About Portfolio 21 Investments
Portfolio 21 Investments has been a pioneer in the field of social and environmental investing since 1982.
Our concerns about the ecological crisis began nearly three decades ago, and we continue to critically examine our assumptions and approach every day. We designed Portfolio 21 Investments to address the ecological risks and opportunities of the investment process in the 21st century.
We offer investors three :
- Separate account portfolio management offers individually managed portfolios specific to the client's risk and return objectives. The minimum investment is $5 million.
- Local Economies Income Fund, a private fixed income fund investing in the local economies of the greater Pacific Northwest.
- Upstream 21 Corporation, a private equity holding company helping to keep local companies local in the Pacific Northwest.
Investing in Local Economies
Portfolio 21 Investments is committed to developing and offering investment vehicles grounded in the belief that strong, vibrant local economies are essential for economic, social and environmental well-being.
Learn MorePublications
Our latest publications, Peak & A New Foundation for Portfolio Management, offer a new framework for the world investors face today.
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The Efficient Frontier?
Investors were once able to diversify portfolios by adding emerging market stocks to the mix. However, emerging stock markets have been trading…
Mexico Passes Climate Change Legislation
In April, the Mexican Legislature passed the developing world’s first climate change bill, and after President Felipe Calderon signs the bill into…
The Changing Shape of Corporations
For nearly 30 years, Portfolio 21 Investments has been working to influence progressive corporate behavior through the investment process. Recently, Bill Clark,…
Stocks on the Rise, but with Little Foundation
Here we are a little more than three years removed from the financial crisis-induced stock market bottom and much has changed. Well,…
Landmark EPA Action on Carbon Dioxide Emissions
For decades the United States was the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter. However, in 2007 China surpassed the United States and continues…
Conversations at the GLOBE 2012 conference
I recently attended the GLOBE 2012 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is focused on business and the environment. The…
Wonderful to Be with the Leader in Environmental Investing
Several years ago, I felt a need to understand the intersection of global industrial development’s tremendous interaction with our environment and the…
Global Alliance for Banking on Values Roundtable
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit in on a roundtable discussion chaired by David Korslund, senior advisor to the
Transitions at Portfolio 21 Investments
We have had some meaningful developments here at Portfolio 21 Investments recently. We are saying good bye to a long-term contributor to…
Raising Elijah, and a call for the Precautionary Principle
I was first introduced to ecologist Sandra Steingraber’s work through Orion Magazine and have always considered her writing…
The Great Disruption
Last fall we had a great opportunity to host Paul Gilding in our office when he visited Portland to speak…
Welcome to our new blog!
Welcome to our new blog and website! We look forward to using the blog to discuss our latest thinking on ecological limits…
