Editors & Contributors

Rona Fried, Ph.D., Editor of Progressive Investor, is the CEO and founder of SustainableBusiness.com. She is known for her wide-ranging, deep knowledge of all aspects of business and the environment. She holds a Ph.D. in Social/ Organizational Psychology and was a practicing management consultant for a dozen years before changing careers to work for the environment full time. Since then, she has owned several green businesses before starting SustainableBusiness.com at the dawn of the Internet in 1996. In addition to producing Progressive Investor each month, she writes and speaks widely on green investing and green business. She writes an "Investing in Clean Energy" column for Solar Today Magazine and serves on the Board of ECO, the WilderHill Clean Energy Index.

SustainableBusiness.com has been online for 11 years and is the most visited, trusted source on environment and business on the Internet. By reporting on the latest developments and trends of all sustainable business sectors worldwide, the site offers visitors a unique lens to view the field as a whole: clean energy, green building, green investing, organic products, climate change and all subjects that impact sustainability.

We provide daily Sustainable Business and Investor News, and run the only sustainable business job service, Green Dream Jobs. We have been publishing Progressive Investor for six years.

Contributors

We interview many green-oriented investment analysts to produce Progressive Investor, but this is the l group we work with on an on-going basis:

Cannacord Adams

Cannacord Adams is an institutional investment bank focused on emerging growth companies in the technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. The Energy Technology Team covers growth businesses from distributed generation to next generation vehicles. Technologies include: distributed renewable energy; energy storage & power quality/reliability; transportation; advanced enabling materials and advanced utility technologies.

Better Food & Nutrition research identifies and analyzes the fastest growing segments of the specialty food and nutrition industries. The focus is on food manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants in the expanding segments of natural/organic, functional/nutritional, ethnic, convenience, and gourmet foods. Better Living correspond to major ways people spend leisure time. www.canaccordadams.com

Ardour Capital Investments, LLC

Ardour Capital Investments, LLC is a NASD registered broker/dealer that provides a wide range of financial services for both public and private growth companies.

Ardour provides research services on the Energy Technology/Alternative Power sector, publishing in-depth equity research reports, quarterly updates, including updated models and opinions on company performance results, and time sensitive morning commentary on notable company events. Ardour provides institutional investors that specialize in small capitalization growth companies an independent brand of research not traditionally found within the securities industry. www.ardourcapital.com

New Power Fund

The New Power Fund is a green stock portfolio which holds at least 50% renewable energy stocks. Sam Jones, President of All Season Financial Advisors, The Fund is manages the Fund. All Season is a fee-only independent asset management firm based in Denver, CO. His firm has offered socially responsible investments since 1994 and has specifically focused on renewable energy since 2004.

All Season has been a registered investment advisor since 1984 and currently manages $120 million assets for individual investors. Sam Jones is a past president of the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM), serves on the board of Partnership for Sustainability, and is a member of the Solutions Council for the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has been quoted in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Investment News, Financial Advisor and The Denver Post, as well as participated in local investment panels as an expert in technical analysis. www.newpowerfund.com

Reynders McVeigh Capital Management

This investment management firm has recently been launched by principals with a long history in socially responsible investing. The firm currently advises on about $4 billion in assets and is dedicated to working closely with clients to help them meet their financial and social goals. The firm specializes in sustainable investments in companies of all sizes throughout the world. A cornerstone of their philosophy is low fees, never charging over 0.75% of assets. www.ReyndersMcVeigh.com

Winslow Management Company

Winslow Management Company, a division of Adams, Harkness & Hill, is a growth-oriented asset manager seeking above-average performance and capital appreciation through environmentally effective investing. For its investments, Winslow selects companies that take advantage of environmental opportunities and avoid environmental liabilities, believing that such companies enjoy competitive advantages. In its individually managed accounts and its publicly traded mutual fund, The Winslow Green Growth Fund , the team targets small and medium capitalization stocks with the greatest potential to double in 12-18 months. Winslow's investments are focused in four primary sectors: alternative and renewable energy, healthcare, technology, and healthy living. www.winslowgreen.com