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Save for yours.

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Save the future.

Save for yours.

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We make innovations to get fossil fuels out of retirement savings.

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Sphere 500 Fossil-Free Index

We track the biggest 500 US companies, minus fossil fuel companies and a few others. Our funds vote our shares for climate action. They are designed to check the boxes fiduciaries look for in a 401(k) offering.

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AtmoSphere: track your 401(k)’s climate impact

AtmoSphere Starter gives deep insights into every US company, using public records, to empower employees to make change. AtmoSphere Enterprise calculates the emissions from 401(k)s, in context of total emissions, and lets you simulate the impact of making changes.

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Oil & gas have had bad returns.

Believe it or not,  fossil fuels have had the worst returns of any sector of the economy over the past 10 years.

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Data from Jan 31, 2014 to Jan 31, 2024 for the ETFs with the following tickers: IYC, IYW, IYH, IYK, IDU, IYM, IYF, IYJ, and IYE.

Despite that,

99%

of Americans with 401(k)s are invested in fossil fuels.

That means

$1 trillion

is invested in fossil fuels just through our retirement funds.

How is this possible?
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99%

Source: According to ICI, $11 trillion were invested in retirement funds as of 9/30/22. According to As You Sow, fossil fuels made up 9.34% the S&P 500 as of 6/23/23.

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84%

of Americans are worried about climate change.

81%

didn’t know they’re investing in fossil fuels through their 401(k).

70%

are not happy their 401(k) is invested in fossil fuels when they find out.

401(k) investments in fossil fuels

Amounts invested in fossil fuels via company 401(k)s

Walmart

$1.63B

Microsoft

$974M

Google

$628M

Apple

$447M

Amazon

$351M

Tesla

$30M

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Together we are changing this.

For the first time, there’s a company that’s entirely focused on helping you improve your 401(k) climate impact.

It can be hard to get a climate-friendly investment option onto a 401(k) plan. The AtmoSphere platform helps sustainability teams understand how to reduce  401(k) emissions without having to change providers, and our funds are climate-friendly options that can be added to existing retirement plans.

We created the Sphere 500 to offer a simple and transparent approach to sustainability that can check all the boxes that benefits teams look for in a 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plan.

Don't invest in oil & gas companies.

The first step in addressing climate change is to send a message to oil & gas companies loud and clear: no more business as usual. It’s time for the status quo to change.

Do reduce emissions.

Fossil-free funds have lower emissions because fossil fuel companies are the biggest contributor to global emissions.5

Do vote your shares for the planet.

Did you know that mutual funds vote on company shareholder proposals on your behalf? Most funds automatically vote however the board recommends. Ours vote for the planet.

As a company focused on helping stop climate change, Voltus needed this solution. I was excited when so many on my team signed up and even happier when they told me how easy the process was.”

Matthew Plante

President at Voltus

“A climate-friendly 401(k) option shows me my company actually cares about my views and the planet.”

Lauren Fraser

Cofounder of RightHandGreen
Formerly at Facebook and Rewiring America

“Companies around the world are making bold climate commitments. Adding Sphere is a no-brainer part of any climate plan.”

Maren Costa

Principal Design Lead at Microsoft
Cofounder of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice

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We can check all the boxes.

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Good returns

Removing fossil fuels has historically improved returns. Here’s an interesting case study: If you had invested $10k ten years ago in the S&P 500 without fossil fuels, today you would have more than just investing in the S&P 500.

$34.9k

S&P 500 without fossil fuels

$32.8k

S&P 500

S&P 500 without fossil fuels*

S&P 500

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* Source: S&P 500 Ex-Energy Index. All Energy sector companies are fossil fuel companies, per S&P Global.

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Affordable

Climate-friendly funds are typically 8x more expensive than an average index fund. The average fee of the top 100 environmental funds .61%. We don't charge that premium. This pricing makes it appropriate for 401(k) plans.

8x
less expensive
Price

Sphere 500 Climate Fund (SPFFX)

0.61%

A typical climate-friendly fund

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Simple to start

Our funds are designed to be added to existing 401(k) plans, so you don't have to switch providers to offer a climate-friendly choice.

Available on platforms including

Fidelity

Vanguard

The top 500 minus fossil fuels

The Sphere 500 index has the top 500 US companies by market capitalization, minus 93 companies. The independent non-profit As You Sow creates the list of fossil fuel and other companies that are excluded.

Learn more about the fund

500 largest US companies

Removed 52 fossil fuel companies

Removed 41 deforestation, tobacco, civilian firearm, military weapon, 
and private prison companies

407 / 500

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This is the most impactful thing you can do.

If you can, it's a great idea to go vegan and stop flying. But it turns out there's one thing you can do that has a bigger impact than every other change you can make combined: stop investing in fossil fuel companies.

Saves 16 tons
of carbon emissions per year
Saves 22 tons
of carbon emissions per year
Get an electric car
Install solar panels
Go vegan
Avoid flying
Buy recyclable products
Compost food waste
Take cold showers
Buy organic food
Shop locally
Upcycle your waste
Unplug unused devices
Use public transport
Plant more trees
Reduce plastic usage
Switch to LEDs
Conserve water
Buy second-hand
Recycle old electronics
Grow your food
Join community cleanups
Advocate sustainable policies
Use reusable bags
Avoid fast fashion
Upgrade energy efficiency
Try Meatless Mondays
Educate on sustainability
Harvest rainwater
Use eco cleaners
Minimize food waste
Walk or bike
Choose ethical brands
Use rechargeable batteries
Support green projectsVolunteer for environment
Get oil + gas out of your 401(k)
16 tons source: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/

22 tons source: Internal calculations ascribing pro-rata emissions of each holding on a dollar weighted basis utilizing Green House Gas emissions (Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions - place based) data collected from Bloomberg Terminal under data license.

More climate impact than anything else.

Get an electric car
Install solar
Go vegan
Never fly again
Only buy recyclable
Compost your waste
Take cold showers
Buy organic
Buy local
Upcycle waste
Unplug devices
Saves 16 tons
of carbon emissions per year
Get oil + gas out of your 401(k)
Saves 22 tons
of carbon emissions per year
16 tons source: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/

22 tons source: Internal calculations ascribing pro-rata emissions of each holding on a dollar weighted basis utilizing Green House Gas emissions (Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions - place based) data collected from Bloomberg Terminal under data license.

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