A Year in the Life of First Green Bank

The "A Year in the Life of First Green Bank" project poses a critical question for our uncertain times: Can the tools of finance and banking be used, not just for short-term financial gain, but to support the regeneration of our human communes and economies, and the stressed ecological systems upon which they depend for their very survival? Can a bank be profitable and also serve as a regenerative change agent? We explore these questions in partnership with Ken LaRoe, founder & CEO of First Green Bank, his team, and our regenerative design mentors. To follow "A Year in the Life," please visit RegenerativeBankProject.CapitalInstitute.org.

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Capital Institute, Think Tank Behind “Regenerative Capitalism,” Releases First Documentary
Can a bank be profitable in the long-term and serve as a regenerative change agent? Capital Institute's first documentary, "A Year in the Life of First Green Bank," looks at one community banker's story.

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Regenerative Business Mentors Visit First Green Bank

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Global Alliance for Banking on Values Advisor David Korslund and First Green Bank CEO Ken LaRoe Talk About Money & Spirit
The GABV Scorecard emerged as members used their practitioner knowledge to determine how best to provide evidence of their business models focused on a Triple Bottom Line.

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Reflections from a Waypoint in First Green Bank's Regenerative Journey
First Green Bank (FGB) CEO Ken LaRoe reflects on the midpoint of the bank's collaboration with Capital Institute on the Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank project, acknowledging both the progress FGB has made and the inevitable setbacks it has encountered as its values bump up against real-world constraints.

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Think Tank Behind Regenerative Capitalism Announces New Project: A Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank
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