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Matt Patsky Testifies at Massachusetts State House in Favor of Progressive Tax System
March 26th, 2013
On March 26, 2013, Trillium’s CEO, Matt Patsky, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Taxation in support of House Bill 2687 and Senate Bill 1313. The bills propose the implementation of a tax rate of 8.95% on capital gains, dividends,... Op-Ed: Citizens United and the 2012 Election: Bad News and Good News
February 21st, 2013
By JEFFREY CLEMENTS
Make no mistake, the impact of the Supreme Court’s fiasco in Citizens United v. FEC on the elections and our government was even worse than predicted. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the forces of reform, led... Investors Ask Congress to Extend Wind Production Tax Credit
October 24th, 2012
Two dozen investors with more than $800 billion in assets under management today called for an immediate extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for renewable power. In a letter delivered to Congressional leaders, investors noted that this... Investors Ask EPA to Reconsider Emissions Standards for PVC Industry
August 8th, 2012
Trillium Asset Management was one of seventeen investors, with a combined total of more than $9.8 billion assets under management, who recently wrote to Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging her to reconsider the... Milt Moskowitz: Sanity in an Insane World from Paul Polman, the CEO who is Reshaping Unilever
July 31st, 2012
Everyone complains about the short-term thinking that rules financial markets these days, but no one ever does much about it. Until now.
Stepping up to the plate is Unilever, the storied Anglo-Dutch supplier of food, beverage and personal care products,... Trillium’s Environmental Advocacy is Noted in Condé Nast Traveler’s Profile of Bristol Bay, Alaska
April 25th, 2012
In Condé Nast Traveler’s in-depth article entitled The War over Alaska’s Soul, Alex Prud’homme writes, “Virtually untouched, Alaska’s Bristol Bay is one of America’s last great wild places. Now, a proposed gargantuan multibillion-dollar... Trillium Submits Comments to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regarding Payday Lending
April 23rd, 2012
In January 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) convened a first-ever field hearing to gather information and input on the payday lending market. With the establishment of the CFPB, a federal agency for the first time can supervise not... Matt Patsky Testifies on “Citizens United” at MA State House
February 29th, 2012
On February 28, 2012, Trillium’s CEO, Matt Patsky, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of Senate Bill No. 772. The bill calls upon the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution... First Peoples Worldwide Announces Partnership with Trillium Asset Management
February 2nd, 2012
Research and Advocacy Collaboration To Promote Indigenous Voices in the Boardroom
Contacts:
Lisa MacKinnon, Trillium Asset Management (617) 423-6655
Katie Cheney, First Peoples Worldwide (540) 899-6545
February 1, 2012 — First Peoples Worldwide... Trillium Urges Washington State Corporations to Support Marriage Equality Legislation
February 1st, 2012
On January 27, 2012, Trillium Asset Management, LLC and seven other institutional investors wrote to 18 companies based, or with a strong presence, in Washington State, to encourage them to support legislation allowing lesbian and gay couples to marry.... It Seems to Me: Never Mind the Financial Crisis, the Colosseum is Being Restored to its Original Splendor
October 4th, 2011
As I write this column, the whole world seems to be coming apart. Unruly mobs of British youths rampaged through the streets of London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, looting and torching. A bill everyone agrees is inadequate emerged from a divided... Shareholder Advocacy: Merged or Not, AT&T Still Threatens Net Neutrality
October 4th, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) announcement in August that it will try to block the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger in federal court is highly welcome news. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that even if the government is successful,... |
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