Trillium CEO Matt Patsky appeared on CNBC on August 31, 2010, commenting on the controversial political contributions made by Target and Best Buy.  Click here to watch the segment.
Trillium, along with Walden Asset Management and Calvert Asset Management recently filed shareholder proposals at Target and Best Buy, which have recently made sizable contributions to a group channeling [...]

August 25, 2010 — This just in from the Social Investment Forum:
Dear members,
In a widely anticipated three-two vote along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today enacted a new rule 14a-11 granting shareholder access to the proxy, following more than three decades of debate.  The new rule, however, includes some significant changes from [...]

The Los Angeles Times recently wrote about the Target and Best Buy shareholder proposals filed by Trillium Asset Management, Walden Asset Management, and Calvert Asset Management Company, addressing controversial political contributions.
Click here to read the article.
Click here to read the press release issued by Trillium Asset Management along with Walden Asset Management and Calvert Asset Management Company.

August 19, 2010 (Boston) – Trillium Asset Management Corporation, along with Walden Asset Management and Calvert Asset Management Company, has filed shareholder proposals this week at Target and Best Buy, which are under fire for making sizable political contributions to a group channeling funds to a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate known for his opposition to lesbian, [...]

Trillium Asset Management Corporation (Trillium) is leading a group of 40 international investors in issuing a public statement condemning abusive workplace conditions in the global electronics supply chain. The lead group of investors, including Trillium, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Boston Common Asset Management, LLC, As You Sow and Domini Social Investments LLC, are sending a [...]

The 2009-2010 proxy season was marked by a number of strong votes on shareholder proposals and successful corporate dialogues sponsored by Trillium Asset Management Corporation.
“Across the industry, investor support for environmental, social and governance proposals (ESG) has climbed dramatically in the last several years,” said Shelley Alpern, Director of ESG Research and Shareholder Engagement at [...]

Randy Rice
Mission
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit community development corporation (CDC) and community development finance institution (CDFI).  CEI’s mission is “to help create economically and environmentally healthy communities in which all people, especially those with low incomes, can reach their full potential.” CEI is one of the nation’s leading rural community development [...]

Cheryl Smith, Ph.D., CFA, President
In the mind-numbingly complicated world of 21st century high finance, it’s not always obvious which transactions are unethical versus those which are, if not high-minded, at least legally permissible within a deeply flawed system.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Goldman Sachs with fraud in connection with the creation and [...]

Jonas Kron
The world will not soon forget the power and significance of Google’s decision this past January to stop censoring search results in China. That bold action will likely be seen as a watershed moment in the history of corporate social responsibility. Google deserves accolades for its environmental and social behavior in many respects. The [...]

Shelley Alpern
BP? We’re out of it. With the benefit of perfect hindsight, I wish we’d sold before the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe; this wasn’t the first lethal BP disaster in recent years. We could also see the company’s commitment to shareholder engagement on environmental, social and governance matters (ESG) slipping as well, but were hoping that [...]