Investing IN Change

A trading app bets on sustainable investing

Episode Summary

ESG Out Loud US talks with the founder of a new retail trading app, Fennel, which incorporates ESG data. Company CEO Daniel Naim says that proxy voting, sustainability and shareholder engagement will pull more people into the investing world. Naim talks about how he made a major career trajectory change, leaving a physics Ph.D. program to start the broker-dealer Fennel Financials as well as Fennel Markets, which includes the new trading app. Emile and Paul also discuss the Department of Labor’s final rule for ESG in retirement plans, and they catch up with ESG Clarity’s own Natasha Turner about her coverage of COP27.

Episode Notes

ESG Out Loud US talks with the founder of a new retail trading app, Fennel, which incorporates ESG data. Company CEO Daniel Naim says that proxy voting, sustainability and shareholder engagement will pull more people into the investing world. Naim talks about how he made a major career trajectory change, leaving a physics PhD program to start the broker-dealer Fennel Financials as well as Fennel Markets, which includes the new trading app.

Emile and Paul also discuss the Department of Labor’s final rule for ESG in retirement plans, and they catch up with ESG Clarity’s own Natasha Turner about her coverage of COP27.