Adasina’s Social Justice Investment Criteria

“Some of the most rigorous [investment criteria] we’ve seen.”
– The New York Times

Created in partnership with social justice organizations and comprising nearly 90 total screens, Adasina’s Social Justice Investment Criteria is a data-driven set of standards designed to support the wellbeing of humanity, the planet, and living systems.

The criteria guides our investment and impact strategies in our aim to advance progressive movements for change at the scale of public markets. The chart below illustrates the scope and depth of our approach and includes a representative sample of our investment screens.

SEEK

ADVANCE

Focus

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS

RACIAL JUSTICE

ADVANCE:
Liberation &
Self Determination

FOCUS:
Decarceration

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Prison Financing
  • Prison Labor
  • Bail Bonds
  • Family & Youth Detention
  • Deportations & Transportation

FOCUS:
Borders & Immigrant Rights

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Immigrant Surveillance

FOCUS:
Occupations

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Settlement Industry
  • Walls & Checkpoints

FOCUS:
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
  • Desecration of Sacred Places

FOCUS:
Local Communities’ Rights

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Violations of Local Communities’ Rights

ADVANCE:
Racial Equity

FOCUS:
Civil & Voting Rights

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Anti-Civil & Voting Rights Political Contributions

FOCUS:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Equal Employment Opportunity

Gender JUSTICE

ADVANCE:
Safe & Equitable
Workplaces

FOCUS:
Board Representation

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Women on Boards of Directors

FOCUS:
LGBTQ+ Inclusion

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • LGBTQ+ Equal Employment Opportunity

FOCUS:
Sexual Harassment

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Sexual Harassment Policies

ADVANCE:
Bodily Autonomy

FOCUS:
Reproductive Rights

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Anti-Reproductive Rights Political Contributions

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

ADVANCE:
Fair Labor

FOCUS:
Forced Labor & Child Labor

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Forced Labor Policies

FOCUS:
Working Conditions

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Workplace Safety Incidents

FOCUS:
Living Equitable Wages

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Subminimum Wages
  • Excessive Executive Compensation

ADVANCE:
Fair Lending

FOCUS:
Predatory Lending

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • For-Profit Colleges

ADVANCE:
Consumer & Public Protections

FOCUS:
Customer Impact

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Product Safety

FOCUS:
Data Governance

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Data Privacy & Security

CLIMATE JUSTICE

ADVANCE:
Climate Change Mitigation

FOCUS:
Fossil Fuels

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Conventional Energy Producers
  • Fossil Fuel Funding

FOCUS:
Emissions & Energy Usage

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Greenhouse Gas Scope 1 Emissions
  • Greenhouse Gas Scope 2 Emissions

ADVANCE:
Environmental Protections

FOCUS:
Responsible Sourcing

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Mining & Metals Industry
  • Forest Commodity Producers

FOCUS:
Pollution

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Hazardous Materials Spills
  • Air Pollution

ADVANCE:
Healthy Food Systems

FOCUS:
Extractive Agriculture

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Meat Processing & Industrial Livestock
  • Agrochemicals & Fertilizers

Movement Aligned

ADVANCE:
Human Safety

FOCUS:
Weapons & Firearms

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Gun Manufacturers

FOCUS:
Tobacco

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Tobacco Producers

ADVANCE:
Animal Welfare

FOCUS:
Humane Animal Treatment

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Animal Welfare

ADVANCE:
Corporate Citizenship

FOCUS:
Corporate Governance

SAMPLE INVESTMENT SCREENS:

  • Shareholder Rights
Created in partnership with social justice organizations and comprising nearly 90 total screens, Adasina’s Social Justice Investment Criteria is a data-driven set of standards designed to support the wellbeing of humanity, the planet, and living systems.
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