by Harrington Investments | Mar 4, 2015
Napa, CA— Harrington Investments, Inc. (HII), a pioneering socially responsible investment firm, joined a national coalition of organizations calling on President Obama to sign an Executive Order mandating federal contractors, including Prime Defense Contractors, to...
by Harrington Investments | Oct 28, 2014
A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study asked the question “Do Business and Politics Mix?” The study was based on a fictionalized company that chose to donate to a super PAC promoting political candidates with strong pro-business platforms. The contributions...
by Harrington Investments | Jan 23, 2014
For more than thirty years, Harrington Investments, Inc (HII) has been challenging corporate power, and 2014 promises to be one of the most important years yet, targeting 18 different corporations with shareholder resolutions. Interesting and new this year, Harrington...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 25, 2013
By Michael J. Moore Originally Published in Bloomberg.com Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the investment bank nicknamed “Government Sachs” because of senior executives who have moved into public posts, won’t be entering politics itself. A shareholder proposal that the...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 18, 2013
By Jason Notte Article published in MSN Money What’s the point of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 freeing up corporate campaign contributions if companies don’t shovel truckloads of money at candidates to protect their political...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 1, 2013
Reprinted from Responsible-Investor.com Citizens United-related shareholder motion rejected by SEC by Daniel Brooksbank | March 1st, 2013 Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has avoided having to face an acerbic shareholder resolution calling on it to explore the...
