Green Century Investing Avoids Fossil Fuels

The global movement to divest from fossil fuels has taken off, growing from a campaign on a few college campuses in 2012 to more than 500 institutions representing over $3.4 trillion in assets under management.

If you are considering joining the movement, the first questions you might ask are, What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? And how do I get started?

There are lots of people trying to answer this question right now. Some investors begin by eliminating coal plants, or fracking companies from their portfolios. 350.org asks for divestment from the top 200 fossil fuel companies by carbon reserves.*

As environmentally responsible investors with a deep commitment to a fossil fuel free future, Green Century has been engaged with the conversation around defining divestment for a long time. We have come to believe that, for moral, political, and financial reasons, fossil free investing should mean cutting financial ties with all fossil fuel companies.

For our funds, investing fossil fuel free means excluding all companies that extract, explore, refine, or process coal, oil, or natural gas, as well as fossil fired utilities. 

When you invest with the Green Century Funds, you know your investments are supporting a fossil fuel free future, no matter the definition you use.

If you are already invested in the Green Century Funds, thank you for helping to grow the fossil fuel free movement. If you are considering going fossil fuel free, download our free personal guide to learn how to get started today.

*The list of 200 companies used by 350.org is known as the Carbon Underground 200. It includes the top 100 public coal and the top 100 public oil and gas companies globally, based on the potential carbon emissions contained in their reserves.

To obtain a Prospectus that contains information about the Funds, please click here for more information, email info@greencentury

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Bonds are subject to risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation. The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

The Green Century Funds are distributed by UMB Distribution Services, LLC. 235 W Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.

Inside the free Guide:

• Learn the moral and financial reasons to divest.
• See the different ways you can reinvest.
• Read a special introduction written by Bill McKibben of 350.org
• Published by Green Century, 350.org, and Trillium Asset Management

Learn more about investing Fossil Fuel Free on our updated resources page.

About Green Century

Green Century manages two fossil fuel free mutual funds that keep your money out of environmental polluters and seek competitive returns.

>>  The Green Century Equity Fund invests in the longest-running socially responsible stock index, minus the fossil fuel companies in that index. Read more …

>>  The Green Century Balanced Fund invests in the stocks of environmentally responsible companies, and green bonds. Read more … 

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