Michael Klement additionally credits his wife for the inspiration to shift toward sustainability. When they moved into their new home in 2004, it was discovered that she suffered from multiple chemical sensitivities. Klement became aware of how many elements of their new home were probable culprits. “In our business we would determine our client’s choices by three criteria: do they like it, can they afford it, and can we get it?” Klement shared. “Never did we ask, ‘will it kill them?’ Once we learned about the effect of toxins so prevalent in building materials firsthand, you can’t unknow what you know.”
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Revalue: Making the Shift to Ethical, Value-based, Local Investing for All
Angela Barbash knows about financial challenges. Of Mexican and Italian descent, she’s the first generation not to work on a migrant farm, but grew up in a poor neighborhood in Westland. Now a wife and mom herself, Barbash recognizes the intimidation of learning financial management. At her Ypsilanti- based company Revalue , Barbash educates and empowers people to change their lives and their communities through ethical, local, micro-investing. She worked on the MILE (Michigan Invests Locally Exemption) Act, presents at socially responsible investing conferences, and is preparing to host a national conference on community capital in Detroit in June 2019.
