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2021 Proxy Season Wrap-up
It’s been a year. Between a race reckoning, a global pandemic, an attack on the U.S. Capitol and the core tenets of our democracy, a lot happened. Something else happened this past year. Shareholders held corporations to account on these… Read More >
Night School Summer 2021: International Investing
For many years, most U.S. investors invested only in U.S. companies on U.S. exchanges. And why not? The United States was the dominant economy, had the most important stock market, and the most sought-after currency. Its financial markets were the… Read More >
Amalgamated Financial: A Bank You Can Love
Social research analysts are known to say with some frequency that “there is no perfect company.” Every company, no matter how wonderful, has imperfections. And while Amalgamated Financial Corp. (ticker AMAL) is no exception, we find ourselves unusually excited about… Read More >
Prioritizing pathways to net zero
Clean Yield is pleased to announce that as of August 2021, nearly 50% of our approved investments have set ambitious climate targets, aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This is a very promising figure when compared to just… Read More >
FedEx Shareholder Proposal Demands Greater Accountability for Company’s Political Spending
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Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (August 19, 2021) – In advance of FedEx Corporation’s annual shareholder meeting in September, proponents of a shareholder proposal have released a statement making a detailed case for their… Read More >
Hain Celestial: Shifting from Walk to Talk on Climate
Clean Yield is pleased to announce that longtime portfolio company, Hain Celestial, has committed to setting a science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction target that will put the company’s climate objectives in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.… Read More >
Aw, shucks. Clean Yield has made B Corp’s Best for the World 2021 list!
Clean Yield has been a certified B Corp since 2011, and we take our certification seriously. Each year, we evaluate how we can keep raising the bar and better serve our clients, our employees, our community, and the environment. We… Read More >
Q2 2021 Market Update: Signs of a Top
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
George Santayana
There seems to be a widespread lack of a historical perspective among investors today. This is particularly common in the late stages of a market mania. People… Read More >
Reflections on Exploring Reparations
Earlier this year, Clean Yield and CQ Strategies hosted a workshop for our clients called Exploring Reparations. It was a three-session series aimed at learning about reparations and considering what reparations might look like for us as individuals and for… Read More >
We Will Keep Saying Their Names
Statement on the Conviction in the George Floyd Murder
The relief we feel in knowing that some level of accountability has been served for the murder of George Floyd is overshadowed by our anger and frustration at how entrenched racism… Read More >
Q1 2021 Market Update: Caution: Slippery Road Ahead
Why caution at a time like this? The COVID vaccine rollout is far exceeding expectations, the federal government is pumping trillions of dollars into the economy, consumer and investor confidence levels are high, and the Federal Reserve has set short-term… Read More >
Reduce, Consume, Compost
Food waste is a significant and avoidable contributor to climate change. According to the USDA, up to 40% of the U.S. food supply is wasted. That waste mostly ends up in landfills, where it produces methane – a powerful greenhouse… Read More >