Christian Stearns

06/18/2025

Join us for the Values-Aligned Direct Index Solution (VADIS) Community Forum!

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 2nd at 1 PM Eastern.

We are thrilled to unite the vibrant community surrounding the Values-Aligned Direct Index Solution. This event will focus on sharing best practices and fostering an open dialogue about VADIS.

Together, we’ll:
💠 Review the new navigation on the YourStake site
💠 Discover updates and best practices from YourStake and First Affirmative Financial Network
💠 Learn how Kenneth Silva Ballard incorporates VADIS into his client discussions
💠 Participate in a Q&A session.

Reserve your spot today for this engaging community event. We can’t wait to see you on Wednesday, July 2nd at 1PM Eastern!

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nM2MydD2S3yGgBZh_aUHyg #/registration

Can’t attend? No worries! Register anyway, and we will send you a recording of the event when it becomes available.

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Amid Republican attacks, investors focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues say they are just trying understand emerging risks and opportunities.

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09/06/2022

Are you concerned about how your investments are impacting the world around you? Are you not quite so sure what shareholder advocacy is or why it’s important?
Join me for a webinar TOMORROW on Wednesday, September 7th as I’m joined by Gigi Norcross, Institutional & Client Relations Manager and Thomas Peterson, Advocate, at Green Century Funds. We’ll be discussing and providing insight into the important of shareholder advocacy.
We’ll discuss:
- The basics of shareholder advocacy
- How shareholder advocacy impacts you and the world around you
- The impact of Green Century
- Preservation efforts of the Okefenokee Swamp
Register at https://bit.ly/SeminarsWithStearns and I’ll see you there!

Join Chris Stearns, Gigi Norcross & Thomas Peterson as they discuss how shareholder advocacy is impacting your world.