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Fall into Charitable Gifting Season
As portfolio managers, we have slightly different seasonal associations than most people. Spring is not just about crocuses and maple syrup; it’s also about getting out tax reports, raising cash for tax payments, and rebalancing portfolios. Summer lends itself to… Read More >
Clean Yield Supports Global Climate Strike
Clean Yield will close its offices from 11:30am to 2:30pm on Friday, September 20th to support the Global Climate Strike and encourage its employees to participate in related events. Our company has long worked toward climate solutions, but we recognize… Read More >
Q2 2019 Market Update: Beware of the Exhausted Market
It’s unavoidable to discuss world events without mentioning the occupant of the Oval Office, the autocrat wannabe. He reportedly is obsessed with the stock market as a measure of his success as president. As such, his media manipulation extends to… Read More >
McDonald’s raises the level of transparency on forced arbitration policies for all companies
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Media Contact: Molly Betournay, [email protected], 802-526-2525
Norwich, VT (April 16, 2019) – Last week, McDonald’s disclosed the extent to which it is using mandatory arbitration and confidentiality clauses in employee agreements. This new disclosure marks a major… Read More >
Q1 2019 Market Update: Myths Versus Reality
We live in a bizarre time when our president, his favorite news source, and his followers all see only their own reality, one that rejects evidence. Let’s face it, we believe what we want to believe. This also applies to… Read More >
Feeding all the kids
Clean Yield donates 1% of revenue each year. Recently, we have tried to be more targeted with our philanthropy, with the goal of moving the needle on an issue: food insecurity – an issue that relates to our investments in… Read More >
Leveraging private capital for high impact
We help our clients make a positive difference in the world through investments in community loan funds and via private placements in mission-based companies and funds. These investments support both the economic resilience of our communities and the ecological resilience… Read More >
Night School: Don't Fight the Fed
After a series of financial panics, Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act in 1913, which created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the U.S. The Fed was granted the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes (the U.S.… Read More >
A ray of sunlight from SVB Financial Group
At Clean Yield, we believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant. The latest ray of light comes courtesy of SVB Financial Group, a diversified financial services company based in Silicon Valley. Late last year, Clean Yield asked SVB to shed… Read More >
Investors want McDonald’s to say more about harassment and discrimination
Clean Yield, a Vermont-based investment firm, is challenging McDonald’s, one of the nation’s largest employers, to be more transparent about workplace harassment.
Last month, Clean Yield filed a shareholder proposal asking McDonald’s to report to shareholders on how emerging state… Read More >
Investing from the ground up
For more than a dozen years, Clean Yield has been investing in local food and regenerative agriculture enterprises. Our commitment to agriculture is rooted in our history as a company founded in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, a place with a strong… Read More >
From sticky to sweet at Tractor Supply (and 2018 Proxy Season Wrap-up)
Concerned about bees? We are too. We see the important role they play in supporting a healthy, sustainable food system. Also, we like honey. Last summer, the Clean Yield team discovered that Tractor Supply Company, a chain of box stores… Read More >