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American banks continue to use your bank account to finance a hotter world. JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Bank of America ranked as the top financiers for fossil fuel companies in 2025.
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
American banks continue to use your bank account to finance a hotter world. JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Bank of America ranked as the top financiers for fossil fuel companies in 2025.
In 2021, a senior Exxon lobbyist told an undercover reporter at Unearthed that the company continues to actively work against efforts to fight climate change in the United States.
In this instance, President Joe Biden's flagship initiative, the American Jobs Plan.
In this instance, President Joe Biden's flagship initiative, the American Jobs Plan.
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In 2021, a senior Exxon lobbyist told an undercover reporter at Unearthed that the company continues to actively work against efforts to fight climate change in the United States.
In this instance, President Joe Biden's flagship initiative, the American Jobs Plan.
In this instance, President Joe Biden's flagship initiative, the American Jobs Plan.
Is Rent the Runway making a comeback?
They pioneered clothing rental but nearly went bankrupt over the past few years.
They’re now back to consistent revenue and subscriber growth, but will it last?
They pioneered clothing rental but nearly went bankrupt over the past few years.
They’re now back to consistent revenue and subscriber growth, but will it last?
December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Is Rent the Runway making a comeback?
They pioneered clothing rental but nearly went bankrupt over the past few years.
They’re now back to consistent revenue and subscriber growth, but will it last?
They pioneered clothing rental but nearly went bankrupt over the past few years.
They’re now back to consistent revenue and subscriber growth, but will it last?
Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is the billionaire Australian founder of Fortescue.
He built his fortune on iron ore and is now betting billions on green hydrogen.
He built his fortune on iron ore and is now betting billions on green hydrogen.
December 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is the billionaire Australian founder of Fortescue.
He built his fortune on iron ore and is now betting billions on green hydrogen.
He built his fortune on iron ore and is now betting billions on green hydrogen.
Make My Money Matter was an advocacy campaign that raised awareness around the power of our investments and banking to solve the climate crisis.
In 2023, they released this vial and brilliant satirical fossil fuel ad.
In 2023, they released this vial and brilliant satirical fossil fuel ad.
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Make My Money Matter was an advocacy campaign that raised awareness around the power of our investments and banking to solve the climate crisis.
In 2023, they released this vial and brilliant satirical fossil fuel ad.
In 2023, they released this vial and brilliant satirical fossil fuel ad.
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ campaign at Australia’s coal giant AGL is one of the best examples of using shareholder power.
He bought a stake in the company, rallied shareholders to block a split that would have delayed their energy transition, and forced AGL to accelerate coal closures.
He bought a stake in the company, rallied shareholders to block a split that would have delayed their energy transition, and forced AGL to accelerate coal closures.
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ campaign at Australia’s coal giant AGL is one of the best examples of using shareholder power.
He bought a stake in the company, rallied shareholders to block a split that would have delayed their energy transition, and forced AGL to accelerate coal closures.
He bought a stake in the company, rallied shareholders to block a split that would have delayed their energy transition, and forced AGL to accelerate coal closures.
America gets power from exporting oil. China gets it from exporting clean energy.
The future will be decided one deal at a time.
The future will be decided one deal at a time.
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
America gets power from exporting oil. China gets it from exporting clean energy.
The future will be decided one deal at a time.
The future will be decided one deal at a time.
The birth of sustainable investing is credited to activism against the US war in Vietnam, over the use of chemical weapons like napalm & Agent Orange.
The anti-war movement popularized the investing practice of excluding certain companies and industries from portfolios, a strategy still used today
The anti-war movement popularized the investing practice of excluding certain companies and industries from portfolios, a strategy still used today
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The birth of sustainable investing is credited to activism against the US war in Vietnam, over the use of chemical weapons like napalm & Agent Orange.
The anti-war movement popularized the investing practice of excluding certain companies and industries from portfolios, a strategy still used today
The anti-war movement popularized the investing practice of excluding certain companies and industries from portfolios, a strategy still used today
Your sustainable investing year-end recap:
1. Clean energy stocks easily outperformed oil and gas
2. Renewables became the #1 electricity source globally
3. The nuclear power renaissance is here
1. Clean energy stocks easily outperformed oil and gas
2. Renewables became the #1 electricity source globally
3. The nuclear power renaissance is here
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Your sustainable investing year-end recap:
1. Clean energy stocks easily outperformed oil and gas
2. Renewables became the #1 electricity source globally
3. The nuclear power renaissance is here
1. Clean energy stocks easily outperformed oil and gas
2. Renewables became the #1 electricity source globally
3. The nuclear power renaissance is here
Vestas is the largest non-Chinese wind turbine maker in an industry dominated by China.
It's giving the wind industry hope after years of intense pricing competition and political turbulence.
