Investment Profiles
Company Profile: Vital Farms
In the current massively overvalued stock market environment, it has been far more difficult than usual to find stocks that meet our investment and social criteria. We recently, however, found a new consumer staples stock that seems to offer an… Read More >
SunCommon Merger is a Bright Spot
In September, we received the news that SunCommon, a private solar company (and Certified B Corp) that we first invested in back in 2013, would be acquired by iSun, a publicly traded, Vermont-based company. While SunCommon focuses on residential and… Read More >
Amalgamated Financial: A Bank You Can Love
Social research analysts are known to say with some frequency that “there is no perfect company.” Every company, no matter how wonderful, has imperfections. And while Amalgamated Financial Corp. (ticker AMAL) is no exception, we find ourselves unusually excited about… Read More >
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… Read More >
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… Read More >
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… Read More >
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… Read More >
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… Read More >
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,… Read More >
Impact Investing COVID-19 Round-up
While it seems no part of the economy has been spared by the COVID-19 crisis, Clean Yield’s alternative investments have responded with creativity and tenacity. These small and growing businesses and community-focused funds have highlighted for us the resilience of… Read More >
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 >
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 >