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Sustainable and
Responsible Investing
Investing in a new era of increased regulation, resource scarcity
and activist consumers.
Registered Investment Advisors
Atlanta, Georgia
Sustainable and Responsible Investing (SRI)
SRI is much more than some green-washed, esoteric investment philosophy.
By integrating financial and sustainability analysis, SRI identifies well-managed companies who generate superior long term financial returns. The SRI philosophy:
Recognizes that corporate responsibility and society’s concerns are valid parts of investment decisions.
Demonstrates that companies who successfully manage environmental, social and governance issues are more likely to provide superior financial returns to shareholders.
Encourages corporations to improve their practices on ESG matters, reducing the risk that these issues will harm company performance in the future.
Environmental issues: Corporate Governance:
Board independence and composition
Political contributions with corporate funds
Executive compensation
Accounting standards
Bribery and corruption
Carbon emissions and climate change regulation
Rising costs of water scarcity
Pollution penalties or litigation
Energy consumption
Social and Labor Issues:
Outsourced labor conditions
Community involvement
Human and worker’s rights
Product access for underprivileged populations
What are the key ESG investing issues?
Labor and Social Issues
Corporate Governance
How a company deals with environmental and social issues can:
Enhance brand values Decrease risks to profitability
Improve employee retention Attract new customers or shareholders
Lower its cost of capital Open new product opportunities
An SRI strategy is a completely customized solution. By integrating two investment disciplines, your portfolio is ultimately the intersection of:
Attractive financial attributes
Sustainable corporate policies
Your personal values, causes and objectives
Financial
Personal Sustainable
We can integrate SRI into a full range of investment, trust and financial advisory services.
Boardwalk has partnered with some of the
industry’s top service providers to bring
institutional quality resources and solutions
to our clients:
Trust advisory and management
Full open architecture solutions
Social impact investment partnerships
401(k) plan design and management
Educational funding
Retirement planning
Legacy and Philanthropic Management
Complex financing solutions
Family office services
How Boardwalk Capital help you
We implement these strategies with individual securities, top-ranked mutual funds, low cost
exchange traded funds (ETFs) and SRI-focused separate accounts, managed by third party
investment firms. Accredited investors (those who meet certain new worth or income levels)
can take this a step further, through investments in “triple bottom line” private equity, real estate,
lending and other types of impact investment partnerships.
With this combination of investment options, we can tailor a program to meet each client’s
specific needs.
Environmental, Social and Governance (or ESG) factors have taken on increasing importance in recent years. Both company managements and shareholders have seen the impact of these issues on share prices and on profitability. Companies that fail to understand and address the competitive and regulatory effects of these issues present higher levels of risk for investors. Despite the obvious signs, too few investors are heeding the warning to more fully understand the companies that they own.
How well a firm handles these issues reflects the character of that company and its management team. Leadership in these areas has helped companies such as Nike, Coca-Cola and Tiffany & Co. to create a sustainable competitive advantage, further building “their brand” and enhancing shareholder value.
Why should I care about SRI? In a word: RISK
Enhance your retirement security with personalized advice and counsel.
The five elements of your SRI Portfolio
The sustainable core portfolio Begins with research
With a mix of global alliances and internal research,
Boardwalk Capital created a family of Global
Sustainability Indexes. These indexes were designed
to give investors a choice of sustainable investment
solutions that could serve as the “core” of their asset
allocation.
From this same research comes the Global
Sustainability Leaders portfolio – 40 multi-national
companies who exhibit true best-of-class performance
on environmental, social and corporate governance
issues. Portfolio construction policies help to manage
risk by forcing industry and security diversification.
Variations on this process include Fossil Fuel-Free
Equity, US-only Sustainability Leaders and the Global
100 Sustainability Index.
The supporting roles: Carefully selected external managers
Boardwalk has partnered with a diverse group of
investment advisors who have proven skills in
Sustainable Investing. Many of these specialist firms
work primarily for institutional investors. Their
minimum account sizes, therefore, are often in excess
of $5 million. Our affiliation with allows
us to offer the services of these boutique firms with
minimum accounts of as little as $100,000.
The niche players Thematic funds and ETF’s
Boardwalk has searched through thousands of funds
and ETFs to find those with unique strategies, solid
performance, and a commitment to sustainable
investing. These vehicles provide important
diversification into attractive market segments.
