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Bank of America Puts the Freeze on Financing Arctic Oil and Gas Exploration
Earlier this week, Bank of America became the last of the big banks to state that it will not finance oil and gas exploration in the Arctic. This announcement from the company comes after years of pressure from environmental and…
Q3 2020 Market Update: Political Parties, the Economy, and Financial Markets
We are all riveted by COVID-19 and by the presidential election. Nothing else seems to matter. We claim no insight on either, but as investors who respect history and who relish debunking conventional wisdom and market myths, we would like…
Fall into Charitable Gifting Season
Note: This is an updated version of an article originally published on September 30, 2019. It has been updated to incorporate changes made in 2020 to the rules governing required minimum distributions (RMD).
As portfolio managers, we have slightly different…
Night School: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Even casual followers of economic and financial news sense that GDP is critically important to economists, investors, and policymakers. What is it, and why is it so important?
According to the International Monetary Fund, “GDP measures the monetary value of…
The end is nigh: The fossil fuel reckoning is upon us
Photo credit: Jim Mendell
The headlines are coming fast and furious:
“Exxon Used to Be America’s Most Valuable Company. What Happened?”[i]
“BP Says the Era of Oil-Demand Growth Is Over”[ii]
“Stop Expecting Oil and the Economy to Recover”[iii]
“The End…
Climate Change and Impact Investments
For many, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about investing to combat climate change is divestment from fossil fuels and investment in climate solutions. Clean Yield strives to take a holistic approach by investing in companies and…
2020 Engagement Update
At Clean Yield, we believe in the power – and the privilege – of active stock ownership. The power lies in the ability to elevate different perspectives and voices and spark lasting changes that serve long-term shareholders and stakeholders. This…
Industry Profile – Investing in Clean Energy
For years, we have talked about the imperative of fossil fuel divestment and a shift to renewable energy. Yet our portfolios have had few publicly traded renewable investments. You might wonder why this is.
There is a difference between a…
Everyone Eats!
NBC News recently visited Brattleboro, VT to spotlight the city’s Everyone Eats! program which pays local restaurants to prepare meals to feed 850 people per day. The program is modeled on ShiftMeals, a project developed by Clean Yield investment The…
The great universal school meals experiment
The pandemic is a crisis, but from it may come an opportunity for the universal school meals campaign.
A few years ago, Clean Yield decided to align its philanthropic giving to try to move the needle on one issue: We…
Q2 2020 Market Update: Follow the Money
These are troubling and confounding times. In a recent poll, the vast majority of Americans said the country is going in the wrong direction. Amid a global pandemic, the Trump administration bungled its response, shirked any responsibility, declared victory, and…
VCLF makes big commitment to Black-owned businesses in Vermont
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has committed $1 million to make interest-free loans to Black-owned businesses and Black-led organizations in Vermont. With this announcement VCLF is demonstrating its commitment to racial equity by providing meaningful support for Black-owned businesses,…