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…
Yes, We Can, Too
Everyone, from the progressive Left to “Obamican” crossovers, has high hopes for the new administration. Social investors are no exception. We share the expectation that the Obama administration will take a hands-on approach to many of the problems we’ve addressed … Read more…
Bubbles, BRICs and Benchmarks: Rethinking Risk in a Global Portfolio
The Global Savings Glut In our digital age, the speed of communication and of capital has “flattened” the globe, heightened competition, increased economic interdependence and driven up volatility in markets around the world. Welcome to the global village. In this … Read more…
No Surprises, Please: How an Outdated Regulation Shields the True Extent of Corporate Liabilities
Four years ago, Merck‘s blockbuster anti-anflammatory drug Vioxx came under intense scrutiny. The highly profitable medication was discovered to be closely linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and a flood of litigation followed. The rise and fall … Read more…
Trillium Asset Management Corporation Celebrates 25 Years
We’re 25! This year marks the 25th anniversary of Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”). We’ve done a lot of learning and experimenting, had some adventures and even birthed some offspring (spinoff organizations, that is). As part of our ongoing celebration, … Read more…
Tar Sands Development Stickier Than Anticipated
In a rational global economy not entirely driven by short-term profit maximization, the collective body politic of all nations would have applied the precautionary principal to the threat of climate change twenty years ago. We’d now be celebrating the fruits … Read more…
Toyota Backpedals on Burma
If the Prius left you with a warm and fuzzy feeling for Toyota, you’re not alone. Noting that Toyota “has been a leader in both developing and promoting hybrid power-trains, the new industry standard, and is well advanced in overall … Read more…
Business and Water Scarcity: The Reports Are In
Benjamin Franklin wrote, “When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.” Residents of cities around the world are learning that lesson right now. Atlanta risks running out of drinking water before the end of the year if … Read more…
2008 Advocacy Priorities
For the 2007-2008 shareholder resolution season (which roughly parallels an academic year), Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) has filed 18 shareholder proposals addressing a wide range of environmental and social justice concerns. Thirteen resolutions on which we are acting as … Read more…
SEC Proposals Threaten Shareholder Advocates’ Rights to File Resolutions
The cicada is a locust-like insect that emerges from a long hibernation every umpteen years to create an incessant buzzing across the country. Equally annoying in death as in life, when spent, cicadas drop from trees en masse, littering once-pleasant … Read more…