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Investments
Choose eco-friendly mutual funds
Ariel Appreciation (CAAPX)
With an emphasis on mid-cap stocks, this fund screens on issues such as environment, tobacco, weapons, nuclear energy, and diversity.Calvert Funds
Claiming to have the widest range of socially responsible mutual funds, Calvert has been operating for over 30 years. They boast the largest number of socially responsible funds in the nation, including the Global Alternative Energy Fund.Domini Social Investments
Domini an investment firm specializing exclusively in socially responsible investing. Among the focuses of their funds are global climate change, eliminating sweatshop labor, and product safety.Green Century Funds Funds
Green Century—founded and owned by nonprofit environmental advocacy organizations—offers no-load mutual funds focused primarily on environmentally responsible investing. Green Century invests in companies they perceive as leaders in a greener future, avoids companies that do not meet strict environmental criteria, and uses shareholder advocacy to influence corporate behavior.Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund (GAAEX)
A new alternative energy fund that’s a little riskier than others because its a non-diversified sector fund, GAAEX invests in the equity securities of domestic and international alternative energy and energy technology companies. Alternative energy includes solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal wave, geothermal, biomass, or biofuels. Energy technology includes technologies that enable the use, storage, transportation, and development of alternative energy.Legg Mason Partners Social Awareness (A) (SSIAX)
A front-loaded fund that invests in a mix of equity and fixed-income securities with an awareness of the social impacts of their business.Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Inv (NBSRX)
This fund seeks long-term capital growth stocks and screens companies on based on their record on environmental, diversity, workplace, and community issues and avoids those that support tobacco, gambling, alcohol, weapons, and nuclear.New Alternatives Fund
A fund that buys foreign and domestic alternative energy stocks, especially those of solar-panel companies. New Alternatives Fund distinguishes itself from other green mutual funds by investing only in companies with a positive environmental impact, rather than just avoiding companies that have a negative impact.Pax World Mutual Funds
The first to establish a socially responsible mutual fund (1971), Pax World puts companies through a rigorous screening process before selecting them. Pax World offers a variety of mutual funds, such as balanced funds and high yield bond funds.Portfolio 21 Investments
Mutual fund founded in 1999 which invests only in companies that are integrating environmental sustainability into their overall business strategies.Sierra Club Stock Fund
The Sierra Club uses 20 separate environmental and social screens to evaluate companies, choosing companies for both their financial performance and environmental and social records, based on the guidelines of the Sierra Club.Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fd (VFTSX)
This fund includes large- and mid-cap stocks with social and environmental responsibility in mind.Winslow Green Mutual Funds
Winslow has over 20 years experience investing in small- and medium-sized “green and clean” companies, and offers two green no-load mutual funds. The Winslow Green Solutions Fund invests both domestically and internationally in green market sector companies, such as those companies focusing on clean energy, natural products, and recycling.
Invest in green start-up projects
Boston Community Capital Venture Fund
This fund has invested in several green companies, including ZipCar, a car-sharing service. A minimum $100,000 investment is required.Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF)
A portion of this fund (with both balanced and equity portfolios) is invested in early, direct investments in companies working to solve societal problems.Environmental Capital Partners
Investing between $10 to $25 million in somewhat established companies, this firm looks to support seriously eco-friendly companies.Environmental Support Center Loan Fund
This loan fund aims to help environmental organizations in the US become better funded and managed.Foresight Sustainable Investing
A venture capital firm that invests in sustainable technologies and services companies, including those in the environmental, communications, IT, services and manufacturing sectors.Investor's Circle
Founded in 1992, this investment company has invested more than $120 million in nearly 200 companies.Kiva Loans
This unique organization helps you connect personally with small business owners in the developing world. Pick your business, make a loan, watch the business grow, and then receive repayments.Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Focusing on Greentech venture opportunities, this firm's fame increased with the addition of Al Gore as one of its partners.
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