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List of Clean 200 companies captures the green transition in full flight

Corporate Knights

Between July 1, 2016, and January 15, 2024, Clean200 companies generated a total return of 103.5%. And that’s the big deal, says As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar, who co-authored the 2024 study. “In In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’”

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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. Negative screening – also known as divestment – is common for “sin sectors” like tobacco, weapons and (increasingly) fossil fuels. It launched in May 2022 but failed to attract investors and closed, or “de-listed,” in June 2023.