David Godfrey-Thomas, Afina’s CEO, comments… “Fully agree with Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson. Rigorous measurement of impact initiatives not only adds credibility to intentionality but also provides an essential tool for adjustments and improvements along the way to net zero.” Learn more about social and governance-themed investing from Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson at the Financial Read more…
Today at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia will be hosting another installment in its “Beyond Our Borders: Spotlight Chile” series, a major initiative spearheaded in partnership with Afina International’s Chief Strategy Officer and the Honorary Consul of Chile in Philadelphia, Benjamin Leavenworth. Today’s online event will be Read more…
On CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, New York Times columnist Ezra Klein explained why meat consumption is so harmful to our planet and our health. In response, Afina CEO David Godfrey-Thomas called the segment, “A powerful call to action. Afina is working with cutting-edge food science partners to give consumers animal-free Read more…
David Godfey-Thomas, Afina’s CEO, comments… This Financial Times report highlights Canada and Russia as leading the world’s growing-area expansion this century. The expansion of the world’s growing areas will increase global food production (as the article states, “important since some experts calculate the world will need 70% more food by Read more…
Afina International Chief Investment Officer Alexander Ortiz will lead a discussion with fellow members of the Pacific Pension and Investment Institute at the PPI Summer Roundtable Investing in a World Reshaped, July 13-15, 2021. Mr. Ortiz, along with the Head of Macroeconomic and Market Research at Cbus, Leanne Taylor, will lead the PPI group Read more…
David Godfrey-Thomas, Afina’s CEO, comments… This report—“UN climate talks hit a wall over tensions about finance” / “Rich nations’ failure to cough up cash threatens to derail UN climate summit”—points to two conclusions: It is the private sector which must solve this global problem and it is consumers with the Read more…
To Our Friends and Partners: As we turn the calendar from 2020 to 2021, we herald the start of a special year: the 10th anniversary of Afina International. We are taking this opportunity to thank you for your support of our company and its mission. Despite the coronavirus pandemic and Read more…
How Sand To Soil Technology Helps Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger Innovative nature based solution offers hope in race to achieve food security, improved nutrition and more sustainable agriculture. Heliae Development, LLC and Agricola Cerro Prieto (ACP) today announced the findings of a year long water retention trial Read more…
The 2020 Money Management Institute / Barron’s Industry Awards on October 13th recognized one of Afina’s top cross-border investment and advisory clients, Clark Capital Management Group, a family and employee owned independent asset management firm, with not one but TWO Industry Awards for its mid-size asset management innovation and sales support in Read more…
Afina CEO David Godfrey-Thomas comments on a recent article by Rana Foroohar in the Financial Times, “Strawberries tell the story of an era of disruption”: Amidst all the shifts in the global economy one of the most dynamic, important and overlooked, is technological change to farming. Driven by water concerns, Read more…