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How Investors Are Changing the Palm Oil Supply Chain

Contact: Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com CHANGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR PALM OIL: HOW IT PROTECTS FORESTS, CURBS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENHANCES SHAREHOLDER VALUE PROBLEM WITH CURRENT PALM OIL PRODUCTION: Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, present in over half of packaged products on supermarket…

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Responding to Pressure, General Mills Strengthens Palm Oil Commitment

Lucia von Reusner, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com Randy Rice, Trillium Asset Management, 617-515-6889, rrice@trilliuminvest.com APRIL 15, 2014 // BOSTON, MA – Responding to growing consumer and investor concern about the risks associated with palm oil production, General Mills* became the latest company to pledge that it will not purchase palm oil that is…

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In-Depth Look at MIDANA CAPITAL’s Shareholder Advocacy on Palm Oil: How it is Helping Curb Climate Change, Preserve Forests and Protect Endangered Species

March 31, 2014 – The Problem: Burning the Rainforest for Palm Oil Rainforests, acting as the “earth’s lungs,” help trap carbon emissions, provide needed habitat for endangered animals such as the Sumatran tiger and orangutan, and are home to countless medically valuable plant species. But, rainforests are being burnt and bulldozed in Southeast Asia –…

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Release: MIDANA CAPITAL Launches Fossil Fuel Free Investment Video

Contact: Leslie Samuelrich, MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, 617-482-0800, lsamuelrich@midanacapital.com Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management (MIDANA CAPITAL) launches an animated fossil fuel free investing educational video and outreach program to educate the public and reach potential investors who are interested in moving their investments out of fossil fuel companies for moral and…

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Institutional Investors Press Palm Oil Industry to Stop Burning Rainforests and Driving Climate Change

Media Contact: Lucia von Reusner, 617-482-0800, lvonreusner@midanacapital.com Wilmar*, HSBC*, Kellogg* among companies facing pressure from investors over deforestation December 3, 2013 — Over 40 institutional investors from across the globe are urging major stakeholders in the palm oil industry to adopt policies that would ensure palm oil development does not contribute to deforestation, development on…

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