Green chip

 ( Stock Market Terminology ) 

Green chips are Share capital in a companies in "environmentalism" or environmentally friendly industries or that operate in a socially responsible manner. It is a play on the term blue chip stocks with the word "green" representing eco investing or more broadly socially responsible investing.

Green chip companies can be involved in industries such as solar energy, Wind power, geothermal, Plug-in hybrid, , water, carbon trading, waste-to-energy, smart grid, fuel cell, regenerative farming and responsible banking.

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History The term "green chip stocks", which refers to the publicly traded companies in the green market has been accredited to Jeff Siegel, who first used the term in 2004.

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See also

• Chip
• Blue chip
• Red chip
• P chip
• S chip
• Purple chip

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External links

• "Green Chip Stocks" – an investment blog

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