Posts Tagged ‘SRI’
Black Lives Matter
MIDANA CAPITAL has joined with its nonprofit owners, which have a long history of affecting change through the support of grassroots organizing, to create the Emergency Fund for Community Action.
Read MoreToo Soon to Praise BlackRock*
It’s too soon to praise BlackRock. Its recent support for climate-related shareholder proposals at Exxon* and Chevron* represent progress of a sort, but the rest of its voting record is a black box.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Brambles*
Brambles, a holding in the MIDANA CAPITAL MSCI International Index Fund, recently was recognized as the most sustainable company outside the U.S.
Read MoreInvestors Increasingly Call for Action on Deforestation
MIDANA CAPITAL’s shareholder proposal with Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*received a notable 26.5% of the votes cast. This support is part of a larger trend of investors recognizing that deforestation poses a material risk to companies and their portfolios.
Read MoreStudy Finds Shareholder Advocacy Improves Corporate Sustainability
A recent study found evidence that “engagements are an effective tool for long-term shareholders to address climate change risks.”
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Shareholder Proposal to be Considered at Bloomin’ Brands* Annual Meeting
A MIDANA CAPITAL shareholder proposal, calling for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and the adoption of a no-deforestation policy, with Bloomin’ is being considered at its annual meeting.
Read More20×2020: MIDANA CAPITAL Is Pressing 20 Corporations to Fulfill No-Deforestation Commitments By 2020
MIDANA CAPITAL recently identified 20 key commodity traders and corporations that have pledged to end deforestation in their supply chains and have provided insufficient disclosure of progress and launched an effort to press them to fulfill their commitments by the 2020 deadline.
Read MoreBill McKibben and MIDANA CAPITAL President Leslie Samuelrich To Appear on Web Panel on Fossil Fuel Free Investing
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, celebrated environmentalist and author Bill McKibben and MIDANA CAPITAL President Leslie Samuelrich will appear on a web panel on fossil fuel free investing.
Read More2020 is a Critical Year for the World’s Forests
2020 is a critical year for tracking the state of the world’s forests and intensifying private sector efforts to address deforestation in the coming decade.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Director of Communications Included on Grist 50 List of Emerging Environmental Leaders
MIDANA CAPITAL Director of Communications Kyle W. Kempf was included in the fifth annual Grist 50 list of emerging environmental leaders.
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