Investment News: OWS Revival Seen as Boon for Socially Conscious Set
Investment News, a publication of Crain Communications, recently ran a front page article about the continuing reverberations of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The story referenced Matt Patsky’s presentation at the Investment Management Consultants Association’s annual conference in Washington, … Read more…
Report on Bisphenol A in Thermal Receipt Paper- Panera Bread Company (2012)
WHEREAS: The value of Panera Bread Company’s brand is based in part on customer trust. We believe that if the company’s cash register thermal receipt paper contain bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially hazardous chemical, that trust could be put … Read more…
Prohibit Political Spending From Corporate Treasury Funds – 3M (2012)
WHEREAS: Political spending and corporate money in politics is a highly contentious issue, made more prominent in light of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court case that affirmed companies’ rights to make unlimited political expenditures to independent groups. In the … Read more…
Shareholder Advocacy: Merged or Not, AT&T Still Threatens Net Neutrality
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 … Read more…
2011 Resolutions At a Glance
Note: This list includes “lead filings,” where Trillium Asset Management Corporation heads up a coalition of shareholder advocates, and “co-filings,” in which we participate in filings led by others. In the table below, our lead filings are indicated in bold. … Read more…
Natasha Lamb
Natasha is an equity research analyst and assistant portfolio manager. She joined Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) in October 2007. Natasha seeks out equity investments with strong environmental, social, and financial profiles, focusing specifically on the alternative energy, industrial, technology, … Read more…
Catherine Pargeter
Catherine is an ESG Research Associate. She comes to Trillium after three years as a Natural Resource Management Peace Corps volunteer in Southern Malawi, where she worked with small businesses on their business development and creating an environmental education system … Read more…
“Target changes political donations policy after controversy”
The LA Times reported on Target’s recent change to it’s political donations policy, coming after the nationwide controversy that erupted following last summer’s contributions to MN Forward, an independent political committee that funneled money to a gubernatorial candidate known for … Read more…
Target & Best Buy Announce New Policies on Political Spending
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) have revised their policies on political spending in the aftermath of the nationwide controversy that erupted following last summer’s contributions to MN Forward, an independent political committee that funneled money to … Read more…
New Year’s Resolutions
If there’s a theme tying together our shareholder engagements this year, it’s aptly summarized in a New Yorker cartoon showing a corporate executive reminding his colleagues at the conference room table, “Let’s never forget that the public’s desire for transparency … Read more…