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, calligraphy, and dance. As fairies began to fly through the Olympic rings, my biases surrounding […]

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 Trillium Asset Management Corporation, the Calvert Group, Amnesty International and the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of […]

Our friend and former Trillium Asset Management Corporation co-worker Simon Billenness sent us this appeal in early May regarding the need for immediate relief for Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis. Please give what you can.

Dear Friends:
I can barely read the news from Burma any more.
In today’s Reuters’ story, the United Nations estimates that up […]

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 of two decades of aggressive efficiency measures, phased down fossil fuel use, and the mass […]

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 R&D programs for future vehicle types,” the corporate responsibility research firm Innovest chose the company […]

RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Ford Motor Corporation (”the Company”) hereby request that the Company provide a report, updated semi-annually, disclosing the Company’s:
1. Policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures (both direct and indirect) made with corporate funds.
2. Monetary and non-monetary political contributions and expenditures not deductible under section 162 (e)(1)(B) of the Internal […]

WHEREAS: Pentair does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in its written employment policy;
We believe that corporations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees from the widest talent pool;
According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, studies since the […]

WHEREAS: The International Energy Agency warned in its 2007 World Energy Outlook that “urgent action is needed if greenhouse gas [GHG] concentrations are to be stabilized at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system.”
ExxonMobil operates in countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, obliging them to reduce GHG emissions below 1990 […]

WHEREAS: Whereas the problems resulting from poor subprime lending safeguards are having negative impacts on our company, millions of homeowners, our national economy, and global financial markets.
Subprime borrowers in adjustable rate mortgages may face unaffordable loan payments following rate resets, resulting in payment delinquency, foreclosure proceedings, and the loss of homes, negatively affecting communities, borrowers’ […]

RESOLVED: that stockholders of Citigroup Inc. (”Citigroup”) request the board of directors to adopt a policy that provides shareholders the opportunity at each annual shareholder meeting to vote on an advisory resolution, proposed by management, to ratify the compensation of the named executive officers (”NEOs”) set forth in the proxy statement’s Summary Compensation Table (the […]