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Climate Transition Highlight: Building Tomorrow with Sustainable Solutions

Shaping a sustainable future demands innovative solutions. The engineering and construction industry, which evokes images of towering structures and vast infrastructure, is undergoing a profound transformation on sustainability. As the world grapples with climate change, resource depletion, and a rapidly accelerating digital transformation, engineering firms find themselves at a critical juncture. Their designs and decisions … Continued

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Climate Transition Highlight: Managing the Business Model Transition

Nearly every company today is or will be affected by climate change. As a result, companies are reassessing their priorities. For example, companies are prioritizing strategies to better reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), transition to more sustainable operations and supply chains, and create innovative solutions to help reduce their negative impact on the environment.

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Highlight from Our Impact Research: Sustainable Real Estate

At Domini, we conduct proprietary in-house research to evaluate the social and environmental performance of our investments. Our in-depth, independent Impact research and high standards help create prosperity not only for portfolios, but for people and planet too. During our research process, we discover many innovative initiatives worth sharing. Gecina Held in the Domini International … Continued

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Highlight from Our Impact Research: Real Estate with a Sustainability Focus

At Domini, we conduct proprietary in-house research to evaluate the social and environmental performance of our investments. Our in-depth, independent Impact research and high standards help create prosperity not only for portfolios, but for people and planet too. During our research process, we discover many innovative initiatives worth sharing. UDR, Inc. Held in the Domini … Continued

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The Original Influencers

Originally appeared in The Domini Funds 2021 Annual Report Amy Domini began her career as a stockbroker. She was fascinated when a client told her they wouldn’t invest in destructive mining operations. She listened when another told her they wouldn’t invest in tobacco companies. Or forestry operations. They wanted to invest in companies that helped … Continued

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* US SIF Foundation. (2020, November 16). US SIF Report on US Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends 2020. ussif.org. https://www.ussif.org/files/Tr… Executive%20Summary.pdf.

The holdings discussed above can be found in the portfolio of the Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, Domini Impact International Equity Fund and Domini Impact Bond Fund. The composition of each portfolio is subject to change.
The Domini Funds are not bank deposits and are not insured. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You may lose money. See the prospectus for more information on risks.

The Domini Impact Equity Fund is subject to certain risks including impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, recent events, and mid- to large-cap companies risks. The Domini Impact International Equity Fund is subject to certain risks including foreign investing, emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, and portfolio management risks. The Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund is subject to certain risks including sustainable investing, portfolio management, information, market, recent events, and mid- to large-cap companies and small-cap companies risks. The Domini International Opportunities Fund is subject to certain risks including foreign investing, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, and portfolio management risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging market countries.

The Domini Impact Bond Fund is subject to certain risks including impact investing, portfolio management, style risk, information, market, recent events, interest rate and credit risks. The value of your investment will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and could decline if an issuer’s credit rating falls, it goes bankrupt or it fails to pay, or otherwise defaults on payments of interest or principal. The Domini Impact Bond Fund currently holds a large percentage of its portfolio in mortgage-backed securities. During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage-backed securities may prepay the principal due, which may lower the Fund’s return by causing it to reinvest at lower interest rates. Some of the Domini Impact Bond Fund’s community development investments may be unrated and carry greater credit risks than its other investments. Potential risks related to the Bond Fund’s investments in derivatives include currency, leverage, liquidity, index, pricing and counterparty risk. TBA (To Be Announced) securities involve the risk that the security the Bond Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery, that the security will not be issued, or the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation, which can adversely affect the Fund’s returns. The reduction or withdrawal of historical financial market support activities by the U.S. Government and Federal Reserve, or other governments/central banks could negatively impact financial markets generally and increase market, liquidity and interest rate risks which could adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

The Adviser’s evaluation of environmental and social factors in its investment selections and the timing of the Subadviser’s implementation of the Adviser’s investment selections will affect the Fund’s exposure to certain issuers, industries, sectors, regions, and countries and may impact the relative financial performance of the Fund depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor. The value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s or Subadviser’s judgement about Fund investments does not produce the desired results. There is a risk that information used by the Adviser to evaluate environmental and social factors, may not be readily available or complete, which could negatively impact the Adviser’s ability to evaluate such factors and Fund performance. The market value of Fund investments will fluctuate and you may lose money.

There is a Public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak that may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The market prices of companies at different capitalization levels may vary due to market conditions and cycles. The value of your investment will be affected by the Fund’s exposure to mid-, large- and small-cap companies.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors of the Domini Funds referenced herein unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the relevant Fund. Nothing herein is to be considered a recommendation concerning the merits of any noted company, or an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any Fund or company referenced herein. Such offering is only made by prospectus, which includes details as to the offering price and other material information. Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-582-6757 or at domini.com. Engagement statistics are provided on a best effort basis.

DSIL Investment Services LLC (DSILD), Distributor, Member FINRA. Domini Impact Investments LLC (Domini) is the Funds’ investment manager. The Funds are subadvised by unaffiliated entities. 9/21