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One Hundred Investors Call on Palm Oil Certification Group to Uphold Human Rights Standards
MIDANA CAPITAL organized investors representing $3.2 trillion in assets under management calling on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to uphold its standards. Contact: Marissa LaFave, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, mlafave@midanacapital.com, 617-482-0800 BOSTON, March 27, 2018 – Institutional investors representing over $3.2 trillion in assets under management supported a letter to the Roundtable on Sustainable…
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MIDANA CAPITAL Media Mentions View a selection of our most noteworthy mentions within the media: 2023 Collapse Deforestation risk think tank Chain Reaction Research winds down The Current – November 20 MIDANA CAPITAL and Felician Sisters of North America have filed similar shareholder proposals with The Chemours Company and Sherwin-Williams asking them to not mine…
Read MoreHow impactful are your impact investments?
Left: MIDANA CAPITAL’s first secured company commitment to stop deforestation in a company’s supply chain was with Kellogg’s* in 2014. Impact investing is using your investments to help build a better world and seek financial returns. In recent years, interest in impact investing has taken off. According to US SIF, the Forum for Socially Responsible Investing,…
Read MoreFollowing up on forest protection: Wilmar*
One of the most effective and cost-effective ways to fight climate change is to stop deforestation, a leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. That is why MIDANA CAPITAL is working to protect tropical forests by moving companies to adopt and implement zero deforestation policies that seek to decouple corporate supply chains from deforestation. In the…
Read MoreOn the Ground in Sumatra: Working Toward Sustainable Palm Oil
Left: Kate Kroll, MIDANA CAPITAL Shareholder Advocate, with a farmer on a sustainable palm plantation. As I mentioned in my previous post from Jakarta, palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world and can be found in many common household products, from shampoo to crackers and other snack foods. Its unsustainable cultivation…
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Launches Five-Year Forest Protection Program with Norwegian Government
Contact: Kate Kroll, 617-482-0800, kkroll@midanacapital.com BOSTON, MA: MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management announced today a new five-year program, The RISC (Risk In Supply Chains) project. The new global project will inform and engage global investors about the growing business and environmental risks of deforestation as part of MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management’s overall efforts to curb global warming. Tropical…
Read MoreFollowing Investor Action, Leading Agricultural Supplier Bunge* Announces Zero Deforestation Policy
Contact: Leslie Samuelrich, President, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lsamuelrich@midanacapital.com and Kate Kroll, Shareholder Advocate, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, kkroll@midanacapital.com September 21, 2015: In response to investor concerns, Bunge Limited has announced a new cross-commodity policy that will protect forests, reduce carbon pollution and protect the company and its investors against reputational and brand risk. Last…
Read MoreInvestors, Major Brands Call for Stronger Standards from Palm Oil Certification Group
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com Group urges RSPO to strengthen protections for forests, human rights BOSTON: Institutional investors representing nearly $5 trillion in assets under management have joined with some of the world’s largest and most recognizable consumer brands, including The Kellogg Company* and ConAgra Foods,* to call on the…
Read MoreMcDonald’s* Refuses to Address Shareholder Concerns about Deforestation, Exploitation
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com May 21, 2015: Concerned about McDonald’s refusal to address shareholder concerns about the reputational and business risks caused by the deforestation and community exploitation likely taking place across the company’s palm oil supply chain, a group of environmentally responsible investors are attending McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting…
Read MoreBunge* Faces Pressure From Shareholders to Curb Deforestation in Supply Chain
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com May 20, 2015: Concerned that the agribusiness giant is exposed to severe risks due to the large-scale forest clearance taking place across its global supply chains, shareholders are voting on a proposal filed by MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management urging Bunge Limited to establish clear goals…
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