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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Impact Profile: Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT (IQVF)
Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT (IQVF) is a farmland finance company that works with mission-driven investors to provide land security to organic and regenerative farmers through long-term leases (74% of total assets), mortgages (22%), and lines of credit (4%). The company…
Shifting to a Higher Gear with Accell
The COVID pandemic changed many things over the past year. One was that people went outdoors to beat cabin fever or to get a little exercise. An activity that provides both is bicycling, which has become cool again. If you…
Night School: Company Performance vs. Stock Performance
Surely a successful company results in a successful stock market investment. Not necessarily. At its simplest, the stock market – or any market – reflects the intersection between demand and supply. The more intensely participants want to buy, the higher…
Stop What You’re Doing and Read This Statement from VT APIDA for Black Lives
Then call your representatives.
The Clean Yield team condemns violence and discrimination against the Asian American community. We are heartbroken and angry but instead of sharing our own perspective, we want to elevate the important words of those with lived…
Takeaways from Race, Power, Privilege & Being a Change Agent
In late 2020, Clean Yield invited clients to join us for a diversity training series called “Race, Power, Privilege & Being a Change Agent,” hosted by CQ Strategies. We wanted to share this vitally important work with our clients and…