2024
Social Responsibility Should Be Considered When Investing | The Daily Texan
How Endowments Can Evaluate Their Sustainability Levels l Chief Investment Officer
Social Impact Hero: Monique Aiken | Social for Good
What Does Divesting from Israel Really Mean? | Vox
The Protests Over the Israel-Hamas War Put a Spotlight on College Endowments | AP News
The Protests Over the Israel-Hamas War Put a Spotlight on College Endowments | WBUR
USC Team Wins 2024 Student Corporate Engagement Challenge | Daily Trojan
ESG at 20: The Term That Started an Investing Revolution Is Now at a Crossroads | Pensions & Investments
Intentional Endowments Network Develops Benchmark for Institutions to Measure Impact | Pensions & Investments
It’s Time for Endowments to Lead the Finance Industry in Transparent Impact Investing | Chief Investment Officer
2023
Virginia Universities are Putting Billions in Endowment Funds into Climate-Friendly Investments | WHRO, December 27, 2023
18 Cheapest Warm Places to Retire in the World | Yahoo Finance, November 16, 2023
VWU Hosts International Endowments Network Fall Forum | October 26, 2023
Your 401(k) Plan May Be Worsening Climate Change, Expert Says | CNBC, June 28, 2023
Virginia Students Are Pushing for Fossil Fuel Divestment. Universities Say It’s Complicated. | Virginia Mercury, June 19, 2023
Students Manage Funds to Learn on the Job | Financial Times, June 9, 2023
2023 Student Corporate Engagement Challenge Coverage l Various Outlets, May 2023
Crane Institute to Develop Impact Benchmark for Endowments | Fundfire, February 21, 2023
The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF) Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 16 Organizations Working to Improve Data, Metrics, and Measurement | Tipping Point Fund, January 23, 2023
Pillar One Of The Path To Inclusive Capitalism: Incorporate Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Into Governance | Forbes, January 1, 2023
Want The Existing Managers In Your Investment Portfolio To Become More Diverse And Inclusive? Try This | Forbes, January 16, 2023
2022
Rethinking the Endowment: Faculty Seek to Shift Purdue's Endowment toward Renewable Energy| The Exponent, March 28, 2022
Harvard Doubles Investment in Climate Strategies | Fundfire February 7, 2022
Want to Invest In Asset Managers Owned and Led By Women and Minorities? Here’s How | Forbes, January 12, 2022
Batten Honors College Scholars Take First Place in IEN National Competition | Virginia Wesleyan University, May 2, 2022
Students Show Engagement Chops to Win Competition | Pension and Investment, May 23, 2022
University of Illinois Finds Diversification, ESG Progress in Farmland | Fundfire, June 21, 2023
Most US Investors Still Have ESG-Performance Fears: Survey | Fundfire, July 13, 2023
Divested: The Campus Movement to Shun Fossil Fuels | AAC&U, Summer 2022
Student-Run Endowments, Explained | NACUBO, September 8, 2022
Not-for-Profit, but for Sustainability (report) | Mercer, September 25, 2022
Not-for-Profit, but for Sustainability (podcast) | Mercer
The GreenFin Interview: NAACP’s CEO on ESG and Equity’s 'Third Act' | GreenBiz, September 28, 2022
No Sustainability Without Justice Anthology Vol 3 | AASHE, September 22, 2022
Foundations Up Allocations to Women- and Minority-Owned Managers | Fundfire, December 16, 2022
2021
Two More Major Funders Are Moving Assets Away from Fossil Fuels, in a Shift Years in the Making | Inside Philanthropy, October 21, 2021
Students Win National Sustainable Investing Competition | ASU News, June 9, 2021
Divestment Gap Emerges | Inside Higher ED, April 28, 2021
Student Investment Funds Prioritize Sustainability: Report | Higher ED Dive, April 19, 2021
Next-Gen Talent is the Winner at MIINT Competition and Sustainable Investing Challenge | ImpactAlpha, April 13, 2021
University of Michigan Shifts Investment Strategy Amid Global Warming, Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral | Detroit News, March 25, 2021
Bringing Retirement Plans Into the ESG Revolution | Yahoo Finance, March 29, 2021
Endowments Embrace Net-Zero Portfolios: Is It the Future of Investment Management? | Chief Investment Officer, March 11, 2021
Climate Action Pursuit: Sustainability Investing, the Obstacles, and the Opportunities | Chief Investment Officer, March 8, 2021
Eastern Reaffirms Commitment to Climate as Nation Pivots | Norwich Bulletin, March 2, 2021
2020
Demand Grows for Student-led Impact Investment Funds | Financial Times, December 6, 2020
