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IN THIS ISSUE:

SAVE: 10 HIP Places to Park Your Cash
REPLAY: Entrepreneurs and Investors - Finding Each Other to Do Good and Profit
JOIN: Oct. 21 - HIP Election Special
ROUNDUP: Sustainable Apparel (9/21)
TEAM: New Faces at HIP
2009: HIP Workshops for Your Firm's Sustainable, Profitable Growth

10 HIP PLACES TO PARK YOUR CASH

We sought out 10 safe HIP places to park your cash and savings nationwide of the most innovative firms, demonstrating strong Human Impact (Health, Wealth, Earth, Equality and Truth) that also drive Profit – for the bank and your portfolio.

1. Wainwright Bank in Massachusetts (also listed on the Nasdaq at WAIN) provides great customer service and invests its portfolio in positive-impact projects - and offers you to do the same (www.wainwrightbank.com).

2. Self-Help Credit Union in North Carolina provides financing, technical support and advocacy for those outside the economic mainstream - and CDs for you to earn interest + impact (www.self-help.org).

3. Charter Oak Bank is a community bank in Napa Valley focuses on providing customer-friendly products like scanning deposits at home (www.charteroakbank.com).

4. Need a solar-panel loan? Starting a business that also does good? Check out New Resource Bank in Northern California (www.newresourcebank.com).

5. Zopa is a global social finance company with operations in the United States, the UK and Italy that loan to entrepreneurs (www.zopa.com) - and consider an attractive interest-rate CD for your savings.

See the full list of 10 HERE, and post your recommendations on HIP places to park your cash. Similar options are emerging - ask your banker what they offer!

HIP WEBINAR REPLAY:

Investors and Entrepreneurs: Do Good, Make Money -- and Find Each Other

On Thursday, September 25th, HIP Investor, Good Capital, New Cycle Capital and Investors Circle co-hosted a maximum capacity web event. Close to 100 investors, entrepreneurs, professionals and students joined online. The interactive discussion covered:

How investors factor Human Impact into their investing decisions to boost Profit.
Sources of capital for entrepreneurs who are solving human problems for profit.
Overview of networks, conferences and communities for like-minded entrepreneurs and investors to connect and exchange ideas.

GET THE AUDIO AND PPT HERE!

HIP INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE:
Oct. 21 Election Special!

With this year's historic presidential election fast approaching, the ongoing cycle of media coverage is accelerating to a fever pitch. On the issues, however, it is often hard to separate hype from reality.

So where do the candidates stand on the issues that HIP investors care about? How will an Obama or a McCain administration affect your priorities and portfolio?

Join HIP Investor's rapidly growing Investor Roundtable Series for our Election Special and find out. Panelists are expected from the campaigns and select independent experts.

Through speakers and discussion, the Roundtable will address how a new administration will affect business and investors, society, and the environment.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Downtown San Francisco, close to Muni/BART

RSVP: http://septemberroundtable.eventbrite.com/

HIP’s September 2008 Investor Roundtable featured a mix of sustainable apparel innovators:

1. Scott Leonard of Indigenous Designs described the firm’s cradle-to-cradle business model, which brings organic and sustainable knits made by artisans in Peru to the US market.

2. Joslin Van Arsdale explained how her San Francisco boutique Eco-Citizen supports eco-consciousness through providing organic and fair trade clothing that doesn’t sacrifice style.

3. Avni Jamdar and Mona Shah showcased Suutra, which provides artisans in India with employment while preserving their skills, re-imagined for a contemporary fashion line.

4. PACT Apparel (Jeff Denby and Jason Kibbey) – a sustainable underwear brand under the design direction of renowned designer Yves Behar.

5. 82^nd and Zeal (Tiffani Neal) - a new online eco-boutique that features “fashion for a cause.”

As a Summer/Fall Associate with HIP, Abha has focused her energies on analyzing how sustainable practices correlate with long-term profitability using statistical techniques. Abha believes more firms will adopt sustainability driven if the top line and bottom line of financial performance are enhanced. Prior to working for HIP Investor, Abha had an extensive career in the I.T. industry, most recently as a project manager and software architect for Unisys Corporation. She is currently a second year MBA student at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania's Executive program. She also holds a MS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi. Abha’s personal interests include reading non-fiction and political analysis, hiking and innovative cooking.

Jared evaluated several high-tech firms for HIP as a Portfolio Research Assoicate. He is presently earning a Green MBA at the Dominican University of California. Prior to this, Jared worked in the solar industry, helping a startup manufacturer of solar mounting solutions grow its business, develop new products, and streamline operations. As a member of the management team at Trader Joe’s, Jared directed projects, assisted with store operations and drove the brand to maximize the Trader Joe’s “WOW” experience. In Logistics with IKEA, he helped lead teams, evaluated equipment for national roll out, and proposed growth opportunities to North American management. Jared graduated with a BA in Psychology and minors in Entrepreneurial Business and European Studies.

HIP HELPS CORPORATIONS

HIP Investor advises corporations to: (1) improve their supply chain with sustainability scorecards (2) educate their finance staff how to quantify profits from sustainability, and (3) plan new products, revenue growth and cost reduction initiatives from sustainable innovations. All of this expertise helps Boards and Executive Teams position for and deliver sustainable, profitable growth.