SCOTT MACKEY Vice President, Responsible Investment Strategy Specialist Calvert Research & Management "ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL/GOVERNANCE: RESPONSIBLE INVESTING" ESG (environmental-social-governance) investing involves investing in companies that provide positive leadership in areas that are material to improving societal outcomes. Some areas of impact include: Climate change Sustainability Diversity Human rights Corporate governance. When dealing ... Read more
First a brief FREP membership meeting, then the special program: Wild Good Chase and Other Methods of Dealing With Pests Vanessa A. Williams Animal Behaviorist / Research Program Director, Wild Goose Chase, Inc. Wild Goose Chase Inc. will present about the work they do with FVPD. Their main techniques involve using trained canines to patrol ... Read more
Citizen scientists take photos (with a camera or smart phone) of bees they’ve found and send them to the Bee Blitz website, where in turn they are sent to the University of IL to gather species counts. Chris Kious, a local entomologist, will lead the event. Wanted: Chris is looking for volunteers who would like ... Read more