Recent News
Bloomberg’s “Sustainable Finance” Highlights Our Sustainability Successes
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...
Proxy Voting Policies
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...
Harrington Announces Sustainability Successes at PepsiCo and Coca-Cola
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 board...
Investors and Consumers Demand Action from Costco on Toxic Chemicals
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 efforts to tackle...
McDonald’s 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, hard...