Light Green Advisors: Environmental Asset Management

Light Green Advisors (LGA) is a Seattle-based asset management firm that specializes in environmental sustainability investing. LGA investing strategy is based on the principle that profitable corporate financial performance correlates with superior corporate environmental management.

Unique among ‘green’ asset managers, LGA employs a proprietary quantitative model that evaluates company-specific environmental programs. This approach identifies companies in every major industry sector that have measurable environmental competitive advantages, and corresponding financial advantages.

These ‘best-in-class’ performers, by industry sector, are the foundation of LGA investment portfolios. In addition, companies that are poised to meet emerging environmental challenges -- such as climate change -- with quantitatively measurable results are also candidates for LGA investment portfolios.

LGA clients include pension funds, foundations, endowments, trusts, and qualified high net-worth individuals. LGA signature products include the Eco*Index™ and the Eco Performance Portfolio™. Further information on the LGA investment approach can be found in the Best-of-class Investing section. We invite you to explore our website, and contact us with inquiries and feedback.

CALSTRS SELECTS LGA AS SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENT MANAGER

Light Green Advisors has been selected by the California State Teachers Retirement Systems (CalSTRS) as one of six asset managers under its innovative Sustainable Asset Manager program. The CalSTRS program emerged from California’s groundbreaking Green Wave Initiative (GWI), an initiative designed to place $1.5 billion of state-controlled assets in environmentally-responsible investments. GWI, launched in 2004, is the first large-scale

public-sector sustainability investing initiative in the U.S. -- and its equity investing component is based in part on key LGA research that demonstrates the correlation between superior corporate environmental management and profitable corporate financial indicators. In its inaugural round of allocations in April, CalSTRS placed $50 million under joint Light Greeen Advisors/ Rhumbline Advisors management. *

* The criteria for inclusion on a list of LGA clients is the status of a pension plan sponsor with over $1 billion in assets. It is not known whether the listed client approves or disapproves of the adviser or the advisory service provided."

LGA ADOPTS UN PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
Light Green Advisors has formally adopted the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. LGA assets are now included	in the more than $10 trillion managed under Principles guidelines (LGA adoption letter).