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How to ask for climate safe retirement options

Your employer-sponsored retirement plan is a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, and if your employer does not already offer climate safe options, it means that your money is currently contributing capital to the fossil fuel and deforestation industries.

The good news is that fixing your workplace retirement plan is one of the fastest ways you can move the needle on climate. Employees around the country are advocating for climate safe retirement options, and we've consolidated the process into simple to follow steps that teach you how to transform your workplace retirement plan and help you fight climate change from your desk.

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WorkForClimate is not an investment adviser as that term is defined under federal and state laws and regulations. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering investors to exercise their power as clients and employees to push for safer, more sustainable investment products. WorkForClimate does not provide financial planning, legal, or tax advice. Nothing on this website shall constitute or be construed as an offering of financial instruments, or as investment advice or investment recommendations.

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