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Night School December 2021: Inflation
Inflation is in the news every day. We see it first-hand at the gas station, the grocery store, and elsewhere. It clearly has captured the attention of both the public and investors. The number of Google searches for “stagflation” (a…
SunCommon Merger is a Bright Spot
In September, we received the news that SunCommon, a private solar company (and Certified B Corp) that we first invested in back in 2013, would be acquired by iSun, a publicly traded, Vermont-based company. While SunCommon focuses on residential and…
Increasing the flow of capital to BIPOC-led funds, businesses, and communities
Clean Yield is committed to using its tools, voice, and power to address racial equity and justice. We do this through our shareholder advocacy, our security selection, and as an employer. We also see opportunities as an allocator of capital.…
Loews Lets the Sunlight in Following Engagement with Clean Yield
Last month, Loews Corporation, a holding company which includes hotels, an insurance company, and pipelines, among other things, quietly took a leap forward on corporate political disclosure and disclosed the extent of its political involvement. In doing so, it shifted…
IBM Shareholders Seek Transparency about Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (November 8, 2021) –Clean Yield Asset Management has filed a shareholder proposal asking IBM to disclose the potential risks to the company associated with its use of concealment clauses…
Q3 2021 Market Update: Market Anatomy and Today’s Diagnosis
Many stock market observers focus on “fundamentals.” They eagerly scrutinize the latest economic report or company earnings results. Market participants quickly (over)react to the latest news. Yes, the economy and corporate profits are important to future returns, but investor psychology…
Clean Yield Endorses H.R.40, the Federal Reparations Bill
In recent years, Clean Yield has committed to reckoning with the racial injustices that have taken place in this country and the local community. We have written about this journey in the hopes that it will encourage others to join…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FedEx Shareholder Proposal Demands Greater Accountability for Company’s Political Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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…