In recognition of International Women’s Day, we welcome you to our biannual “Women & Impact Investing” spring issue. It’s been quite a year for all of us, and it’s only March! The challenge of living in chaotic times is navigating the uncertainty that it brings to our lives and to the stock market as well.

I applaud the overall optimistic tone of the articles in this issue, especially by Laurel Mintz of Fabric VC who stated, “Change isn’t coming, it’s already here. Venture capital is undergoing a seismic shift.” Joining Laurel as featured writers are three other leaders including Deirdre Gibson of Praxis Investment Management; Janine Firpo of Invest for Better; and Elizabeth Alm of Saturna Capital. You will also find the new Clean Carbon 200 companies list and the 2025 Women Transforming Business and Philanthropy list by CNBC Changemakers.

GreenMoney forges ahead, officially launching our new GreenMoney Talks podcast! Excitedly our first guest is SRI icon Amy Domini. Our business relationship tracks back 30 years to the early days of SRI and community investing, which grew out of the anti-Apartheid social justice movement. Listen here to the first of our two-part series where Amy shares her perspective on gender inclusion and the power of shareholder advocacy, women-led CDFIs and how she’s stayed true to her mission of investing that lifts human dignity while prioritizing ecological sustainability. Episode two with Amy publishes in our April issue, delving into the current economic landscape.

In case you missed our compelling February issue on “Indigenous Peoples and Impact Investing”, the articles, videos and podcasts are all still available here. Rarely do I turn over the curation of an entire issue to a guest editor, but for this under-reported topic GreenMoney was thrilled to have Kate Finn and team at the Tallgrass Institute take the lead. All the content was written and produced by Indigenous Leaders and their allies.

We are pleased to announce Paul Hawken’s new book, Carbon: The Book of Life will be out this month. According to Paul, the book is a journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet. “Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth’s composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the possible demise of civilization.” Here, Paul looks at the flow of life through the lens of carbon. Embracing a panoramic view of carbon’s omnipresence, he explores how this ubiquitous and essential element extends into every aperture of existence and shapes the entire fabric of life.

Finally, the spring conference season is here. Stay up to date on all the events on GreenMoney’s Global Calendar of Green Events. Let me recommend a few: the Circularity Conference on Accelerating the Circular Economy in late April in Denver, CO and the US SIF Forum on Catalyzing a New Era in Sustainable Investing in late June in Washington, DC.

– Cliff Feigenbaum, founder & publisher