Commentary
Investors Call on the DOJ to Investigate Exxon*
What Did Exxon Know? And When? Investors Want to Know Recent reports indicate that ExxonMobil knew about climate change decades ago, and used its knowledge to mount an aggressive campaign to undermine climate science and delay policies to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the fossil fuel industry’s profits have swelled while…
Read MoreFocused on Solutions: MIDANA CAPITAL’s Balanced Fund
MIDANA CAPITAL’s Balanced Fund is an environmental solutions-oriented mutual fund. The Fund not only avoids the worst polluters, including fossil fuel companies and factory farms; it also invests in sustainability leaders in solar, wind, water, and food. It has been an early supporter of green bonds, which now constitute 50% of the bond portion of…
Read MoreDefining Fossil Fuel Free Investing
The Rockefeller Family Fund announced last month that the foundation will move as quickly as possible to divest from fossil fuels. In doing so, they joined actor and climate change activist Leonardo DiCaprio and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (a separate foundation), as well as thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations who have already committed…
Read MoreImpact Investing: Themes for 2016
As the New Year begins, we wanted to share some of the themes we think investors who care about impact should be keeping an eye on in 2016. 1. CURBING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH CLEAN ENERGY Wind and solar energy capacity in 2015 was three times what it was in 2008.1 In just the first half of…
Read MoreImportant Notice to Shareholders
In an effort to better serve our investors, MIDANA CAPITAL has selected Atlantic Shareholder Services as the Transfer Agent and shareholder services provider for the Midana Capital effective November 23, 2015. Prior to November 23, 2015, please mail all correspondence regarding new account openings and other shareholder correspondence to: Midana Capital, P.O. Box…
Read MoreWhy Investing in Women Pays Off
Why Investing in Women Pays Off What do the studies demonstrating the value of having women in leadership positions mean for those of us in the field of impact investing? For starters, it is helpful data to concretely back up what many of us already know from our experience – women can be strong leaders,…
Read MoreThe Shortcomings of Shareholder Engagement with Fossil Fuel Companies
For over 20 years, MIDANA CAPITAL has successfully used its clout as a shareholder to push companies to be more sustainable by reducing carbon emissions, conserving water, and eliminating toxic chemicals, achieving measurable and concrete changes. But, MIDANA CAPITAL believes that shareholder engagement with the fossil fuel industry will yield too little, too late. So MIDANA CAPITAL…
Read MoreTop Four Reasons to Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies
Since the fossil fuel divestment campaign began in 2012, individuals and institutions have started divesting their holdings from the coal, oil, and gas industries for the following reasons: 1. MORAL: ALIGN YOUR INVESTMENTS WITH YOUR VALUES Most mutual funds, such as those used in IRAs and retirement plans, invest in coal, oil, and fracking companies.…
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Earns a Top Rating Among 1,500 Mutual Funds*
Our Balanced Fund was among just 12 diversified and socially responsible funds to receive the full five “green badges” in a new tool fueled by Morningstar data. To help investors uncover which mutual funds invest in fossil fuel companies, As You Sow, using data from The Carbon Underground 200TM and Morningstar, created a new free…
Read MoreStatement at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)’s* Annual Meeting
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com May 7, 2015: After working closely with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) to develop its precedent setting no-deforestation sourcing commitment, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management will attend ADM’s annual shareholder meeting today to support the company as it officially announces its new policy. Read the full press…
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