Worth repeating.
AFLAC is an insurance company.
Everyone knows STAPLES.
TECHNE CORP is itself a holding company invested in bio medical research and development.
AUTODESK designs computer software for industry (such as AutoCAD).
Other Freepers may know something about the other companies Gore's company is invested in, but the one's I knew and listed have nothing to do with "GREEN."
Becton Dickinson produces products for bio-tech research.
Nuveen is, I believe, a bio-tech company.
UBS is "Union de Banques Suisse" the giant Swiss bank.
Johnson Control DOES claim on its website that it produces "sustainable" products.
Greenhill is a private investment bank.
AQuantive is a marketing company and parent of Razorfish.
Lab Corp does medical laboratory testing.
Metabolix uses bio-tech to create degradable plastics.
Northern Trust is a bank holding company.
VCA Antech provides pet care services.
Waters provides bio-tech software/services/products.
Only two companies are even remotely related to "green", Metabolix and Johnson Controls.
Together, those two represent a tiny fraction of GIM's total portfolio.
No carbon offsetting here...