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Get in the Loop!
At Clean Yield, we love hearing about new sustainability initiatives at companies in our client portfolios. But it’s even more exciting when we see companies collaborating for something bigger. In this case, Unilever, UPS, and Suez are all involved in…
2019 Proxy Season Wrap-Up: Drawdown, Discrimination, and Drug Prices
We’re always interested in new and action-oriented ideas. One source of inspiration last year was Project Drawdown by Paul Hawken. Drawdown is a book that ranks the 100 most impactful solutions for climate change, based on their potential greenhouse gas…
Night School: Asset Allocation
What Is It?
Asset allocation is the mix of different types of investments in a portfolio. It provides risk reduction through diversification and requires initial and ongoing decisions based on an investor’s goals, circumstances, and changing market conditions. It’s the…
Fall into Charitable Gifting Season
As portfolio managers, we have slightly different seasonal associations than most people. Spring is not just about crocuses and maple syrup; it’s also about getting out tax reports, raising cash for tax payments, and rebalancing portfolios. Summer lends itself to…
Clean Yield Supports Global Climate Strike
Clean Yield will close its offices from 11:30am to 2:30pm on Friday, September 20th to support the Global Climate Strike and encourage its employees to participate in related events. Our company has long worked toward climate solutions, but we recognize…
Q2 2019 Market Update: Beware of the Exhausted Market
It’s unavoidable to discuss world events without mentioning the occupant of the Oval Office, the autocrat wannabe. He reportedly is obsessed with the stock market as a measure of his success as president. As such, his media manipulation extends to…
McDonald’s raises the level of transparency on forced arbitration policies for all companies
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Media Contact: Molly Betournay, [email protected], 802-526-2525
Norwich, VT (April 16, 2019) – Last week, McDonald’s disclosed the extent to which it is using mandatory arbitration and confidentiality clauses in employee agreements. This new disclosure marks a major…
Q1 2019 Market Update: Myths Versus Reality
We live in a bizarre time when our president, his favorite news source, and his followers all see only their own reality, one that rejects evidence. Let’s face it, we believe what we want to believe. This also applies to…
Feeding all the kids
Clean Yield donates 1% of revenue each year. Recently, we have tried to be more targeted with our philanthropy, with the goal of moving the needle on an issue: food insecurity – an issue that relates to our investments in…
Leveraging private capital for high impact
We help our clients make a positive difference in the world through investments in community loan funds and via private placements in mission-based companies and funds. These investments support both the economic resilience of our communities and the ecological resilience…
Night School: Don't Fight the Fed
After a series of financial panics, Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act in 1913, which created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the U.S. The Fed was granted the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes (the U.S.…
A ray of sunlight from SVB Financial Group
At Clean Yield, we believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant. The latest ray of light comes courtesy of SVB Financial Group, a diversified financial services company based in Silicon Valley. Late last year, Clean Yield asked SVB to shed…