Impact Investing is designed to deliver an attractive ROI for stakeholders, as well as create the additional benefit of lasting impact, which resonates well with consumers and investment funds.

Environmental, social, and governance criteria, or ESG, is a framework companies use to evaluate their sustainability.

Environmental factors look at the conservation of the natural world, social factors examine how a company treats people both inside and outside the company and governance factors consider how a company is run.

Environmental

• Carbon emissions

• Air and water pollution

• Deforestation

• Green energy initiatives

• Waste management

• Water usage

Social

• Employee gender and diversity

• Data security

• Customer satisfaction

• Company sexual harassment policies

• Human rights at home and abroad

Governance

• Diversity of board members

• Political contributions

• Executive pay

• Large-scale lawsuits

• Internal corruption

• Lobbying

Impact Investing is designed to create attractive returns for stakeholders, and also create a lasting benefit, or impact.

Aside from having a more sustainable investment portfolio, impact investing has other compelling benefits including an increase in consumer awareness, the potential for higher returns, the potential for significant tax credits, and an overall increase in goodwill.

In today’s marketplace, many brands can monetize this goodwill to become more coveted by retailers. Consumers see more value and are willing to pay some premium for sustainably sourced goods - creating a potential “chain of profitability” that benefits all involved, including workers, consumers, and shareholders.

Green Bonds work like regular bonds with one key difference: the money raised from investors is used exclusively to finance projects that have a positive environmental impact, such as sustainable farming, projects with positive social impact, and green developments.

Some Green Bonds also have a convertible component, where at maturity they can be cashed out, or converted to equity into the project, usually with a preferred premium added.

With companies around the world stepping up their efforts to increase sustainability, the market for "green investing" is booming.

Goldenberry Farms adheres to guidelines called “the Green Bond Principles,” which have been endorsed by the International Capital Market Association to help bring transparency to the market.