In Memoriam: Anita Roddick, Frizzy-Haired Lady Who Pioneered Social Responsibility in Business
Anita Roddick, fiery founder of the Body Shop cosmetic stores, died last September 11. She was only 64. No one who ever met Anita is likely to forget the passion, energy and dedication that she brought to building the Body Shop into an […]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AND PREDATORY LENDING
We support resolutions that promote community reinvestment by financial institutions in low-income, often predominantly minority communities. We also support resolutions against predatory lending practices.
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Burma
We support resolutions that seek to stop companies doing business with the Burmese military junta.
Chad-Cameroon Pipeline
We support resolutions that ask companies to review the impact […]

Resolved: That the Board issue a report to shareholders on the feasibility of amending the Company’s Animal Care and Use Policy to ensure that: i) it extends to all contract laboratories and is reviewed with such outside laboratories on a regular basis, and ii) it addresses animals’ social and behavioral needs. Further, the […]

Please send this letter to McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Jack Greenberg.
Mr. Jack Greenberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Plaza
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Dear Mr. Greenberg:
I am writing to urge that McDonald’s adopt and implement globally the farm animal welfare standards that it requires of its suppliers.
<Please include a personal paragraph describing yourself and why you are […]

Ending Corporate Abuse of Animals
From fast food restaurants to product testing laboratories, corporations are deeply engaged in the abuse of animals. Consequently, shareholders can play an important role in lobbying corporations to respect the rights of animals in several areas.
Farm Animal Welfare: Every year, Americans consume approximately 9 billion animals. For the most part, these […]

At any given time, the social research and advocacy staff of Trillium Asset Management Corporation are actively working on numerous social and environmental issues of concern to our clients. (Please visit our Engagement page to read more about the means we use to influence corporations.)
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WHEREAS, on its Web site, McDonald’s states that “treating animals with care and respect is an integral part of an overall quality assurance program that makes good business sense” and that “animals should be free from cruelty, abuse and neglect”; and
WHEREAS, McDonald’s has already made commendable steps toward improving animal welfare; and
WHEREAS, despite its commitment […]

RESOLVED:
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report to shareholders by October 2003, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, reviewing McDonald’s animal welfare standards with the view to adopting and enforcing consistent animal welfare standards internationally.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT:
Our company’s farmed animal welfare practices in the U.S. and U.K. make McDonald’s a corporate […]

RESOLVED:
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report to shareholders by October 2002, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, reviewing McDonald’s animal welfare standards with the view to adopting and enforcing consistent animal welfare standards internationally.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT:
Our company’s public policy and practices towards the welfare of farm animals, as currently implemented […]