Charlene on Green Michael Kramer Natural Investments

ANNOUNCER From the KHON2 News Studio, Charlene on Green presents Inside APEC Live with:
1. Warren Daniel, CEO of Ohana Beach Resorts and Distinctive Homes Hawaii.
2. Michael Kramer, Managing Partner and Director of Social Research at Natural Investments LLC.
3. Tamara Armstrong, KYA Sustainability Studio
4. Kurt Speas, Nissan Leaf Specialist, Tony Group AutoPlex
And now today's host, Charlene on Green.
CHARLENE WELCOME BACK I'm having a blast and learning a lot of about the nature of international business during this APEC Summit. Thank you for watching Inside APEC Live a special edition with our guests here on the Charlene on Green show.
CHARLENE ASKS MICHAEL: In 1994 APEC adopted some long-term goals to "reduce barriers to trade, investment and capital" the Bogor Declaration. When it comes to investment is the Asia Pacific region leaning toward a green portfolio?
MICHAEL KRAMER Sustainable and responsible investments include domestic and global publicly traded companies and bonds, community development and international microfinance lending, and for qualified investors, private equity and social venture capital opportunities.
CHARLENE MICHAEL: At the moment there is quite a bit of discord in the general population with corporate America, and the whole financial and investment sector. We see the State of California Air Resources Board taking on carbon trading with its AB32 rules. California has put a price on carbon, the highest bidder takes the cake. Can we put a price corporate sustainability?
MICHAEL KRAMER At Natural Investments we are actively engaging companies in dialogue on how to improve their environmental, social, and governance policies and practices, and supports shareholder resolutions as warranted to press companies for reforms they may not wish to make willingly. We are encouraging regulators and elected officials in Washington DC to hold companies accountable when they do not act in the public interest.

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