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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 >
Night School: Values-Based vs. Value Investing
We have long practiced values-based investing. This means investing in companies that offer products or services that are socially beneficial, have ethical business practices and a long-term perspective, emphasize diversity in their executive staff and board of directors, treat their… Read More >
Clean Yield successfully withdraws proposal on political transparency at Alphabet
Clean Yield is pleased to announce the withdrawal of a shareholder proposal filed at Alphabet seeking increased political transparency. Since Clean Yield filed the proposal, Alphabet has meaningfully strengthened its systems for managing political activities. Most notably, the company has… Read More >
#timesup for mandatory arbitration
Amidst the onslaught of news stories about sexual harassment – from Uber to News Corp to the Humane Society – one story caught our eye. In December, Microsoft announced that it was supporting legislation addressing sexual harassment and would end… Read More >
Trophic Cascades and the Push to Be Better
Trophic cascade is the term used by ecologists to describe the impact to an ecosystem of adding or removing a predator at the top of the food chain. A recent example of trophic cascade is seen with the reintroduction of… Read More >