How University Endowments Approach Diversity at Asset Managers and Racial Equity in Investments | Hedge Fund Law Report, November 12, 2020
University Endowments Can Help Close Wealth Gap Using Racial Equity Investing Approaches | Fin News, September 24, 2020
New Push to Diversify Endowments and Their Managers | Inside Higher Ed, August 21, 2020
How University of Chicago, Howard, & Other Endowments Are Tackling Asset Management’s Big Problem | Institutional Investor, August 21, 2020
Some 95% of the Comments on the Labor Department’s Proposed ESG Rule Oppose it, an Analysis Shows | Barron's, August 20, 2020
Vast Majority of Comments Oppose ESG Proposal – Analysis | Pensions & Investments, August 20, 2020
Labor Dept. Should Ditch Anti-ESG Rule, Group Says | Financial Advisory, August 20, 2020
Analysis Finds 95% of Comments Oppose DOL’s ESG Rule | 401k Specialist, August 20, 2020
Facing Overwhelming Opposition to Its Proposed Anti-ESG Rule, What Will the DOL Do Now? | Medium, August 20, 2020
Despite Just a 30-day Window, 8,700 people Comment -- Most with Scathing Disapproval -- on DOL's Efforts to Outlaw ESG in 401(k) Plans on Behalf of Mystery Proponents | RIABiz, August 20, 2020
Labor Department’s ESG Proposal Likely to Advance Amid Overwhelming Opposition | InvestmentNews, August 20, 2020
Investor Groups Opposed to Labor Department's ESG Proposal | CPA Practice Advisor, August 20, 2020
Public Comments 95% Opposed to Trump Admin ESG Curbs - Report | E&E News, August 20, 2020
Will Colleges' Shift to Sustainable Investing Continue Amid the Pandemic? | Education Dive, August 14, 2020
Investing for a Thriving & Sustainable Economy | FINTECH TV, July 2020
"Divestment Was Predicted to Falter in a Downturn. It Didn't" | FundFire, May 5, 2020
Harvard didn’t divest from fossil fuels. So what does its ‘net-zero’ pledge mean? | GRIST May 5, 2020
Cultural Shifts and Better Performance Drive Investors to ESG Investments | Market Currents WealthNet, March 5, 2020
Study Bolsters Case for Endowments’ Sustainable Investing | Chief Investment Officer, March 4, 2020
University Endowments Steer from Tradition, Enhance Returns With Sustainable Strategies: Report | Fin News, February 27, 2020
ESG-Friendly Endowments Don't Pay a Performance Price | FundFire, February 24, 2020
Study Finds Good News for 11 College Endowments That Embraced Sustainable Investing | ThinkAdvisor, February 21, 2020
A Playbook for Woke Investing? | Inside Higher Ed, February 20, 2020
Study Makes Case for ESG Investment Strategies for College Endowments | Philanthropy News Digest, February 20, 2020
The Brief | ImpactAlpha, February 20, 2020
Universities Benefit from Sustainable Investment — Report | E&E News Climatewire, February 20, 2020
Case Study: Becker Shows Colleges Can Take Responsible Investing to the Bank | Worcester Telegram & Gazette, February 20, 2020
Good Grades: Higher Ed’s ESG Investments Match or Beat Returns of Peers, Study Says | Karma, February 20, 2020
Las Instituciones de EE.UU. que han Invertido en Estrategias Socialmente Responsables han Batido o Igualado a Sus Pares | Funds Society, February 20, 2020
Early Returns on Sustainability Investing Encouraging for Higher-Ed “Early Adopters” | Institute for Real Estate Operating Companies, February 19, 2020
Could Endowment ESG Performance Hold Lessons for Retail Advisors? | Wealth Management, February 19, 2020
Harvard Faculty Votes Overwhelmingly to Support Divestment | FundFire, February 5, 2020
Managing an Endowment Requires Eco-Consciousness | Wake Forest Old Gold and Black, January 15, 2020
What's Pushing U.S. Banks Deeper Into ESG | American Banker, January 13, 2020
2019
The Top ESG Papers of 2019 | Savvy Investor, December 11, 2019
Intentional Endowments Network: Working Toward a Sustainable & Regenerative Tomorrow | Clean Technica, November 15, 2019
Fiduciary Responsibility, Climate Change Bids Investors into Action | Chief Investment Officer, October 24, 2019
The Inaugural SRIC 30 Under 30 Award | The SRI Conference and Community, October 16, 2019
Now Is the Time for MIT to Divest from Fossil Fuels | The Tech, October 3, 2019
The MBA Students Gaining Practical Investment Management Experience | Financial Times, August 4, 2019
Episode 19: Sustainable Investing and Divestment | Campus Energy and Sustainability Podcast, May 31, 2019
Endowment ESG Carve Outs Boost Returns, Quiet Divestment Advocates | Fundfire, May 6, 2019
