Courtney Blodgett

Courtney Blodgett is the Founder of Yield Positive. Courtney has worked for more than 15 years on sustainable finance. She was a climate finance advisor to the United Nations and leading the Impact Investing Team at Vulcan, Inc, the family office of Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder. Courtney has also been doing her own sustainable investing for 15 years. She started Yield Positive after being frustrated by the lack of sustainable investing information available for individual investors.

Raise Green: Crowdfunding Investments in the Clean Energy Transition

January 18, 2023 by Courtney Blodgett

Learn more about Raise Green, a platform that offers climate investment opportunities. Minimum investments start at $50.

Rock the Vote, Including the Shareholder Vote

November 2, 2022 by Courtney Blodgett

It’s shareholder voting time. Use your vote to help make Microsoft a more socially responsible company.

Socially Responsible Credit Cards

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 by Courtney Blodgett

Socially responsible credit cards are becoming increasingly available. Your credit card may help to fund the worst fossil fuel projects. Learn what your sustainable credit card options are.

SheEO: A Radically Generous Community of Women & Non-Binary People

February 27, 2022 by Courtney Blodgett

SheEO Activators are opened to a world of opportunities: an innovative model of sustainable investing, learning and networking. Learn more about the SheEO community and what it offers.

Atmos Bank Review

December 26, 2021December 6, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

Atmos is a newcomer to the fossil fuel-free club. Read the Atmos Bank review, including what makes them different from other fossil fuel-free banks.

Can Money Save Our Forests & Oceans?

October 21, 2021October 17, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

A new asset class -natural asset companies – has been created to enable conservation. How does it work and will it succeed?

Cryptocurrency: How Bad for the Environment is It?

July 20, 2021July 18, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

Cryptocurrencies are trendy. What is Bitcoin’s environmental impact and the impact of other cryptocurrencies?

I Visited Gaza. Here’s What I learned.

June 13, 2021May 25, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

Gaza is much more than the bloody conflict and occupation that defines it. Here is what I learned when I visited Gaza.

Time for Justice for George Floyd. Time for Environmental Justice for BIPOC Communities.

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

Earth Week 2021 must be the start of intertwining racial justice and environmental/climate action into environmental justice and climate justice.

Closing the Gender Investment Gap

July 10, 2021March 15, 2021 by Courtney Blodgett

What wealth challenges do women face? What progress are women investors making? Do women or men invest better? What resources are available to help women invest?