“Clients want the transparency to follow their dollars all the way to the end use,” says Wolf. “We’re doing the hard legwork to identify bonds that provide the same economic returns, but also provide tangible impact benefits by funding the types of projects our clients want their wealth to support.”
Sectors where BSW has helped clients invest capital include community development and economic revitalization, social enterprise, green technology, renewable energy, sustainable buildings, farmland and timberland. One of the firm’s major direct real estate investments is the LG&E Center, which in 2010 was named the most energy efficient building in Louisville, Ky.