It's giving the wind industry hope after years of intense pricing competition and political turbulence.
December 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Vestas is the largest non-Chinese wind turbine maker in an industry dominated by China.
It's giving the wind industry hope after years of intense pricing competition and political turbulence.
It's giving the wind industry hope after years of intense pricing competition and political turbulence.
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s take on making change…
It starts with consumers choosing high-quality companies and products, which forces government to follow.
Do you agree?
It starts with consumers choosing high-quality companies and products, which forces government to follow.
Do you agree?
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s take on making change…
It starts with consumers choosing high-quality companies and products, which forces government to follow.
Do you agree?
It starts with consumers choosing high-quality companies and products, which forces government to follow.
Do you agree?
Geothermal’s promise is that it could power the entire United States with clean, always-on energy.
It already heats most homes in Iceland, and hundreds of companies are racing to build it here.
It already heats most homes in Iceland, and hundreds of companies are racing to build it here.
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Geothermal’s promise is that it could power the entire United States with clean, always-on energy.
It already heats most homes in Iceland, and hundreds of companies are racing to build it here.
It already heats most homes in Iceland, and hundreds of companies are racing to build it here.
Exxon is on a path to corporate dictatorship.
Last year, they sued their own investors. This year, they rolled out auto-voting that backs leadership by default.
These actions are closing off one of the last ways to pressure oil companies from the inside, leaving divestment as the only option.
Last year, they sued their own investors. This year, they rolled out auto-voting that backs leadership by default.
These actions are closing off one of the last ways to pressure oil companies from the inside, leaving divestment as the only option.
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Exxon is on a path to corporate dictatorship.
Last year, they sued their own investors. This year, they rolled out auto-voting that backs leadership by default.
These actions are closing off one of the last ways to pressure oil companies from the inside, leaving divestment as the only option.
Last year, they sued their own investors. This year, they rolled out auto-voting that backs leadership by default.
These actions are closing off one of the last ways to pressure oil companies from the inside, leaving divestment as the only option.
The fashion industry was early on take-back programs, and now tech companies are copying them.
Brands run recycling programs that cut waste, collect more customer data, and keep revenue away from marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark.
Watch out for ThredUp
Brands run recycling programs that cut waste, collect more customer data, and keep revenue away from marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark.
Watch out for ThredUp
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The fashion industry was early on take-back programs, and now tech companies are copying them.
Brands run recycling programs that cut waste, collect more customer data, and keep revenue away from marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark.
Watch out for ThredUp
Brands run recycling programs that cut waste, collect more customer data, and keep revenue away from marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark.
Watch out for ThredUp
Sustainable companies face a common critique - they burn billions before turning a profit, unlike legacy competitors.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explains why.
Rivian made an early bet to vertically integrate everything, building their own technology and cars.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explains why.
Rivian made an early bet to vertically integrate everything, building their own technology and cars.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sustainable companies face a common critique - they burn billions before turning a profit, unlike legacy competitors.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explains why.
Rivian made an early bet to vertically integrate everything, building their own technology and cars.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explains why.
Rivian made an early bet to vertically integrate everything, building their own technology and cars.
Big Tech is in a messy fight to rewrite the rules.
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft together generate more emissions than entire countries.
The fight is over how they account for all that pollution and whether their “100% clean energy” claims hold up.
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft together generate more emissions than entire countries.
The fight is over how they account for all that pollution and whether their “100% clean energy” claims hold up.
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Big Tech is in a messy fight to rewrite the rules.
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft together generate more emissions than entire countries.
The fight is over how they account for all that pollution and whether their “100% clean energy” claims hold up.
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft together generate more emissions than entire countries.
The fight is over how they account for all that pollution and whether their “100% clean energy” claims hold up.
Standard Chartered ranks 10th in Europe for fossil fuel financing.
When asked, CEO Bill Winters calls divestment “ridiculous and naive”
When asked, CEO Bill Winters calls divestment “ridiculous and naive”
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Standard Chartered ranks 10th in Europe for fossil fuel financing.
When asked, CEO Bill Winters calls divestment “ridiculous and naive”
When asked, CEO Bill Winters calls divestment “ridiculous and naive”
ESG investing is dead. So how do you invest sustainably?
Step 1: Get your money out of fossil fuel companies. They’ve been the biggest losers in the market for years.
Step 2: Use your voice and vote at the companies you invest in.
Step 1: Get your money out of fossil fuel companies. They’ve been the biggest losers in the market for years.
Step 2: Use your voice and vote at the companies you invest in.
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
ESG investing is dead. So how do you invest sustainably?
Step 1: Get your money out of fossil fuel companies. They’ve been the biggest losers in the market for years.
Step 2: Use your voice and vote at the companies you invest in.
