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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Background
Last November, the International Labor Organization (ILO) called on all of its members - which include governments, labor unions, and employers - to review their relationship with Burma to ensure that they are not contributing to forced labor in Burma.
This is the first time in its history that the ILO has taken such an extraordinary […]
For Massachusetts Residents
Background and Update
Sponsored by state rep. Byron Rushing, the new Massachusetts Free Burma Bill (H.2252) would effectively bar the Massachusetts state pension funds from investing in companies that do business in Burma. The bill is modeled after similar South Africa divestment laws that were enacted during the anti-apartheid campaign. It is believed that […]
An Issue for Investors
Before Tiananmen Square, there was Burma. In 1988, the Burmese army declared martial law and brutally cracked down on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators. Troops killed, injured and imprisoned thousands of civilians.
In the 1990 Burmese elections, the National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won more than […]
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