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20th Jun 2014
Pope Francis Calls for Sustainable Investment to Help the Poor
by Robert Kropp At a symposium on impact investing held this week at the Vatican, the Pope calls on the capital markets to serve the good of humanity.
18th Jun 2014
Shareowner Action on Fracking Disclosure Proves Strength of Proxy
The Investor Environmental Health Network reports that of six shareowner resolutions filed this year with companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, four were withdrawn and two received substantial support.
12th Jun 2014
Investors Welcome Federal Bill Calling for Corporate Disclosures on Trafficking and Slavery Risks
This week, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 (H.R. 4842). This important bill calls on corporations to uphold...
12th Jun 2014
House Bill Calls for Corporate Disclosure of Human Trafficking Risks
by Robert Kropp. Investors issue statement in support of bill introduced this week that will require companies to disclose policies addressing human trafficking in their supply chains.SocialFunds.com -- Last month, the US House of...
28th May 2014
Exxon CEO takes on shareholders who want emissions cut
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson pushed back against criticism Wednesday that the company was not doing enough to reduce emissions and combat climate change.He questioned climate modeling that suggests that reducing carbon dioxide emissions would curb...
28th May 2014
Exxon CEO says Russia sanctions aren’t affecting business
By David KoenigThe Associated PressDALLAS — U.S. sanctions against Russian officials are having no effect on Exxon Mobil’s operations in that country, CEO Rex Tillerson said Wednesday after the company’s annual shareholders meeting.Sanctions...
14th May 2014
Activist investors push objectives at ConocoPhillips meeting
HOUSTON – Surrounded by well-heeled investors in a packed Omni Hotel conference room on Tuesday, Jimmy Dunne took his turn at the microphone and held up a folded newspaper article from The New York Times.He said it was about how shareholders get one...