Just Investing

About Just Investing

Do you hope for a more just and sustainable world – and wonder what you can do to make a difference? On "Just Investing," Adam Sank, Matthew Illian and their guests tackle the big questions in the world of responsible investing. Tune in to every episode to learn how your investment portfolio can finance a more just and sustainable future. Visit www.ucfunds.org

Publisher

United Church Funds

Category

business · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Sept 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 26 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Coffee Clash: UCF Co-Files Shareholder Resolution with Starbucks

   United Church Funds' President, The Rev. Dr. Laura Everett, discusses a shareholder resolution urging Starbucks to separate its Board Chair and CEO roles, highlighting corporate governance and workers' rights.

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   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   SEC Shareholder Shakeup: What it Means for Responsible Investors

   Host [Host Name] interviews SEC official [Guest Name] about proposed shareholder resolution changes and their impact on responsible investors.

3. 

   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Data Center Backlash: How Communities Are Pushing Back

   Danny Caine of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance discusses community resistance to data centers, offering insights into local activism and corporate accountability.

Inside a recent episode

Coffee Clash: UCF Co-Files Shareholder Resolution with Starbucks

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So this really gets to this broader conversation around how responsive boards are to their shareholders. Allowing the CEO to be chair of the board can give too much influence over a board, which is ultimately responsible to oversee management. Yes, and I'm reading in the resolution that 60% of S&P 500 companies already separate the two roles, which makes Starbucks something of an outlier among its large-cap peers, right? Yeah, that's right. I mean, typically, like I said, investors like to see separation. Now, there are times that investors are willing to support a combined structure as long as the company is performing well. […]

Who has been a guest on Just Investing

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Danny Caine
• Andrew Russell
• Darrell Goodwin
• Jenna Nicholas
• Timothy Smith

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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