The Tobacco Free Portfolios team sends our warmest holiday wishes to our partners, supporters, colleagues and the broader sustainable finance and health communities. Our world can seem divided at times. The markets go up and down. But one thing remains constant – we all want to be healthy – and being tobacco-free is essential to…
October 2024 Newsletter
The Tobacco Free Portfolios team was busy in New York during climate week. Bronwyn and Rebecca were delighted to join musician and climate champion, AY Young, on stage in Times Square to raise awareness of tobacco’s terrible impact on public health and the environment. AY was performing his 958th concert as part of his renewable-energy…
June 2024 Newsletter
Tobacco Free Portfolios was proud to host an exclusive rooftop event to celebrate World No Tobacco Day in London. We welcomed a host of finance leaders who joined us to discuss the benefits of tobacco-free finance. Back in the USA, our US Director – Rebecca Brown – was invited to give a keynote speech at…
The Future of Net Zero is Tobacco Free – Rebecca Brown, ClimaTech 2024
Watch Rebecca Brown, USA Director, present her Future Talk “The Future of Net Zero is Tobacco Free”, at ClimaTech 2024.
March 2024 Newsletter
Happy Year of the Dragon! Welcome to Tobacco Free Portfolios’ refreshed newsletter format – the first for 2024 – we hope your year has been off to a terrific start. Our small but mighty team has hit the ground running. Rebecca enjoyed catching up with our colleagues in sustainable finance at the IFRS Symposium in…
World No Tobacco Day 2023: We need food, not tobacco, in an age of mega threats
The theme for this year’s World No Tobacco Day, “We need food, not tobacco,” to be commemorated on May 31, is apt given the rising food insecurity around the world. It aims to raise awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers.
World No Tobacco Day 2023
A message from Tobacco Free Portfolios Founder & CEO, Dr Bronwyn King on World No Tobacco Day 2023.
May 2023 Newsletter
2023 has been a busy year so far for the Tobacco Free Portfolios team! We welcome the action of governments around the globe who are trying to reduce the impact of tobacco, not just on people but also the planet. The Dutch government is leading a push for the EU to consider banning cigarette filters…
YourStake, Your Story with Tobacco Free Portfolios: Earth Day Special
Join co-founder Gabe Rissman and Rebecca Brown of Tobacco Free Portfolios as they discuss how Financial Advisors can join the movement to tobacco-free finance.
Tobacco Use, “Deaths of Despair”, and Widening Inequality in Life Expectancy in the United States
There is substantial concern in the United States (U.S.) today about growing income inequality and the dramatic increase in life expectancy inequality. As discussed below, tobacco use plays an important role in these disparities.