Impact Investing
Patient Capital in a Pandemic
In this environment, where gap between the market and the real economy is vast and growing, we believe that patient, local capital is key to sustaining communities. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) play an important role in making sure that…
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…
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…
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…