Look what we ran across! It’s great to hear Terry Mollner — co-Founder of Calvert Fund and Board Member at Ben and Jerry’s — talk about how and why he believes HIP Investor is a game changer in the investment world!

CNBC.com’s Trevor Curwin interviews HIP about managing the pollution associated with carbon and greenhouse gasses, upcoming carbon legislation and competitive positioning across industries – and how it will affect investor portfolios.

“With carbon cap-and-trade legislation before Congress and increasing pressure from shareholders, US companies know they’ll have to deal with their greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon footprint, and many are jumping the gun to change their carbon liability into an asset.

“The best-managed companies are evaluating their carbon footprint,” says R. Paul Herman, founder and CEO of HIP Investor Inc., a Californian investment advisory firm that has created two sustainability indexes tracking the S&P 100 and S&P 500 constituent companies. “And they’re managing it lower to save energy and costs, reduce their future volatility of materials costs, mitigate potential environmental liabilities, and create new competitive advantages.”

Getting a handle on these emissions, however, takes work. …

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HIP Commentary in Sustainable Industries

“Cleantech Grows In the Investor Community”

Where are the opportunities for an investor seeking “clean-tech” innovations? They may already be in an investor’s portfolio today – including GE, Honeywell, and Caterpillar.  These and other S&P 500 companies are generating top-line revenue from products that are more efficient in energy, water and waste.  Many of these products are also profitable, generating shareholder value.

Read HIP CEO R. Paul Herman’s commentary in Sustainable Industries magazine and learn how S&P 500 companies are becoming more HIP (Human Impact + Profit) and portfolio choices for investors.

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How does LifeCycle Analysis (LCA) benefit corporations and investors? Read Rahilla Zafar’s feature in INSEAD Knowledge, the magazine of the leading European business school.

HIP’s CEO R. Paul Herman explains how LCA thinking and analysis could have helped General Motors and AIG avoid some of the gripping issues both face today.

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January/February 2009:  ”MICROFINANCE INSIGHTS” MAGAZINE 

HIP HIGHLIGHTS 3 WAYS TO GROW REVENUE FOR CORPORATES PARTNERING WITH MICROFINANCE GROUPS (MFI’S)

By R. Paul Herman and Tom Willis of HIP Investor Inc.

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have a large customer base of 100 million reliable entrepreneurs seeking to build the health and wealth of their family. These citizens also desire a cleaner environment and equal opportunities. By comparison, the 50 largest global companies comprise about 20 million workers. For forward-thinking MNCs partnerships with MFIs offer the opportunity to meet these “human needs” by generating both positive “human impact + profit” – or what we call “HIP”.

How does a Corporation Become More HIP ?  By partnering with MFIs (microfinance institutions), there are three ways to be HIP: generating results for the top-line and bottom-line, as well as society:

1.  Encourage products that make money for micro-entrepreneurs too.

2. Tap micro-entrepreneurs to be leaders of sales networks.

3. Collect information about group demand – and purchasing power.

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HOW TO BUILD PROFIT – AND HUMAN IMPACT