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By Lionella Pezza, Director of Impact Research. Originally published in GreenMoney Journal (February 2026). According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the buildings and construction sector accounts for roughly 32 percent of global energy consumption and 34 percent of global CO₂ emissions. These numbers reveal a simple truth often overlooked in the climate conversation: if … Continued
By Carole Laible, CEO, Domini Impact Investments LLC. Originally published in Kiplinger (February 2026). What’s in Your Portfolio? Most people own mutual funds in their retirement accounts, through which they typically invest in stocks and bonds. Your account dashboard probably abstracts these investments into a performance graph and a target number, but that hardly tells … Continued
Excerpted the Fourth Quarter 2025 Impact Update At Domini, we recognize the financial and systemic risks associated with climate change and nature loss, as well as the opportunities that come with their protection and resilience. Human rights defenders (HRDs) play an important role in upholding human rights and environmental standards by bringing attention to impacts … Continued
Increasingly, investors are looking beyond risk identification to evaluate whether companies have effective systems to prevent, address, and remediate harm.
We are proud to share the results from our 2025 PRI Assessment Report, which reconfirm Domini’s position as a leader in sustainable, responsible and impact investing. This year we received 5 stars in all applicable reporting modules, scoring well above the PRI peer median in each of the 7 modules completed. This includes 5 stars … Continued
As a global community, climate change presents an unprecedented challenge with enormous and widespread environmental, social, and economic impacts.
On October 23, 2025, Domini’s Founder and Chair, Amy Domini, received the ICCR Legacy Award alongside Reverend Séamus Finn at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s annual gathering in New York City. The award recognizes individuals whose work has established a lasting foundation for investor action on social and environmental issues. The presentation included introductory … Continued
This webinar explored the issue of land-use change and degradation, highlighting the risks and dependencies it created for companies in the food and agriculture sector.
Around the world, communities are already feeling the impact of rising global temperatures in the form of intense heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and other extreme weather events. The urgency to act is more apparent than ever; yet the path and pace of global climate action seem increasingly uncertain amid shifting policy dynamics and priorities. As … Continued
In recognition of the urgent and systemic risks that climate change poses to both society and the financial markets, Domini has adopted the below Investment Policy Statement on Climate Change, along with an implementation framework. As highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the pace and scale of climate action remain insufficient, and every … Continued
Excerpted from the Domini Funds 2024 Impact Report Creating Transparency and Establishing Accountability Corporate supply chains often consist of multiple tiers of suppliers between the raw-material level and final product, often spanning numerous countries and continents. Within these complex supply chains, there are often many opportunities for human rights abuses to occur. When we began … Continued
By Lionella Pezza, Director of Impact Research and Mary Beth Gallagher, Director of Engagement. Excerpted from Second Quarter 2025 Impact Update. Universal human dignity is one of the fundamental goals of our Impact Investment Standards, and we believe supporting access to essential products and services—especially for vulnerable segments of the population—is crucial to achieving that goal. … Continued
