{"id":36313,"date":"2022-11-22T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=36313"},"modified":"2022-11-27T22:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T03:55:55","slug":"despite-a-tough-year-women-are-still-the-future-of-sustainable-investing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/despite-a-tough-year-women-are-still-the-future-of-sustainable-investing\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite a Tough Year, Women are Still the Future of Sustainable Investing"},"content":{"rendered":"
>> Back to December 2022 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n
Above image \u2013 \u00a9metamorworks, istockphoto<\/h5>\n

\"LeahAs a woman who is passionate about gender equity and fighting climate change, the last year has been a roller coaster. Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis in Europe has led to a renewed global emphasis on oil and gas production, and despite the billions of dollars allocated to renewable energy infrastructure in the Inflation Reduction Act passed by congress in August, the transition to a carbon neutral economy seems further out of reach than it did just a year ago. In my opinion, the reversal of Roe v. Wade<\/em> set women in the United States back decades, and around the world, progress towards equal rights for women has slowed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As an investor who cares about the social and environmental impacts of my financial decisions and as an employee at LongView Asset Management – an advisory firm that helps clients align their investments with their values – I\u2019ve felt the anxiety of watching the market slide into its worst year since the financial crisis of 2008. ESG investments underperformed the broader market due to many sustainable funds\u2019 heavy reliance on technology stocks and exclusion of fossil fuel stocks, which have soared in value as the world scrambles to secure near-term energy resources.<\/p>\n

Over the last year, sustainable investing also weathered attacks from all sides of the ideological spectrum, with environmentalists calling out the financial industry for greenwashing, while right-wing politicians in a growing number of states denounce ESG investing as \u201cwoke capitalism\u201d and pursue legislation aimed at boycotting financial institutions accused of undermining the fossil fuel industry.<\/p>\n

Despite all the chaos, I feel strongly that now is a critical moment for women to take control of their finances and the direction of ESG investing.<\/p>\n

I entered the field after working as an environmental journalist, where I saw how much of a difference it makes to local communities and ecosystems when a company cleans up its act. I decided to pursue a career where I can help make this the norm. LongView is a certified B Corp, which means we\u2019ve made a legally binding commitment to consider people and the planet in addition to profit, and we\u2019ve gone through an exhaustive assessment to prove that our policies and practices are in line with our mission as a sustainable investment firm. The majority of our clients are women, and I know first-hand that women are eager to use their money to drive positive change.<\/p>\n

Women are at the forefront of the movement towards a new kind of capitalism \u2013 one where companies don\u2019t simply focus on maximizing profits for shareholders, but consider their impacts on all stakeholders, including the environment, their workers, and the communities in which they operate.<\/p>\n

This interest is reflected in the workplace and in the way we invest.<\/p>\n

\n