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>> Back to April 2021 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

Green Century is pleased to commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2021.<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u201cWhen Green Century was launched in 1991, aligning your investments with your values was no easy feat. Thankfully, a group of nonprofit leaders in The Public Interest Network recognized the need and desire for environmentally-responsible investing,\u201d<\/em> said Jim Starr, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Green Century Funds. \u201cThirty years later, Green Century\u2019s unique and authentic approach to sustainable investing is more popular than ever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The assets under management (AUM) of the Green Century Funds have grown more than 60% in just two years.<\/p>\n

Green Century has celebrated a number of milestones in its three decades of operation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • In 1991, Green Century launched its Equity Fund, one of the earliest environmentally-screened environmental, social, and governance (ESG) mutual funds in the U.S.<\/li>\n
  • In 1992, with the launch of the Balanced Fund, Green Century became the first family of environmentally-screened ESG mutual funds in the U.S.<\/li>\n
  • In 2009, the Green Century Balanced Fund became the first mutual fund in the U.S. to calculate its carbon footprint.<\/li>\n
  • In 2014, having long previously divested from coal and large oil and gas corporations, Green Century jettisoned the last remnants of any fossil fuel holdings and became the first family of fossil fuel free, responsible, and diversified mutual funds in the U.S.<\/li>\n
  • In 2016, Green Century launched its MSCI International Index Fund, the first fossil fuel free, diversified, and responsible international index fund available to investors in the U.S.<\/li>\n
  • In 2018, Green Century was the first financial institution in the U.S. to be recognized by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, as a Hall of Fame financial institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n