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 […]

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 a severe drought holds and the city doesn’t take dramatic steps to curb consumption or […]

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 lead* filer are highlighted in this article. All the proposals we are involved in are […]

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 lawns and parks with piles of crunchy carcasses.
On this tenth anniversary of the last Securities […]

An interview with journalist Marc Gunther

Gentle reader, we must hastily publish the results of this spring’s flurry of company annual meetings while we can still remember them accurately.
Most of our advocacy initiatives paid off very well. Surely not by coincidence, this year we happily integrated two new staff members into our Social Research & Advocacy Team, Julie Mackin, our administrative […]

Shock jock Don Imus recently captured headlines and focused national attention on the question of media responsibility. He did so with a racist, misogynist jibe at a women’s basketball team that drew widespread censure from civil rights activists, media watchdogs and, most importantly, advertisers like GM and Proctor & Gamble.
Suddenly the airwaves were crackling with […]

If you guessed Mr. Becker, you are correct! Congratulations to Eric for being invited to join this selective fellowship program.

A Guide for Foundations and Non-Profits to Mission Related Investing