The Funds - Green Century

Our Approach

The Green Century Funds° have been a leader in environmentally responsible and sustainable investing for more than 30 years. Through our three part approach, we offer individuals and institutions the opportunity to align their environmental values with their investments and make an impact.

1. Investing in environmentally sustainable mutual funds

2. Leading an award-winning shareholder advocacy program

3. Supporting environmental and public health nonprofit organizations

Our Environmentally Responsible Funds

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Century MSCI International Index Fund

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund is a passively managed mutual fund that invests in companies in all developed markets outside of the U.S. It is one of the first environmentally responsible, fossil fuel free international index funds available to U.S. investors.

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Green Century Equity Fund

The Green Century Equity Fund is a passively managed mutual fund that invests in U.S.-based companies and follows a customized version of one of the longest-running sustainability indexes.

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Green Century Balanced Fund

The Green Century Balanced Fund is an actively managed mutual fund that invests primarily in U.S. stocks and bonds, with more than 60% of fixed income holdings in green bonds.

Sustainable Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the Green Century Funds includes:

A sustainable investment strategy that incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

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Fossil Fuel Free

Green Century Funds are one of the first families of environmentally responsible fossil fuel free mutual funds. We have comprehensive screens that keep your investments out of coal, oil, and gas exploration, extraction, refining, processing and transportation, and fossil fuel-burning utility companies.

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Environmental Screens

All of the Funds avoid other industries including tobacco, producers of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), and nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria

The Funds use ESG criteria in seeking to decrease some risks and potentially enhance aspects of performance.

Using ESG ratings may result in higher or lower returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.