There are four groups of quantifiable metrics a HIP investor can use to evaluate companies on Trust:
1. Agreeing to be interviewed
2. Third Party Certificates
3. Legal Actions
4. Lobbying

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Global companies demand an understanding of the diversity of their customers, employees and suppliers.

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Public companies are increasingly tracking earth-related metrics, from waste to water to carbon and energy. As a HIP investor, you will see improvements in reporting these metrics over time, and will be better prepared to identify leading companies who will have higher profits and shareholder value.

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Healthy, wealthy and wise, said Ben Franklin. Leading companies seek out strategies to build wealth and health for employees, typically resulting in higher customer satisfaction and productivity.

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Now, there is a new investment approach—one that seeks bigger profits that capitalists pursue while building a better world that do-gooders desire. The goal is to generate human impact and profit, or “HIP,” simultaneously. HIP embraces a comprehensive view of society. HIP encourages for-profit companies to solve human problems, generating new customers, fulfilling employees, and serving society.

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A UN-backed survey conducted by Globescan and SustainAbility, of 642 senior executives, campaigners and academics found that the vast majority feel that pressure to deliver short-term financial results is impeding their sustainability efforts. Of course the sluggish economy has been a challenge, but do companies today really have to choose between profitability and sustainability or is this a false choice?

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SLDI Responds to Presidio Students’ open letter to the David and Lucille Packard Foundation

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By: Richard Thornton – Community Planner, Architect and Native American Historian Five hundred years ago, the young Spanish colonial town of Pensacola was surrounded by permanent and seasonal wetlands. The swamps were considered a vital part of the colony’s defenses – in more ways than one. They made transportation of heavy siege cannons near the [...]

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Google has its staff masseuses. Airbnb has its in-office tree house.  Yelp provides employees unlimited beer on tap. Dropbox boasts a room dedicated to the game Dance Dance Revolution. Everywhere you look, tech startups from Seattle to San Diego are engaged in an arms race of employee perks.

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This post originally appeared on alrroya.com By: Ron Robins When I started my career as an investment analyst in 1970, the idea that a company’s environmental and social activities would be important in helping predict its future financial and stock performance was seen as largely irrelevant. Well, not anymore! Inclusive of governance issues and abbreviated [...]

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Will the U.S. Catch Up with the Rest of the World? Hugh Wheelan of Responsible Investor conducted a great interview of Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) based in New York City. In it, Parker puts forth the most positive outlook yet that private money is finally coming to climate change technology. [...]

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Biodiversity – By Dr. Reese Halter A century ago the most dominant tree in the U.S. – the American chestnut towered the land and ruled the East Coast forests from Georgia to Maine. In a manner of a human lifespan this majestic tree has not only disappeared; it has in many cases been forgotten. Chestnuts [...]

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The city of Green Bay celebrated their team’s win at Super Bowl XLV, yesterday.  You may ask, what does a sports team have anything to do with sustainability?  No, it’s not because the Green Bay Packers hail from a city with the name “Green” in it. Nor is it because of the teams color scheme [...]

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By Terry Mock and Tony Wernke, SLDI Co-founders Follow Terry and Tony on Twitter: Terry @SustainLandDev; Tony @Sustainable4U This article is Part 3 in the Fractal Sustainable Development Trilogy. Part 1: Designing a ‘Big Wheel’ for Civilization Part 2: Like Life Itself, Sustainable Development is Fractal As a comprehensive sustainable development decision model, The SLDI [...]

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By Terry Mock and Tony Wernke, SLDI Co-founders Follow Terry and Tony on Twitter: Terry @SustainLandDev; Tony @Sustainable4U This article is Part 2 in the Fractal Sustainable Development Trilogy. Part 1: Designing a ‘Big Wheel’ for Civilization Part 3: The Universal Principles of Sustainable Development A new understanding of the world is revolutionizing how scientists [...]

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A holistic strategic perspective enables the greatest results within each of the specialized areas of land development. As such, the following foundational objectives buoy all three legs of sustainable land development. Create a sustainable development industry-dominant brand; Implement sustainable development certification programs for individuals and projects; Integrate aesthetic values with scientific facts to maximize the [...]

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Industry Developments – By Rob Kundert Industry-wide association dedicated to sustainable land development launched at Phoenix conference. With a nod to a famous passage penned by Abraham Lincoln, Sustainable Land Development International (SLDI) is an association of the industry, by the industry and for the industry. SLDI (pronounced “sill’-dee”), the first land development industry organization [...]

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