by Harrington Investments | Mar 3, 2017
After the successful outcome of our engagement with both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola this proxy season, Sustainable Finance of Bloomberg Briefs took note of our unrelenting demand for sustainability oversight as a fiduciary duty. Third Time’s a Charm in Getting...
by Brianna Harrington | Feb 15, 2017
Summary of Proxy Voting Policies. The follow is a summary of the Firm’s proxy voting policies: a. Director Related Issues. The Firm will generally vote for any shareholder proposal that favors independence of directors, and allows for maximum control, by shareholders...
by Brianna Harrington | Feb 7, 2017
February 7, 2017 – Napa, CA — Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible investment advisory firm based in Napa, California, announced today that it has convinced PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) to create a Public Policy and Sustainability Committee of the...
by Brianna Harrington | Jan 27, 2017
Company’s efforts to move away from harmful chemicals must improve, say advocates at annual shareholder meeting Thursday, January 26, 2017 Bellevue, WA – Today, investors and consumers will ask Costco at its annual shareholder meeting to improve its...
by John Harrington | Jan 24, 2017
HII has introduced resolutions at McDonald’s (MCD) for at least 15 years, although we are not as persistent with them as we are with Monsanto. MCD represents all that is wrong with large US corporate junk food corporations that process poor health, diabetes,...
by John Harrington | Jan 24, 2017
Goldman Sachs (GS)(GOLD), known as “Government Golden”, because of its history of influencing the Federal Government by not only its significant money expended on political contributions and lobbying, but the fact that some of the highest federal government posts have...
by John Harrington | Jan 24, 2017
Not unlike other major banks or non-bank financial institutions, JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) racked up billions of dollars in fines and other penalties (over $38 billion), while no executives or bank directors went to jail; only owners pay, not those in...
by John Harrington | Jan 23, 2017
Anthem (ANTM) or Blue Cross is a healthcare corporation that currently spends literally millions of dollars lobbying Congress and supporting the political endeavors of career politicians to deny patients quality healthcare and comprehensive coverage to millions of...
by John Harrington | Jan 23, 2017
HII co-filed a shareholder resolution introduced by an individual shareholder, Steve Nieman, a colleague of one of our friends, John Chevedden, who for years, has sponsored many good governance resolutions in an attempt to improve corporate conduct, including...
by John Harrington | Jan 23, 2017
For the third year we have introduced a resolution requesting PepsiCo (PEP) to create a board committee on sustainability. As has been discussed above, many corporations have institutionalized a policy of signing voluntary agreements, policies, and codes to reduce or...
