Great Sustainable Stocks and Funds for 2024 Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By!

Ron Robins, MBA
Transcript & Links, Episode 123, February 9, 2024
Hello, Ron Robins here. So, welcome to this podcast episode 123 titled “Great Sustainable Stocks and Funds for 2024.” It’s presented by Investing for the Soul. Investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing mentoring, news, commentary, information, and resources. And look at my newly revised website at investingforthesoul.com! Tell me what you think.
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Additionally, quotes about individual companies are brief. Please go to this podcast's webpage for links to the actual articles for more company and stock information. Also, some companies might be covered more than once and there are also 13 article links below that time didn’t allow me to review them here.
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Top 10: ESG Stocks to Consider in 2024
I’m beginning this episode with an article titled Top 10: ESG Stocks to Consider in 2024. It’s by Kate Birch and found on sustainabilitymag.com. Here are a few quotes by Ms. Birch on each of her picks.
“1. Nvidia
MSCI Rating: AAA
The microchip megastar is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom… The company has built what looks like an unassailable lead in the AI race, accounting for more than 70% of AI chip sales and widely recognised as the best, not just the biggest…
MSCI finds that Nvidia – when the chips are down – could do better when it comes to corporate governance.
2. Microsoft
MSCI Rating: AAA
Microsoft is another tech giant… getting high on AI. Savvy investment in ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI has put Microsoft in pole position… Microsoft is working toward 100% renewable energy by 2025, carbon negative by 2030, and has famously set out to offset all historical carbon emissions since it was formed in 1975 by 2050.
3. Best Buy
MSCI Rating: AAA
The tech retail giant which has more than 1,000 stores in the US and Canada… The company has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2040 and has already reduced carbon emissions by two thirds since 2009. 
Barron’s has named Best Buy in the 100 Most Sustainable US Companies for six years running, this year taking 7th position.
4​​​​​​​. Adobe
MSCI Rating: AAA
An industry standard software for the creative industries – from design to video editing… The company has set a goal of sourcing 100% renewable energy by 2035.
5. Intuit
MSCI Rating: AAA
Intuit… has been praised by MSCI for its corporate governance, human capital development, and carbon emissions.
You’ve probably heard of Intuit thanks to its accounting software QuickBooks, and it’s the company behind Mailchimp and Credit Karma too. 
6. Idexx
MSCI Rating: AAA
Most well known as a company that helps pets live longer, healthier lives via diagnostics and tech innovations, Idexx products help ensure the safety of milk and water around the world – for humans too. 
Listed in the S&P 500, Idexx employs 11,000 people and has customers in more than 175 countries and territories.
7. Lam Research
MSCI Rating: AAA
Lam makes equipment that makes the semiconductors we all rely on, and business is booming. 
Lam is adopting sustainability across its organisation as it aims to reach net zero by 2050 and use 100% renewable energy by 2030. 
8. Salesforce
MSCI Rating: AA
Everyone has surely heard of Salesforce – the cloud-based software that handles cus