Driving Measurable Impact Through Sustainable Investment

How Stance Capital and HGX are redefining what it means to invest in a low-carbon, high-impact future.

Stance Capital believes that investment should be a force for good - a driver of measurable change as well as financial return. Through its collaboration with Holganix’s environmental asset platform, HGX, Stance is demonstrating that the future of finance lies in connecting portfolios directly to regenerative outcomes on the ground.

Investing Beyond Paper Decarbonization 

As investors seek to align portfolios with climate goals, many face a fundamental gap: the difference between paper decarbonization and real-world impact. Stance Capital wanted to go further - to neutralize its portfolio’s footprint through verified carbon removals, while creating tangible co-benefits for U.S. farmers and rural economies. 

A Partnership Rooted in Regeneration 

Stance Sustainable Beta ETF (CHGX), an index-tracking, 100-position, equal-weight, and fossil-free strategy, was built to challenge convention. Unlike traditional market-cap-weighted approaches, it offers concentration risk protection while targeting companies that drive both performance and purpose. To extend that purpose beyond the markets, Stance partnered with HGX - Holganix’s platform for verified environmental assets - to link its sustainability goals with measurable agricultural outcomes. 

Turning Strategy into Soil Impact 

Through HGX, Stance purchased verified, high-quality carbon removals generated by regenerative practices on U.S. farmland. Each credit reflects not only a tonne of carbon sequestered but also improved soil health, water retention, and farmer income - all verified and traceable to specific regions tied to Stance’s core investment footprint. 

Key Highlights 

• Verified, high-quality carbon assets sourced directly from U.S. farmland
  • Traceable removals with regional and social relevance
  • Localized social impact via new income streams for real farmers 
  • Brand-ready narrative connecting portfolio performance to measurable outcomes 

Partner Perspective 

"Partnering with HGX has been a win-win: we gained high-quality, verifiable carbon removals we can trust, while supporting farmers and rural communities where we invest."  

— Bill Davis, Founder & Portfolio Manager, Stance Capital 

Real Impact, Growing Together 

This partnership is more than a financial alignment - it’s a story of connection. By linking investment capital to living soil, Stance is proving that sustainability and performance don’t have to exist in separate worlds. Each acre supported through HGX strengthens not just the land, but the communities that depend on it. 

As Stance continues to grow its Sustainable Beta strategy, partnerships like this one show what’s possible when capital is rooted in regeneration: stronger farms, resilient ecosystems, and a financial system that measures impact in more than returns. 

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