Step 1: Get your money out of fossil fuel companies. They’ve been the biggest losers in the market for years.
Step 2: Use your voice and vote at the companies you invest in.
Wells Fargo ranks 5th globally in fossil fuel financing and last in clean energy investment among U.S. banks.
When questioned, former CEO Tim Sloan used the industry's playbook: claim you're only financing the project, not responsible for what it does, and point out that everyone else does it too.
When questioned, former CEO Tim Sloan used the industry's playbook: claim you're only financing the project, not responsible for what it does, and point out that everyone else does it too.
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wells Fargo ranks 5th globally in fossil fuel financing and last in clean energy investment among U.S. banks.
When questioned, former CEO Tim Sloan used the industry's playbook: claim you're only financing the project, not responsible for what it does, and point out that everyone else does it too.
When questioned, former CEO Tim Sloan used the industry's playbook: claim you're only financing the project, not responsible for what it does, and point out that everyone else does it too.
86% of Gen Z are buying secondhand gifts this year
ThredUp, The RealReal, and eBay are outperforming the market while traditional retail struggles
ThredUp, The RealReal, and eBay are outperforming the market while traditional retail struggles
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
86% of Gen Z are buying secondhand gifts this year
ThredUp, The RealReal, and eBay are outperforming the market while traditional retail struggles
ThredUp, The RealReal, and eBay are outperforming the market while traditional retail struggles
HSBC is the UK's 2nd-largest fossil fuel financier, funneling trillions into the industry.
In 2022, the bank's head of responsible investing gave a speech so inflammatory, sounding like a fossil fuel lobbyist, that he lost his job over it.
Where we put our money is our most powerful decision.
In 2022, the bank's head of responsible investing gave a speech so inflammatory, sounding like a fossil fuel lobbyist, that he lost his job over it.
Where we put our money is our most powerful decision.
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
HSBC is the UK's 2nd-largest fossil fuel financier, funneling trillions into the industry.
In 2022, the bank's head of responsible investing gave a speech so inflammatory, sounding like a fossil fuel lobbyist, that he lost his job over it.
Where we put our money is our most powerful decision.
In 2022, the bank's head of responsible investing gave a speech so inflammatory, sounding like a fossil fuel lobbyist, that he lost his job over it.
Where we put our money is our most powerful decision.
Burning Man Festival has banned it from its town, but it’s the only energy source that Democrats and Republicans agree on.
Geothermal energy uses oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean energy from deep underground.
Long-unloved stocks like Ormat are now experiencing a boom in interest
Geothermal energy uses oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean energy from deep underground.
Long-unloved stocks like Ormat are now experiencing a boom in interest
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Burning Man Festival has banned it from its town, but it’s the only energy source that Democrats and Republicans agree on.
Geothermal energy uses oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean energy from deep underground.
Long-unloved stocks like Ormat are now experiencing a boom in interest
Geothermal energy uses oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean energy from deep underground.
Long-unloved stocks like Ormat are now experiencing a boom in interest
Stand is an insurance startup moving into neighborhoods big companies like State Farm are abandoning
Florida hurricane zones and California wildfire areas
Stand uses AI to simulate how a house will survive fires and wind, then tells homeowners what upgrades they need to get insured.
Florida hurricane zones and California wildfire areas
Stand uses AI to simulate how a house will survive fires and wind, then tells homeowners what upgrades they need to get insured.
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Stand is an insurance startup moving into neighborhoods big companies like State Farm are abandoning
Florida hurricane zones and California wildfire areas
Stand uses AI to simulate how a house will survive fires and wind, then tells homeowners what upgrades they need to get insured.
Florida hurricane zones and California wildfire areas
Stand uses AI to simulate how a house will survive fires and wind, then tells homeowners what upgrades they need to get insured.
There's a hidden industry that's driving Americans to face sky-high insurance premiums.
Reinsurers are the companies that insure insurance companies. They saw more fires and storms coming and doubled their rates.
Reinsurers are the companies that insure insurance companies. They saw more fires and storms coming and doubled their rates.
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There's a hidden industry that's driving Americans to face sky-high insurance premiums.
Reinsurers are the companies that insure insurance companies. They saw more fires and storms coming and doubled their rates.
Reinsurers are the companies that insure insurance companies. They saw more fires and storms coming and doubled their rates.
After aggressively insuring homes in Los Angeles's highest-risk neighborhoods for years, State Farm suddenly dropped thousands of homeowners months before the devastating 2025 wildfires.
Now homeowners are paying for it.
Now homeowners are paying for it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
After aggressively insuring homes in Los Angeles's highest-risk neighborhoods for years, State Farm suddenly dropped thousands of homeowners months before the devastating 2025 wildfires.
Now homeowners are paying for it.
Now homeowners are paying for it.