Hundreds of private and public sector leaders are mobilizing around a unified message to policymakers: Protect the Freedom to Invest.
Protect the Freedom to Invest Responsibly
Building profitable companies and investment portfolios that ensure long-term shareholder value demands an analysis of all major financial risks and opportunities. Freedom to Invest rallies leaders from across sectors of the economy to remind policymakers that the economy will be stronger and more resilient if investors can make their own investment decisions and engage companies directly about relevant financial issues.
The Economic Impacts
Legislative bans on responsible investing have faltered due to the economic impacts of such policies and growing wariness about government interference in business decisions. If enacted, these policies could expose retirement beneficiaries to unnecessary risk, cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and place unreasonable burdens on financial institutions and companies.
Growing Support
What Leaders Are Saying
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Carlos Curbelo
Former U.S. Congressman (FL)
If we want America to continue leading the world in innovation and economic growth, our companies must have the freedom to invest responsibly and account for climate risk.
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Kirsty Jenkinson
CalSTRS
To ask us to ignore pervasive risks such as the market disruptions caused by climate change and to ignore investment opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy is asking us to stop doing our jobs.
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Pat Harrigan
U.S. Rep., North Carolina's 10th Congressional District
When government starts telling investors what risks they can and cannot consider, it does not protect the market, it distorts it.
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Colleen Davis
Delaware State Treasurer
The truth is that growing numbers of mainstream investors and companies consider the effects of climate change in their decision making because it is just smart business.
Join leading voices to protect investment freedom and shareholder rights
Tell policymakers that investors and companies should have the freedom to make their own decisions and communicate directly with each other about relevant financial issues.
