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Industry Profile – Investing in Clean Energy
For years, we have talked about the imperative of fossil fuel divestment and a shift to renewable energy. Yet our portfolios have had few publicly traded renewable investments. You might wonder why this is.
There is a difference between a…
Everyone Eats!
NBC News recently visited Brattleboro, VT to spotlight the city’s Everyone Eats! program which pays local restaurants to prepare meals to feed 850 people per day. The program is modeled on ShiftMeals, a project developed by Clean Yield investment The…
The great universal school meals experiment
The pandemic is a crisis, but from it may come an opportunity for the universal school meals campaign.
A few years ago, Clean Yield decided to align its philanthropic giving to try to move the needle on one issue: We…
Q2 2020 Market Update: Follow the Money
These are troubling and confounding times. In a recent poll, the vast majority of Americans said the country is going in the wrong direction. Amid a global pandemic, the Trump administration bungled its response, shirked any responsibility, declared victory, and…
VCLF makes big commitment to Black-owned businesses in Vermont
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has committed $1 million to make interest-free loans to Black-owned businesses and Black-led organizations in Vermont. With this announcement VCLF is demonstrating its commitment to racial equity by providing meaningful support for Black-owned businesses,…
Patient Capital in a Pandemic
In this environment, where gap between the market and the real economy is vast and growing, we believe that patient, local capital is key to sustaining communities. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) play an important role in making sure that…
We Cannot Be Silent
The murder of George Floyd is the latest in a string of brutal killings of black people by police that have shaken the Clean Yield team. We have felt a range of emotions, from anger to deep sadness to helplessness.…
Getting started on diversity, equity, and inclusion
Last year, Clean Yield published a print report for clients for the first time in nearly 10 years. It was intended to be a remedy for the barrage of electronic communication that we all receive. We were proud of the…
Impact Investing COVID-19 Round-up
While it seems no part of the economy has been spared by the COVID-19 crisis, Clean Yield’s alternative investments have responded with creativity and tenacity. These small and growing businesses and community-focused funds have highlighted for us the resilience of…
Night School: Modern Monetary Theory
Why, you might ask, is Clean Yield writing about an arcane economic theory in the midst of a pandemic and economic implosion? We were already planning to write about it due to its emergence as part of the progressive agenda…
Getting to Know Nokia (NOK)
International communications services companies in Europe, Japan, Scandinavia, and Canada have become an important part of Clean Yield portfolios over the last several years. Now we’re adding a leading manufacturer of the equipment they buy, Nokia. Nokia was once the…
Q1 2020 Market Update: Wrestling with the bear
Whew, what a quarter! As of our last full market commentary in January, the main stock market indexes were near record highs after more than a decade of gains. The conventional wisdom was that even though global manufacturing was in…