Building a movement to get 401(k) money out of fossil fuels as founder of @oursphereorg and cutting energy use of data centers in half as cofounder of @AyarLabs
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When girls are cut off from education, the loss is not only personal. It weakens innovation, equality, and long-term development.
Read more on the insights from @RoyaMahboob of @DigitalCitizenF and @ga1ex of @oursphereorg at #SXSWEDU:
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Ayar Labs (@AyarLabs) raised $500M in Series E from @neubergerberman, ARK Invest, and Qatar Investment Authority at a $3.75B valuation. Mark Wade, Vladimir Stojanovic, Chen Sun, @ga1ex, Rajeev Ram, and Milos Popovic are building optical I/O chiplets that move data with light. AI compute now depends on photonics.
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✳️ Founder Spotlight ✳️
Meet @ga1ex, founder of @oursphereorg.
Sphere makes climate-friendly retirement savings simple and accessible, helping employers offer 401(k) options that align with a clean energy future. The Sphere 500 Fossil-Free Index tracks the Top 500 US companies by market capitalization and excludes fossil fuel companies to avoid stranded asset risk. Sphere is on the largest 401(k) platforms and helping shift trillions toward a cleaner future.
Read more here 👉 climatecap.substack.com/p/me…
We're excited to share that Sphere is now available on both the Schwab and Fidelity 401(k) platforms. Do you have a 401(k) through one of these platforms? Adding Sphere to your list of options can be as simple as sending an email to HR. Here's a template: oursphere.org/how-it-works/e…
We're on NPR's @Marketplace with @kairyssdal! Check out the episode here, or tune in on your local NPR station any day this week for excerpts: marketplace.org/episode/2025…
Thank you @tarasbernard @nytimes for this piece on how to green your investments, including with @oursphereorg. Learn how divesting from fossil fuels is not only good for the planet but also good for your returns: nytimes.com/2024/11/18/clima…
Can this please be the theme song of life moving forward? No idea how I didn’t know about it before today. open.spotify.com/track/7Mm9z…
We were on @NPR! Taking us from a coal plant in Montana to Quakers protesting Vanguard’s investments in the Mountain Valley Pipeline, this was a fantastic piece of investigative journalism. We were honored to have @oursphereorg featured as a solution. (1/2)
If you haven’t listened yet, type “Reveal” into your favorite podcast app and have a listen, or find the episode on the web here: revealnews.org/podcast/your-…
Thank you to the entire team at @reveal for shining a spotlight on this important issue. (2/2)
Excited to share: Sphere will be featured on NPR this weekend! Tune in on your local station for a deep-dive investigative journalism episode on their show called Reveal, on how Vanguard and index funds are contributing to the climate crisis, (1/3)
and how we all have the power to use our money for good while also saving responsibly for retirement. Show times for a few cities are:
- SF's KQED: Saturday, Sept 14, 4-5pm PT
- NY's WNYC: Sunday, Sept 15, 11-12am ET
- DC's WAMU: Sunday, Sept 13, 3-4pm ET
Anyone can listen (2/3)
anytime on the Reveal podcast - sign up to get an email when the episode comes out here: revealnews.org/podcast/
Google employees got over 1,000 signatures on a petition to get climate-friendly options on their 401(k). They've gotten one, and they're asking for more.
A great overview of the growing movement to get climate-friendly options in 401(k)s from
@MorningstarInc - thank you @leslienortonnyc for sharing our work: morningstar.com/sustainable-…
What's going on with the stock markets?! I posted a quick update here - let me know what you think: oursphere.org/news/the-marke…
#stockmarket #stockmarketcrash #RetirementPlanning #ClimateTech
"ESG investing, the latest incarnation of socially-responsible investing, has gotten a bad rap, and at least half of it is deserved. But one fund is trying to be authentic to this thematic form of investing." Thank you @Forbes for sharing our story: forbes.com/sites/lcarrel/202…
Employees in big tech have lost out on $5 Billion by being forced to invest in fossil fuel companies over the past 10 years. And yet, too many people still think they have to choose between investing in a climate-friendly way vs investing for good returns fossilfreefunds.org/blog/202…
Such an important conversation - and such a disappointment that fossil fuel companies will not have to report the emissions from their product, enabling asset managers to continue to label funds as climate-friendly despite investing in the companies behind climate change. (1/2)
New @SECGov #Climate Disclosure rules for U.S. business explained. A real step forward or caving in to the #ESG backlash? Listen to the new #FranklySpeaking responsible business podcast: Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7JV… Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Google podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR…
Take a listen to hear what we’re doing to get climate-safe investment options available for everyone.
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If you didn't get a chance to march, it's not too late to join the movement. We’ll be sending dispatches each week for the next few months, helping everyone get smart on how to invest in a way that’s safe for your wallet and for the planet, (4/5)
and offering coordinated actions we can all take to get our employers and financial institutions to start offering climate-friendly options. Go to retirebigoil.org to sign up.