Luan Jenifer, President, joined Miller/Howard Investments in 2002. She manages our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities including screening and research, company engagements, shareholder
advocacy, and proxy voting. In her prior role as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Jenifer oversaw the firm’s operations, trading, technology, and performance analytics departments. Ms. Jenifer served for many years as Director of Operations and Shareholder Advocacy, responsible for operations, trading, and ESG activities. She continues to work closely with investors, companies, and colleagues through Miller/Howard’s shareholder advocacy program. Ms. Jenifer is involved in volunteer work for several community organizations in the Woodstock area. She holds a BS in Organizational Leadership from Marist College.
"Good corporate governance involves appropriate and ethical management of environmental, human, and financial capital. We work constructively with companies to move them toward a healthy, productive, sustainable future."
"Good corporate governance involves appropriate and ethical management of environmental, human, and financial capital. We work constructively with companies to move them toward a healthy, productive, sustainable future."
Managing Methane Will Protect Climate and Reduce Investor Risk<- Environmental Issues HomeA warming planet, which we’ve seen these past few decades, is linked to systemic risks to portfolios,operational and financial risks to companies, and existential risks to human health and life on Earth.What gives? Science tells us that there are gases that contribute to the “greenhouse effect,” which traps heat that would otherwise escape from Earth’s atmosphere and keeps it circulating, creating a warming effect.These greenhouse gases (GHGs) include water vapor, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane.NASA calls GHGs “a blanket around the Earth” – presumably for their ability to smother, not snuggle – and highlights the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s conclusion that there’s a greater than 95 percent chance that human-produced GHGs “have caused much of the observed increase in Earth’s temperature over the past 50 years.”Each GHG plays a role in the...
Luan Jenifer, President, joined Miller/Howard Investments in 2002. She manages our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities. In her prior role as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Jenifer oversaw the firm’s operations, trading, technology, and performance analytics departments. Ms. Jenifer served for many years as Director of Operations and Shareholder Advocacy. She holds a BS in Organizational Leadership from Marist College.