OpenInvest Launches #WithRefugees Impact Investment Screen

The United Nations reports that refugee displacements are at its highest levels on record. A staggering one-in-every 113 people on the planet is now forcibly displaced, and 34,000 more join their ranks every day.¹ Millions have fled from war-torn Syria, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq, among other countries. While some governments have welcomed refugees, other governments, including the United States, are pulling back from refugee aid. OpenInvest launched the #WithRefugees Impact Investment Screen to empower corporate America and individual investors to help tackle this unprecedented disaster through shareholder activism.

"We launched the #WithRefugees Impact Investment Screen because the private sector must step up to help combat this unprecedented humanitarian disaster. Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. As public investors, we are incredibly empowered to send a message that human rights is good business, we support moral leadership, and other global giants should follow their example," said Joshua Levin, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenInvest. "On a personal level, this provides an easy tool for individual investors who feel they can benefit from tilting towards companies with the vision, foresight and values to help attract new sources of talent and forge a better world."

Supporting refugees can also be good business. Companies have found skilled talent and helped reduce turnover through their hiring commitments. For example, Starbucks has committed to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years. Chipotle pro-actively recruits refugees through the IRC (International Rescue Committee), who are more than 7x more likely to be qualified and hired than typical applicants. Additionally, companies such as H&M, Goldman Sachs, Google, and TripAdvisor, have pledged millions of dollars towards refugee aid.

To use the tool, users simply click on the #WithRefugees Screen and select companies they'd like to invest in from a curated list. The new screen marks OpenInvest's 10^th screen on the platform. Other screens include: climate change, fossil fuels, weapons manufacturers, gender equality, LGBTQ workplace treatment, deforestation, tobacco, companies funding the Dakota Access Pipeline, and companies supporting President Trump.

Data for the #WithRefugees Impact Investment screen was collected from the Obama White House's 2016 "Call to Action" commitments, company and NGO websites, public filings, media, and discussions with leading refugee relief organizations.

For more information about the #WithRefugees Impact Investment Screen, visit https://www.openinvest.co/openinvest-launches-withrefugees-impact-investment-screen/

About OpenInvest
OpenInvest is the future of investing – one that is honest, personalized, and empowering. The company was founded by a unique a combination of finance and nonprofit leaders who want to make the world a better place. They realized that when it comes to investing, most people are disempowered  – forced to finance corporate practices which they may detest (e.g. climate change denial, weapons production, discrimination, and deforestation, to name a few), while actually overpaying in fees! OpenInvest changes all this. We're a Public Benefit Corporation, committed to total transparency, incubated in Y Combinator, and backed by Andreessen Horowitz. We use proprietary technology to empower your values, and let you take action, while your investments always stay diversified and broadly tracking the performance of the market. To get started, visit openinvest.co and sign up for a new account. Follow OpenInvest on Facebook and Twitter.

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¹ http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html

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