Trillium, Green Century, & 350.org Launch New Investor Guide to Fossil Fuel Free Investing
April 19, 2017 // Boston, MA – Today, Trillium Asset Management, Green Century Capital Management, and 350.org announced the release of a new guide for investors on fossil fuel free investing titled Make a Clean Break: Your Guide to Fossil Fuel Free Investing. The first version of the guide was launched in 2013 and updated in 2014. The new guide provides investors with insights and tools to eliminate fossil fuel companies from their portfolios and reinvest in clean, sustainable, and solutions-oriented investments that are advancing the transition toward a zero-carbon economy. “As we continue to see critical shifts in both …
Trillium & NRDC Launch Paper on Reducing Corporate Food Waste
April 18, 2017// Boston, MA – This week, Trillium Asset Management and The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a new paper “Assessing Corporate Performance on Food Waste Reduction: A Strategic Guide for Investors.” The paper provides investors with key insights about assessing the risks and opportunities associated with food waste and why it should be an integral aspect of environmental, social, and governance analysis. Below is a short piece co-authored by Allan Pearce at Trillium and JoAnne Berkenkamp at NRDC, which provides a brief introduction and overview of the paper. Time for Investors to Lean in on Food Waste Food-based …
Trillium Reaffirms Support of Dodd-Frank Act’s Section 1502 on Conflict Minerals
April 4, 2017// Boston, MA – Last week, Trillium Asset Management sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reaffirming our support for the implementation of Section 1502, the Conflict Minerals Rule, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This letter follows a joint statement sent on March 7th in which Trillium and five other lead investors led a coalition of 127 investors and groups representing more than $4.8 trillion in AUM to express continued support of the Conflict Minerals Rule. Our letter was submitted in response to the January 31, 2017 Statement on the …
JLL Commits to Comprehensive Workplace Diversity Reporting
March 24, 2017 // Boston, MA – Trillium Asset Management is pleased to announce that we have successfully withdrawn our workforce diversity shareholder proposal at Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) following the company’s increased commitment to expand disclosure around diversity policies and programs, and release its annual EEO-1 workforce diversity data. Trillium’s shareholder proposal requested that the company prepare a report adequate for investors to assess JLL’s strategy and performance pertaining to workforce diversity, including a chart identifying employees according to gender and race in the major Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-defined job categories. A McKinsey & Company report found companies with …
Trillium Successfully Withdraws Greenhouse Gas Shareholder Proposal at Tractor Supply Company
March 20, 2017 // Boston, MA – Trillium Asset Management is pleased to announce that we have successfully withdrawn our 2017 shareholder proposal filed at Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO). The proposal asked the company to “…adopt quantitative, time-bound, company-wide, science-based goals for reducing total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from products and operations.” Trillium withdrew the proposal following a commitment from the company to set quantitative greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. The goals will cover both scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from their 1,600 stores located across 49 states. The company has committed to make these goals public by the …
Trillium Webinar Now Available: Large Cap Core Strategy Update
Trillium Asset Management’s March 7, 2017 webinar titled, “Trillium’s Large Cap Core Strategy: Navigating a Changing Economic Landscape with ESG Integration and Impact” is now available for download here. Speakers: Stephanie R. Leighton, CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager Cheryl I. Smith, Ph.D., CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager Susan Baker, Vice President of Shareholder Advocacy Paul A. Hilton, CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager (Moderator) Please click here for a link to the full recording and accompanying slides. For questions and information: Caroline White, Communications Manager, cwhite@trilliuminvest.com ### Important Disclosure: The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to buy …
Trillium Successfully Withdraws Shareholder Proposals at Chipotle
March 9, 2017 // Boston, MA – Trillium Asset Management is pleased to announce that it has successfully withdrawn two shareholder proposals, filed on behalf of our clients, at Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG); one on sustainability reporting and one on minimum wage reform. Trillium has withdrawn its shareholder proposal on sustainability reporting, co-filed alongside Domini Impact Investments and Reynders McVeigh Capital Management. Following constructive dialogue, Chipotle has committed to publishing a comprehensive sustainability report covering material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, which will likely include the company’s management strategies and performance related to food safety, supply chain management, …
CNN Op-Ed: The Business Case against the Next Bathroom Bill
March 7, 2017// Boston, MA – Today CNN published an op-ed written by Matt Patsky, CEO of Trillium Asset Management and Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller titled, “The Business Case Against the Next Bathroom Bill.” The op-ed speaks out against proposed Texas Senate Bill 6 (or SB6), legislation that would discriminate against transgender individuals in the state of Texas. The opinion piece supports a recent investor letter released by Trillium and the Office of the New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer. Signed by a group of investors representing more than $11 trillion in assets under management, the …
Trillium Successfully Withdraws Product Safety and Quality Shareholder Proposal at Zimmer Biomet
February 28, 2017 // Boston, MA – Trillium Asset Management is pleased to announce that following a productive dialogue, it has successfully withdrawn its Product Safety and Quality shareholder proposal at medical device manufacturing company, Zimmer Biomet Holdings (NYSE:ZBH). The shareholder proposal, filed by Trillium, sought an analysis of governance improvements the Board could take to solidify the company’s product safety and quality performance. The Zimmer Biomet board has committed to adding explicit oversight of product safety and quality to the charter of the existing Research, Innovation and Technology Committee of the Board. This existing standing Committee will be re-named …
Group of Global Investors with more than $11 Trillion in Assets Call on Texas Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-LGBT “Bathroom Bill”
NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and Trillium Asset Management lead charge against Anti-LGBT Legislation in Texas Group of more than 30 global investors warn Texas officials of economic repercussions of discriminatory bills February 21, 2017 (New York, NY) – Led by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and Trillium Asset Management, a group of some of the largest investors in the world, with a combined $11 trillion of assets under management, today spoke out against Texas Senate Bill 6 (or SB6), “Bathroom Bill,” as well as similar discriminatory legislation. In the wake of hundreds of millions of dollars in …
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