ConocoPhillips Cops Out on Aggrieved Refinery Neighbors
In early June, I traveled with members of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) through Louisiana’s heavily industrialized and highly polluted 85-mile stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge known as “Cancer Alley,” then further west to the town … Read more…
Trillium Organizes Tour of ‘Cancer Alley’
In early June, Trillium Asset Management Social Research Analyst Susan Baker led a group of 40 investors on a fact-finding tour of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” The investors, who were gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the … Read more…
Chevron Liability in Ecuador Pollution Case Approaches $27 Billion
Court Judgment Expected This Year by Shelley Alpern Five years ago, I had the privilege of getting a firsthand look at the evidence in one of the most important lawsuits being heard anywhere in the world. The exhibits are a … Read more…
Open MIC Announces Significant Shareholder Votes on Internet Privacy and Freedom of Speech
Investors in two major U.S. Internet Service Providers – CenturyTel, Inc. and EarthLink, Inc. – voted in substantial numbers in favor of a first-time shareholder resolution that highlighted the importance of Internet management practices and their impact on Internet privacy … Read more…
Shareholder Proposal on Sudan Presented at JP Morgan Chase Stockholder Meeting
Statement at JP Morgan Chase Stockholder Meeting in Support of Resolution No. 10 Concerning Human Rights Policies May 20, 2008 Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Board of Directors & my fellow shareholders. I am presenting this proposal on behalf of … Read more…
Morgan Stanley – Human Rights/Investment Portfolio
WHEREAS The issue of human rights increasingly impacts investors and companies alike. Company reputations are affected by both direct and indirect involvement in human rights violations. Operating in countries with clear patterns of these violations, such as Sudan and Burma, … Read more…
Merrill Lynch – Human Rights/Investment Portfolio
WHEREAS The issue of Human Rights increasingly impacts investors and companies alike. Company reputations are affected by both direct and indirect involvement in human rights violations. Operating in countries with clear patterns of these violations, such as Sudan and Burma, … Read more…
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.- Human Rights/Investment Portfolio
WHEREAS The issue of Human Rights increasingly impacts investors and companies alike. Company reputations are affected by both direct and indirect involvement in human rights violations. Operating in countries with clear patterns of these violations, such as Sudan and Burma, … Read more…
Produce Sustainability Report – YUM! Brands
Company: YUM! Brands
Final Vote: Withdrawn
Year: 2004-2005 Read more…
(Very Big) Business As Usual at the Beijing Olympics
The Chinese made a grand entrance on the Olympic world stage – intense, controlled, intimidating (if you find 2,008 men beating drums with seamless precision intimidating). Yet the awe inspiring opening ceremony was perfectly balanced with peaceful displays of song, … Read more…