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Q4 2022 Market Update: Turning the Page
2022 in Review
Ouch! It was the worst year for global stock markets since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. We’re not surprised. After the rampant speculation of 2021 in cryptocurrencies, “meme stocks,” and “disruptive innovator” companies, 2021 ended with stock… Read More >
Clean Yield Celebrates Cooperative Month
October is Cooperative Month! In honor of Cooperative Month, we want to share a bit about what co-ops are and why Clean Yield loves them.
What is a co-op?
A co-op is a group or organization that is owned and… Read More >
Q3 2022 Market Update: Rear View
No, we are not referring to the 1954 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. We are referring to what Fed Chairman Powell seems to be looking through in driving monetary policy. Rear-view driving ends badly; when the Fed does it, the… Read More >
2022 Proxy Season Wrap-up: Stubborn Optimism
Stubborn optimism needs to motivate you daily; you always need to bear in mind why you feel the future is worth fighting for.
–Christiana Figueres
In the world of shareholder engagement and advocacy, summer is the quiet season. The hustle… Read More >
Q2 2022 Market Update: “Are We There Yet?”
The first half of year was the worst for the S&P 500 stock index since 1970, as it fell by nearly 21%. The technology-heavy NASDAQ index fell by 30%, a record. Many of the most speculative favorites of the prior… Read More >
Post-Roe: Anger and Action
We’re angry and we’re scared. Angry that vital rights have been taken away from women. Angry that a small group of people with so much power can simply overturn “settled law” in a way that’s in conflict with the wants… Read More >
Gettin’ Rolling with Shimano
Shimano Inc. is a Japan-based maker of cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing-related equipment. Cycling components represent approximately 80% of sales, and fishing tackle 20%. “Other,” which includes rowing components, represents less than 1%. The company has two manufacturing facilities… Read More >
Company Profile: Organon (OGN)
Organon is a pharmaceutical company focused on women’s health that spun off from Merck in June 2021. Since the spinoff, Organon has acquired additional reproductive treatments, including a treatment for pre-term labor, another for postpartum hemorrhaging, potential treatments for endometriosis… Read More >
Clean Yield’s Reflections and Actions Regarding Reproductive Rights
No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens. –Michelle Obama
We’ve been reeling this week. The news that the Supreme Court of the… Read More >
Concealment Clauses Proposal Earns 64.7% Support from IBM Shareholders
64.7% of IBM shareholders supported a proposal submitted by Clean Yield Asset Management calling on the Company to report on its use of concealment clauses at IBM’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The support for this proposal comes at a… Read More >
Statement in Support of Concealment Clauses Proposal at the 2022 IBM Annual Meeting
On April 26, 2022 Clean Yield Asset Management delivered the following statement at the 2022 IBM Annual Meeting in support of its proposal requesting that IBM report on the potential risks related to its use of concealment clauses in the… Read More >
Q1 2022 Market Update: A Fragile Market Meets War and Inflation
War in Ukraine’s Impact on Investment Markets
Does the upending of the post-World War II geopolitical order alter our investment strategy? Yes, but not how you might think. We’re still extraordinarily negative toward global stock markets but much more enthusiastic… Read More >