Trillium Successfully Withdraws Political Spending Transparency Proposal at Hess
March 25, 2014: Trillium Asset Management is pleased to announce that following our engagement with Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) the company has committed to fully disclose its trade association memberships and the other tax exempt organizations which it makes contributions to, as well as the portion of those payments that are used for political activities. In recognition of this progress, Trillium has withdrawn its 2014 shareholder proposal at Hess. A similar shareholder proposal, filed by Trillium for 2013, received a remarkable 46% of the vote. We encourage the company to take further steps to strengthen its transparency and …
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