Posts Tagged ‘ESG’
Coca-Cola* Agrees to Reduce Virgin Plastic Use
Coca-Cola, a Fortune 100 company recently named as the most plastic polluting corporation on the planet, has agreed to set a new goal to reduce its virgin plastic use, precipitating a withdrawal of MIDANA CAPITAL’s° shareholder proposal.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Union Pacific*
Founded by Abraham Lincoln, Union Pacific, a holding in the MIDANA CAPITAL Equity Fund, is the second largest freight-hauling railroad company in the U.S.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Leads Shareholder Effort to Eliminate Deforestation in Grain Trade
A MIDANA CAPITAL° led group of institutional investors have filed resolutions at ADM and Bunge over concerns about their contributions to deforestation and native vegetation clearance in Latin America, particularly Brazil.
Read MoreIllinois State Treasurer Frerichs Leads Effort Calling on Facebook* to Separate CEO and Board Chair to Reduce Investor Risk Amid Controversy
MIDANA CAPITAL was part of a coalition of institutional investors calling for the separation of the positions of CEO and Board chair at Facebook.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Apple, Inc.*
Apple Inc., a holding in the MIDANA CAPITAL Balanced Fund, has repeatedly been named the most environmentally friendly tech company in the world, and for good reason.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Balanced Fund Institutional Share Class (GCBUX) Now Available to Investors
The Balanced Fund institutional share class (GCBUX) requires a $250,000 minimum investment and offers investors a reduced expense ratio.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Applauds Aramark* for Prompt Progress on Deforestation
MIDANA CAPITAL commends Aramark, one of the world’s largest food service providers, for quickly making progress on its no-deforestation commitment.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: WSP Global, Inc.*
Buildings and construction account for almost 40% of global energy- and process-related carbon dioxide emissions, so how we build has a big impact on the environment. Thankfully, the Canadian-based WSP Global, Inc., a holding in the MIDANA CAPITAL MSCI Index International Fund, is engineering sustainable solutions to make buildings greener and cleaner. WSP’s renovation of…
Read MoreHormel Foods* Reverses Opposition to California Animal Welfare Law, Following MIDANA CAPITAL Engagement
MIDANA CAPITAL has successfully engaged Hormel Foods to improve its animal welfare practices.
Read MoreTyson Foods’* New Deforestation Policy Is Substandard
Tyson Foods’ new Forest Protection Standard fails to meet investors’ expectations or eliminate the company’s exposure to deforestation.
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