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Getting to Know Nokia (NOK)
International communications services companies in Europe, Japan, Scandinavia, and Canada have become an important part of Clean Yield portfolios over the last several years. Now we’re adding a leading manufacturer of the equipment they buy, Nokia. Nokia was once the… Read More >
Q1 2020 Market Update: Wrestling with the bear
Whew, what a quarter! As of our last full market commentary in January, the main stock market indexes were near record highs after more than a decade of gains. The conventional wisdom was that even though global manufacturing was in… Read More >
Investors call on companies to protect workers during the pandemic
Clean Yield is pleased to join investors representing nearly $5 trillion in assets under management in calling on companies to take concrete steps to protect workers and the economy in the midst of this pandemic. ”Board directors are accountable for… Read More >
Vermont businesses should line up for universal school meals
A few years ago, Clean Yield committed to supporting a multiyear campaign led by Hunger Free Vermont to try to make Vermont the first state in the country to feed all kids breakfast and lunch at school every day. We… Read More >
Less Is More with Christian Hansen (CHYHY)
Feeding our ever-expanding global population in a resource-constrained world presents challenges. Like any great challenge, this one also presents opportunities – opportunities which Christian Hansen is poised to address.
Christian Hansen is a Denmark-based chemicals company that has supplied natural… Read More >
Healthcare Trust of America (HTA): Is There a Doctor in the House?
Is there a doctor in the house? We hope so. The shortage of doctors in the U.S. will likely get worse as the country’s demographics shift to an older population. People 65 and over, for example, have four times as… Read More >
Night School: Bond Basics
At Clean Yield, we manage many “balanced” portfolios, which own stocks and bonds. Though stocks usually grab the headlines, bonds also have a critical role as the ballast in many portfolios.
What Is a bond?
A bond is a debt… Read More >
Wells Fargo takes big step to address workplace sexual harassment
Wells Fargo announces that it is ending the use of mandatory arbitration for workplace sexual harassment.
Wells Fargo announced today that it will end its use of mandatory arbitration for workplace sexual harassment claims going forward. This major advancement in… Read More >
Clean Yield Supports Urgent Climate Action in Montpelier
Clean Yield staff was proud to join over 100 Vermont workers in Montpelier last week to press lawmakers to take urgent and decisive action on climate change. This article from our friends at VBSR summarizes this important day of climate… Read More >
Two Behemoths Make Noise with Bold Climate Commitments
On January 14, Larry Fink, CEO of the largest asset manager in the world, Blackrock, announced in a letter to CEOs and a letter to its clients that it plans to make sustainability the hub of its investment strategy. It… Read More >
Launching universal school meals in Vermont
Clean Yield was proud to support Hunger Free Vermont in launching the Universal School Meals bill this week at the Vermont State House. This initiative aims to make Vermont the first state to feed every child breakfast and lunch at… Read More >
Q4 2019 Market Update: Is it different this time?
We enter the new year—and new decade—with more questions than usual. What has happened to democracy and the rule of law in the U.S.? Is the global alliance of liberal democracies kaput? Do truth and evidence still matter? Are historical… Read More >