Form CRS (PDF)
Please find our Form CRS, Client Relationship Summary by clicking on this link: https://archive.trilliuminvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Form_CRS_Trillium-Asset-Management.pdf …
TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the retailer’s shareholders voted for action to reduce chemical risk
Trillium’s shareholder proposal at TJX Companies, Inc., requesting that the retailer take action to reduce chemical risk, received a 44% shareholder vote. Read the Investor Environmental Health Network’s press-release covering our engagement here: https://iehn.org/resources/entry/press-release-tjx-vote Important Disclosure: This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities mentioned. It should not be assumed that investments in such securities have been or will be profitable. The specific securities were selected on an objective basis and do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for advisory clients. …
Black Lives Matter: Investor Responsibilities and Systemic Racism
In the past three years, Trillium has made clear that human rights are central to our mission. In 2017, following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia we stated: Our concerns are at their core moral in nature. As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” These fundamental principles are at the heart of who we are. https://archive.trilliuminvest.com/statement-regarding-violence-charlottesville-virginia/ In 2019, following attacks in El Paso, Texas, Gilroy, California, and Dayton, Ohio which …
Webinar Replay: Trillium Client Call – Impacts of COVID-19 on Markets, Portfolios, and Shareholder Advocacy 4/14/20
Important Disclosure: The views expressed are those of the authors and Trillium Asset Management, LLC as of the date referenced and are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities mentioned. It should not be assumed that investments in such securities have been or will be profitable. To …
Tractor Supply takes Important Steps to Build Diversity in its Leadership Ranks
BOSTON, MA // (April 09, 2020) Businesses in every sector are facing myriad of decisions that impact employees, customers, communities and shareholders today and long into the future as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Part of our work as investors is to ensure companies have strong governance structures in place at the board and leadership levels necessary to drive prudent and fair decision making. When diversity of skills, expertise, gender, race and ethnicity are well represented at the highest levels of decision making the benefits enterprise-wide and for all stakeholders increases. We saw this in February when the New …
CCLA’s Helen Wildsmith awarded 2020 Joan Bavaria Award for her leadership on sustainability
BOSTON – Pioneering advocate for responsible investment and climate action Helen Wildsmith has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets, the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres and the investment firm Trillium Asset Management, announced today. The Joan Bavaria Award is given annually to honor inspiring global leaders working to move capital markets toward a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental issues. Wildsmith has been recognized for her pivotal role in accelerating and scaling up investor and business action to tackle the climate crisis. Through her determined leadership as CCLA’s stewardship …
Webinar Replay: Trillium Client Call with Market Update 3/18/20
Important Disclosure: The views expressed are those of the authors and Trillium Asset Management, LLC as of the date referenced and are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities mentioned. It should not be assumed that investments in such securities have been or will be profitable. To …
Trillium and Rhode Island Treasurer Magaziner secure board diversity commitment from SBA Communications
Boston, MA// March 12, 2020 Trillium Asset Management and Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today that investors have secured an agreement from SBA Communications Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, to expand disclosures relating to its commitment to diversity, inclusive of gender race and ethnicity, and publish a skills and diversity matrix noting key qualifications, skills and attributes most relevant to the decision to nominate candidates to serve on the company’s board of directors. “A growing body of research shows that companies with stronger diversity at the senior level tend to outperform those …
Waste Management to Further Industry Efforts towards Plastic Recycling
Boston, MA // February 18, 2020 2020 is poised to be a critical year for U.S. recycling as concerns around plastic waste and pollution continue to increase while export markets have dried up. Against this backdrop, Trillium can announce significant progress through its engagement with Waste Management, Inc. (WM), the largest collector of recyclable materials in the U.S. The lack of export markets will put new strains on the domestic recycling market, where unfortunately only 8-9% of plastic waste is currently recycled. Following an in-depth engagement by Trillium and As You Sow, Waste Management has committed to publishing a new …
Starbucks Ramps up Global Efforts to Address Plastic Packaging and Waste
Boston, MA // January 31, 2020 Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffeehouse company, has committed to shift from single-use packaging to reusable packaging, develop new global reusable container goals, and cut global packaging waste 50 percent by 2030, following months of constructive dialogue with Trillium Asset Management and our dialogue partner, As You Sow. Supporting these long-term ambitious goals are substantive plans to invest in better ways to manage waste, including unprecedented research to promote customer behavior change. Importantly, these efforts are all global in nature, a vital distinction as Starbucks operates in 82 global markets. This announcement comes in …
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