098 - Investing Sustainably

Increasingly, investors are asking not only how much money a project will generate, but what will be its impact on the community, the environment and the long term health and well being of those impacted by the venture.

Eli Flournoy, a director of the Sugar Bush Foundation, which was established in 2005 to improve the quality of life in Appalachian Ohio by encouraging civic engagement and by fostering sustainable environmental, socio-economic, and human development.

Eli joins Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station to discuss sustainable investing, the criteria they use in awarding funds, and the challenges faced by those trying to give away money responsibly.