Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives
Our thoughts on changing the banking system for good and building the new economy
Racial Justice
New Lender Pilot Program to Address Racial Discrimination in Underwriting
Beneficial State Foundation
June 28, 2023
Bank Accountability
The financial services industry must address climate change as insurers pull back in California
Beneficial State Foundation
June 9, 2023
Racial Justice
Learning about the history of race in banking
Beneficial State Foundation
March 7, 2023
Financial Reform
2022: Five milestones in banking for a better future
Beneficial State Foundation
December 16, 2022
Racial Justice
Underwriting for Racial Justice Meetings
October 20, 2022
Bank Accountability
Beneficial State Foundation Introduces Equitable Bank Standards that Give Banks Guidelines for Implementing ESG Strategies
Beneficial State Foundation
April 8, 2022
Bank Accountability
Introducing the Equitable Bank Standards
Quinn Williams
March 28, 2022
Racial Justice
Structured Against Structural Racism: How to tell when anti-racism is at your organization’s core
Francis Janes
February 14, 2022
Bank Accountability
Measuring a bank’s true carbon footprint
Maria Kei Oldiges
January 7, 2022
Financial Reform
2021: Five wins for economic justice
Beneficial State Foundation
December 9, 2021
Racial Justice
We stand in solidarity with Asian American communities demanding we #StopAsianHate
Beneficial State Foundation & Beneficial State Bank
March 19, 2021
Racial Justice
Coaching your brand to show up authentically for racial justice
Beneficial State Bank
February 27, 2021
Bank Accountability
The Capitol Hill takeover was an attack on our communities
Beneficial State Foundation
January 8, 2021
Financial Reform
5 moments that give us hope for the future
Beneficial State Foundation
December 15, 2020
Divestment
Wildfires make the case for investing in environmental and social justice
Beneficial State Bank
September 8, 2020
Impact
Employee-led initiative moved operating funds to COVID-19 response programs
Beneficial State Foundation
August 20, 2020
Bank Accountability
The role of banks in building post-pandemic resilience
Quinn Williams
July 17, 2020
Financial Reform
OCC going alone with CRA rulemaking is cruel and inappropriate
Emma Guttman-Slater
June 5, 2020
Racial Justice
We stand in solidarity with Black communities demanding an end to police violence
Beneficial State Foundation
May 30, 2020
Bank Accountability
Why we need responsible banking commitments — and more
Emma Guttman-Slater
April 29, 2020
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
New Economy
The best social justice conferences in 2019
Emma Guttman-Slater
January 24, 2019
Bank Accountability
A bank CEO’s perspective: “Even a $1 billion fine is not enough to change corporate behaviors.”
Kat Taylor
April 24, 2018