We believe that rewarding positive environmental and social change with investment capital can amplify that change. At Prentiss Smith & Company, we call this ethical investing. While the semantics have evolved since we started in 1982–to include terms like socially responsible investing, impact or ESG investing–what has not changed is our belief in ethical investing as a form of activism. For too long, people have separated their social ideals from their economic decisions. The essence of ethical investing is that it emphatically ties together the social goals shared by so many with the daily economic decisions that face us all. At the same time, we pursue the strongest possible returns for clients. We believe institutions with a sustainable bottom line are actually better positioned for long-term financial growth, compared to those placing short-term profit over the well-being of people and planet. Institutions that anticipate increased stakeholder demand for transparency, equity, and environmental awareness, we believe, will capitalize on their foresight. We want you to capitalize on it, too.