UNEP FI / PRI

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a unique global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the private financial sector, advocating for "Principles for Responsible Investment," of which Smith Pierce is a proud signatory. 

 

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Smith Pierce primarily practices corporate social responsibility (CSR) through our core operations of sustainable asset management, including socially responsible investing and shareholder participation.  We also endorse CSR in our firm’s daily operations, with the following attributes:

  • Utilizing a virtual office whenever practical, and a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) inspired office when needed.

 

  • Web hosting provided by 100% certified renewable alternative energy sources.

 

  • Utilizing electronic communications and files, as well as secure electronic storage for files wherever feasible (and within SEC compliance or other legal obligations).

 

  • Volunteering in CSR and SRI related projects.

 

  • Educating the public (and clients) on CSR and SRI through seminars, talks, portfolio updates and other mechanisms.


*Smith Pierce finds expansive economic and social values in reducing our ecological footprint, and is continually committed to this progression.

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Social K

Smith Pierce has partnered with Social(k) to provide a groundbreaking paperless retirement platform for 401(k) and profit sharing plans. Currently offering more than 2000 funds to choose from - included in these funds are approximately 150 Socially Responsible funds, Judeo Christian funds and traditional funds: with a breadth of styles ranging from actively managed funds, index funds and lifestyle funds.

DJSI

Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.