Global consumption of seafood is growing, particularly as U.S. pet owners feel increasingly inclined to serve real fish to their cats and dogs. The average U.S. cat eats more than twice what the average person eats per year.[1] To meet this growing demand, we are seeing increased exploitation of vulnerable worker populations, particularly in seafood rich areas of Asia. Pet food imports from Thailand, for example, more than doubled between 2009-2014 making it among the fastest growing exports to the U.S.[2] In 2014, Associated Press investigators traced pervasive use of slave labor in the fishing industry in Southeast Asian waters …

July 19, 2017 // Boston, MA – Trillium Asset Management’s 2017 Summer/Fall issue of Investing for a Better World ® is now available for download. Investing for a Better World ® is Trillium’s biannual newsletter highlighting our approach to sustainable and responsible investing as well as the impact of our shareholder advocacy work. Articles in this issue include: Thinking Capital℠ by CEO Matt Patsky Trillium’s 2016-2017 Shareholder Advocacy Initiatives From Environment to Diversity: Keeping EOG Accountable Client Spotlight: Woods Hole Research Center After the Clean Power Plan: Utilities Pursue Clean Energy and a Greener Future Smuckers, Slavery, and Seafood Download the Summer/Fall …