Fossil Free Funds

Invest your values

Fossil fuel investments carry real financial risks. Over the past years, a growing divestment movement of institutional and individual investors representing more than $6tn in assets under management have responded to this climate risk by divesting all or some of their fossil fuel investments.

Fossil Free Funds analyzes the climate impact of thousands of U.S. mutual funds and ETFs and shows you if your money is being invested in fossil fuel companies, or companies with high carbon footprints. We make it easy to know what you own, so you can align your investments with your values.

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Introducing: Fossil Free Funds

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How to make your investments match your values

Search for mutual funds and ETFs by name, ticker, or asset manager. We have thousands of U.S. equity funds in our database.

See your results. For each fund, we track fossil fuel investments, carbon footprints, and clean energy investments.

Look for cleaner options. Sort and compare to find funds that fit your investing needs.

Talk to your financial advisor or retirement plan manager about fossil free investing.

Fund managers have billions invested in fossil fuels

Major asset managers handle the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Their mission is to help people save for the future - but they're directing billions of dollars in funding to the carbon polluters maintaining and expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure that threatens our future.

Are your savings invested with one of these financial giants? Find out just how much they have invested in the top owners of carbon reserves, the largest coal-fired utilities, and other fossil fuel companies. Share to spread the word: business as usual is killing the climate.

102 funds analyzed

8% fossil fuel exposure

$309 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

18 funds analyzed

9% fossil fuel exposure

$139 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

279 funds analyzed

7% fossil fuel exposure

$94 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

305 funds analyzed

9% fossil fuel exposure

$120 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

102 funds analyzed

11% fossil fuel exposure

$62 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

71 funds analyzed

6% fossil fuel exposure

$30 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

260 funds analyzed

10% fossil fuel exposure

$40 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

56 funds analyzed

9% fossil fuel exposure

$33 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

36 funds analyzed

6% fossil fuel exposure

$12 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

Recent blog posts

Fossil free investing and financial returns

Jul 22, 2019

There’s a common myth that says moving your money away from increasingly risky fossil fuel investments means having to sacrifice returns. But it’s not true. A growing body of evidence indicates that investing in funds with fewer fossil fuel holdings does not mean making less money.

BlackRock must invest for the Paris climate agreement

Feb 14, 2019

Despite BlackRock's stated intentions to embrace sustainable investing, the world's largest asset manager still has billions invested in companies with business models that are not in alignment with the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming well below 2˚C.

Carbon polluting coal plants? In my retirement savings?!

Aug 27, 2018

Rapid cost declines have made clean renewable energy the United States’ cheapest available source of new electricity. That’s reason to be skeptical of putting your savings in coal-related stocks. Coal-fired power companies could be at risk of “stranded assets”.

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In the news

New York Times - Funds That Can Put Your Investments on a Low-Carbon Diet

If you care about climate change, your money can help shrink your carbon footprint... Now there is a tool, the website Fossil Free Funds, that helps pinpoint funds and E.T.F.s focused on companies with smaller carbon footprints.

More press coverage:

The Guardian - The carbon bubble: why investors can no longer ignore climate risks

Bloomberg BNA - GE, Microsoft Urged to Offer Fossil-Fuel-Free 401(k)s

FastCompany - How To Convince Your Employer To Divest Your 401(k) From Fossil Fuels

ThinkProgress - There’s Now A Way To Find Out How Much Of Your Retirement Is Invested In Fossil Fuels

Tracking trillions in fossil fuel investments

Fossil Free Funds is a search platform that looks at the climate impact of popular mutual funds and shows you if your money is being invested in fossil fuel companies, or companies with high carbon footprints.

Investing in coal companies, oil/gas producers, and coal-fired utilities isn’t just a moral question. Fossil fuel investments carry real financial risks. When emissions are constrained, fossil fuel companies will have their carbon assets stranded. Over the past years, a growing divestment movement of institutional and individual investors representing more than $6tn in assets under management have responded to this risk by divesting all or some of their fossil fuel investments.

Fossil Free Funds empowers you to know exactly what you own, to see if your savings are invested in dirty energy sources, and to find investment options that support a cleaner, greener future.

Search for mutual funds and see if they’re invested in fossil fuel companies. If they are, you can use our database to find comparable options that meet your specific needs.

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