Category: Board Member News

  • Join us on November 10th for Transitions: A Sustainable Wealth Management Conference

    We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 10th from 12 pm – 5 pm at the annual Sustainable Wealth Management Conference: Transitions hosted at Northern Trust in Chicago. This conference will focus on navigating climate risk plus other ESG priorities when creating sustainable value. Bob Litterman (Chairman of the Risk Committee & founding…

  • Join us for a conversation on January 12th with Dr. Don Wuebbles on climate change impacts and solutions

    Join us on Wednesday, January 12th for a discussion with Dr. Don Wuebbles on climate change impacts and adaptation + mitigation strategies. What does climate change mean for the Chicagoland region —what can we expect, and what can we do about it? Please join international climate scientist and University of Illinois professor emeritus Dr. Don…

  • [Board News] – A Primer on Sustainable Value Creation

    Greenleaf board member, Ali Fatemi, published “A primer on sustainable value creation” with Iraj Fooladi. Dr. Fatemi has also co-organized the Wealth Management Conference at DePaul University, the focus this year was “Building Sustainable Value for Impact.” See the abstract below and please contact us or Dr. Fatemi if you would like additional information. “This…

  • Board Member News – Brian Richter on “Renewing Our Energies”

    Read Brian Richter’s latest blog post on his recent trip in northern California: In September I had the opportunity to visit the mouth of the Mattole River in northern California, which marks the northern boundary of the magnificent King Range National Conservation Area near Petrolia. Within the NCA you’re able to walk the longest, wildest…

  • Greenleaf partners present on Climate Change and Economic Policy – Transitioning to a Secure Future

    Greenleaf hosted “Climate Change and Economic Policy – Transitioning to a Secure Future” with presentations by partners and board members on the impacts of climate change to society and the urgency to implement solutions to mitigate its effects supported by economic policy including a carbon dividend approach. Dr. Don Wuebbles, Professor of Atmospheric Science at…

  • Sustainable Waters – A Water Plan for the 22nd Century – Austin 100-year water plan

    Brian Richter, President of Sustainable Waters and Greenleaf Board Member, writes on his blog on the City of Austin’s 100-year water plan. The Water Forward plan looks to provide clean, safe, reliable, high quality, sustainable, and affordable water services to Austin for the next 100+ years. The objectives in developing this plan were water reliability,…

  • Brian Richter – The Great Race Between Water Conservation and Climate Change

    Brian Richter, President of Sustainable Waters and Greenleaf Board Member, writes on his blog the importance of water conservation in the face of climate change. Increasing temperatures will create greater demands on water for agricultural and landscape irrigation. In a 2017 paper titled “Opportunities for saving and reallocating agricultural water to alleviate water scarcity” Brian…