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Is Carbon Hiding in Your Nest Egg?
The Huffington Post – November 11, 2016 – If you have money tucked away in a mutual fund or a retirement account, you have the power to invest in the world’s transition to clean energy. It’s … MORE
The carbon bubble: why investors can no longer ignore climate risks
The Guardian – October 27, 2016 – The financial risks posed by climate change and bad investments could make an ugly dent in your retirement savings, a new report warns.
UK’s dirtiest funds revealed
Financial Times – October 13, 2016 – New ranking shows how exposed investment products are to polluting industries: A BlackRock fund that invests in eastern Europe and Asia has been named as the UK’s dirtiest fund … MORE
RELEASE: $11 Trillion in Mutual Funds Analyzed for Carbon Risk
As You Sow – October 13, 2016 – FossilFreeFunds.org, a website created by As You Sow, an environmental advocacy non-profit focused on climate finance, that enables all investors to know the climate risk embedded in … MORE
The Fossil-Fuel Free Future of Mutual Funds
CNBC – November 2, 2015 – Investors are hungry for socially responsible mutual funds, and lately, it’s the ones that avoid fossil fuel stocks getting the most attention. It’s a trend that has gained momentum … MORE
Unearthing The Fossil Fuels In Mutual Funds
FINANCIAL ADVISOR MAGAZINE – November 2, 2015 – If you’re into green investing, do you really know what’s in your portfolio? Andrew Behar, the CEO of As You Sow, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit that works … MORE
Drilling in the Amazon and Arctic [TRANSCRIPT]
CLIMATE ONE – October 13, 2015 – Big Oil spends billions to squeeze fossil fuel from every nook and cranny of the globe. But is drilling in the Arctic and Amazon as profitable as they’d … MORE
RELEASE: New Web Tool Reveals Fossil Fuel Companies Hidden in Mutual Funds
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – September 15, 2015 – FossilFreeFunds.org was unveiled today by shareholder advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, using Morningstar fund holding data, in collaboration with Fossil Free Indexes, Carbon Tracker Initiative, BrightScope, … MORE
Fossil Free Funds
Fossil Free Funds is a search platform that enables users to find out if their money, in the form of individual investments or an employer-provided 401(k), is being used to extract and consume fossil fuels. … MORE