Developing Community Feedback Tools to Help Investors Manage Positive – And Negative – Impact | Impact Alpha, April 22, 2019
Student Fund Managers Fuel Colleges’ Clean Energy Investments l Energy News, April 8, 2019
Arnerich Massena Becomes an Intentional Endowments Network Member | Oregon Business, January 8, 2019
2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, presented by IEN and Second Nature
Op-Ed: Scott Miller and David Finegold on global warming | The Daily Press (Newport News, VA), March 2, 2019
Op-Ed: Middlebury Joins “Call to Action for Accelerating Equitable and Just Climate Solutions” | Middlebury College Press Release, February 27, 2019
Millersville University Among 10 Institutions Nationally Recognized For Their Environmental Sustainability Efforts | Lancaster Online, February 27, 2019
Op-Ed: Lewis & Clark's Wim Wiewel Calls on Higher Ed to Lead Battle Against Climate Change l Portland Business Journal, February 22, 2019
Colorado Mountain College Acknowledged For Climate Education Leadership | Post Independent Citizen Telegram (Glenwood Springs, CO), February 17, 2019
Op-Ed: UConn President Herbst Endorses Guiding Principles for Equitable Climate Solutions l University of Connecticut Sustainability Office, February 15, 2019
Bowdoin Receives Award for Becoming Carbon Neutral | Bowdoin College Press Release, February 14, 2019
Carleton Sustainability Representatives Present Session at 2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit | Carleton Now, February 14, 2019
Op-Ed: A Call For Action On Climate Change l Metro West Daily News, February 12, 2019
Steinmetz To Attend Summit On Climate | Arkansas Democrat Gazette, February 10, 2019
2018 Higher Education Climate Leadership Award Winners Named | Facility Executive, January 9, 2019
2018
Callan Joins Intentional Endowments Network to Accelerate ESG Research and Education l Callan, May 8, 2018
University Endowment Funds Face Increasing Pressure to be More Sustainable l Financial Times, May 4, 2018
Investing With Purpose l Business Officer Magazine, March 2018
A Cooperative Path Toward Divestment l Business Officer Magazine, March 2018
Matching Investments to Mission l Business Officer Magazine, March 2018
New Sustainable Fund Will Test Limits of Eco-Friendly Investing, Experts Say l The GW Hatchet, March 5, 2018
Executive Perspective: Educational Endowments and Sustainable Investing l Thomson Reuters Blog, January 8, 2018
2017
"The Intentionally Designed Endowment" | Trusteeship Magazine, Sept/Oct, 2017
Divested from Fossil Fuels Since 2011, Hampshire College Reports Endowment Investment Returns l Huffington Post, August 3, 2017
3 Ps Critical to Investing in Aftermath of US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement | Chief Investment Officer, June 20, 2017
Cambridge Associates and the Intentional Endowments Network Outline a Blueprint for Action for Investors Wishing to Uphold Aims of Paris Climate Agreement and Implement Environmental Factors Into Portfolios | Market Wired, June 19, 2017
Women Stakeholders, DAPL and Socially Responsible Investing | EcoWatch, May 16, 2017
2016
Report on Higher Ed Clean Energy Investments | Inside Higher Ed, November 3, 2016
Small College Aims For High-Impact Investments | University Business, April 22, 2016
Institutions With Money To Invest Come Together In An ESG Cooperative Group | McGraw Hill Financial, March 29, 2016
To Invest More Ethically, Colleges Join Forces | Inside Higher Ed, March 18, 2016
US LPs launch ESG initiative | Private Funds CFO, March 15, 2016
IEN Launches Peer Network To Support ESG Investing | Foundation and Endowment Report, March 14, 2016
77 Founding Members Launch the Intentional Endowments Network | PR Log, March 14, 2016
Endowments, others form ESG peer-to-peer network | Pensions & Investments, March 14, 2016
The Intentional Endowments Network Highlights Sustainable Progress | About Money, March 1, 2016
2015
Divestor Asks: Is the Carbon Bubble a Form of Fraud? | Triple Pundit, May 12, 2015
UP CLOSE: Investing with more than money in mind | Yale News, April 15, 2015
MIT holds debate on divestment from fossil and other moves to combat climate change | E&E, April 10, 2015
MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee to hold divestment debate | MIT News, April 7, 2015
Divest Dartmouth joins multi-school fund | The Dartmouth, February 24, 2015
Living Green | Harvard School of Public Health, January 15, 2015