Our latest thinking on all things sustainable and ESG investing, and how to align your values with your financial goals.
This update summarizes key trends we’re tracking as we continue to focus on the endowment, foundation, and nonprofit marketplace. The Wilmington Trust Endowments and Foundations team categorized them into investment and fundraising trends, since these are the two key ways to grow endowment funds. With the pandemic essentially behind us, many nonprofits are now assessing their endowment strategies, fundraising goals, and strategic plans in light of recent geopolitical turmoil.
June 9, 2021—M&T/Wilmington Trust has a proud history of valuing diversity and being active supporters of the LGBTQ community. However, sustainable investing is distinct from our organization’s philanthropic efforts as we are not looking to give up returns in exchange for supporting causes that align with our values. Rather, we see diversity (in all its forms) as a material financial factor for analysis.
What began decades ago as a fringe notion of investing to make the world a better place has soared in popularity in recent years. To understand what’s meant by sustainable investing and the efforts to align one’s principles with their investment principal and financial goals, we turned to Steve Norcini, head of sustainable investing for Wilmington Trust, and manager of its ESG Equity Strategy.
