WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impact Investment Firm, Vanderbilt Financial Group (VFG), is pleased to announce they have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. With this announcement, VFG is proud to join thousands of other companies globally committed to taking responsible business action to create the world we all want.
The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks.
"In joining the UN Global Compact, Vanderbilt is making a formal commitment to upholding and actively working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This commitment along with the transparency into our business principals through the annual reporting process is just one step that we are taking to truly be the industry’s only sustainably focused broker dealer and RIA. Our continued work with the UN in the entrepreneurial community allows us to inspire, educate and celebrate entrepreneurs who are solving the world’s greatest challenges with their businesses.” – Stephen Distante, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Vanderbilt Financial Group and UN Global Ambassador for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Vanderbilt’s CEO Stephen Distante continues to open doors and foster relationships across departments at the United Nations. His work in impact and sustainability aligns directly with the mission of the SDGs and he is committed to upholding their 2030 agenda. Stephen was recently appointed as the UN Global Ambassador for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). EO is a global organization of influential founding entrepreneurs with over 13,000 members across 175 chapters in 54 countries. As a filmmaker and Executive Producer, Stephen also recently premiered a documentary short film “Impact” on September 11, 2018 at the UN’s first Responsible Investing Conference. “Impact” (www.ImpactU.film) showcases purposeful entrepreneurship, impact investing and how the framework of the SDGs provides the tools for solving the world’s greatest challenges. Stephen believes in living a congruent life and tirelessly champions the SDGs throughout all facets of his work with Vanderbilt, EO, and his filmmaking endeavors.
About Vanderbilt Financial Group:
Vanderbilt Financial Group is an investment firm disrupting traditional finance by focusing on socially and environmentally responsible, ethical, and impactful investments. Vanderbilt is known as “The Sustainable Broker-Dealer” and RIA for their commitment to providing financial advisors and their clients with access to values-aligned investments. Headquartered in a LEED-certified Platinum building, Vanderbilt’s commitment to changing the world begins at home in our office and within our culture. Under the leadership of Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, Stephen Distante, Vanderbilt’s culture has garnered multiple awards and was most recently named “Best Places to Work on Long Island” for 2018.
As a thought leader in the impact space, Vanderbilt Financial Group is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact of the financial services industry using the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a framework. Their education platform, Impact U, provides students, advisors and investors with unique opportunities to increase their impact investing knowledge through videos, podcasts and fun interactive exercises. Vanderbilt and CEO Steve Distante recently released a documentary short film “Impact,” produced in partnership with InvestmentNews, which sheds light on how purposeful entrepreneurship and impactful investments can help improve the world’s greatest challenges. Interact with Impact U at www.ImpactU.me.
For more information on Vanderbilt Financial Group, please visit www.joinvanderbilt.com.
About the United Nations Global Compact initiative:
The United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Global Compact is a leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible corporate practices. Launched in 2000, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks. www.unglobalcompact.org
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