Gabelli Green SRI
The Impact Investments Partnerships for social impact and financial return
For accredited investors, opportunities abound in “Triple
Bottom Line” partnerships. Whether investing in
microlending, brownfield real estate remediation,
organic farmland conversion, renewable energy or clean
technology – conventional asset classes become social
impact vehicles that earn financial returns.
Bringing it all together: Asset allocation and customization Of course, equities are not the only investment in a diversified portfolio. Asset allocation is customized to each client’s risk tolerance.
Portfolios can also be
tailored to meet each
client’s values criteria
and for exclusion of
controversial industries.
Equities US/Non-US/Emerging
Large/Mid/Small/Micro Real Estate
Fixed Income Muni/Taxable
Investment grade/high yield
Commodities
Triple Bottom Line Partnerships Renewable Energy
Exclusion Categories Tobacco
Alcoholic Beverages
Munitions
Nuclear Power
Animal Testing
Gambling
Adult Entertainment
Other
Alternative investments are for accredited investors who meet certain net worth and/or income criteria.
Global Sustainability Leaders (Top Holdings)
Starbucks Inc. USA
International Bus Mach USA
SAP Germany
BHP Billiton Australia
Nestle SA Switzerland
UPS USA
HSBC Holdings PLC UK
Google Inc. USA
Procter and Gamble Co. USA
Novartis AG Switzerland
About Boardwalk Capital Management
Formed in 2009, Boardwalk Capital Management is a relatively new, yet highly
experienced Registered Investment Advisory firm. For more than 20 years, our
professionals have served as trusted partners to individuals, families and
institutions. We have provided wealth management guidance and solutions based
on a thorough understanding of each client’s particular situation and goals.
As a boutique firm, we can provide a level of
personal service and customized management that
is seldom achieved by large institutions. We assist
our clients with issues as diverse as debt financing,
estate and financial planning, 401k plans and other
investment issues. We are a resource, first and
foremost.
Our approach to investment management is unique.
Most firms charge a higher fee for riskier investment
vehicles than they do for more stable ones.
Unfortunately, the typical advisor’s financial
incentive is to retain a higher allocation to risky
assets. Our balanced fee structure is designed to
remove “revenue” from investment decisions. Our
advice is always objective with no biases. Period.
Our investment philosophy is summed up in two
words: Common Sense. Consistent across all
of our investment and advisory programs is a
commitment to:
Sustainable investment principles
Consistent risk management
Broad diversification
Disciplined rebalancing
Transparent fees
We have no products to push or commissions to
generate. Our only incentives are those that
help us to retain you as a satisfied client.
1275 East Rock Springs Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
Phone: 404 343 2026
Fax: 866 923 4249
Email: [email protected]
http://www.boardwalkcm.com
B. Scott Sadler, CFA, President, Chief Investment Officer (Atlanta, GA) 25+ years investment experience. Wachovia Funds, Bank of America Capital, Goldman Sachs. Founded Wachovia’s first international mutual fund. Top quartile track record. Wealth management counsel to prominent families, companies, athletes and entertainers. Chartered Financial Analyst.
McLloyd K. Jensen, Principal (New York, NY) The firm’s alternative investments expert. 20+ years investment management and research experience. Securities analyst and institutional representative for several global investment banks. Launched and managed own hedge fund. Major investors included the legendary Sir John Templeton.
Mary H. Sadler, Principal, Chief Operating Officer (Atlanta, GA) Responsible for the business management aspects of Boardwalk Capital Management. A lifelong advocate of responsible corporate behavior, she is the driving force behind the firm’s Sustainable Investment strategies.
Gerald J. Walsh, Principal (Charlottesville, VA) 20+ year investment veteran. Alumnus of many of the world’s most prominent investment banks. Specific emphasis on emerging markets. Built businesses for a number of successful investment advisory firms. Senior advisor and business development specialist.
The Boardwalk Team
1275 East Rock Springs Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
Phone: 404 343 2026
Fax: 866 923 4249
Email: [email protected]
http://www.boardwalkcm.com
Affiliations and Resources:
Boardwalk Capital Management adheres to the
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
An investor initiative in
partnership with UNEP FI and
the UN Global Compact
Boardwalk Capital Management
is an active member of the
Green Chamber of the South