies to do better on an environmental, social, and governance basis and it’s sometimes easier to influence a company’s behaviour through shareholder voting rather than as a protester.

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