by Harrington Investments | Jan 17, 2014
Chairman Eric Schmidt wrote: “At a time when families are having to tighten their belts… corporation tax is rightly a hot topic. And as a company that has always aspired to do the right thing, we understand why Google is at the centre of that debate.” (The...
by Harrington Investments | Jan 16, 2014
The Right to Know About GMOs On January 28th, Monsanto shareholders will vote on a resolution asking Monsanto to be more transparent and let shareholders know the true costs of the risks of the company’s operations and products. You can read a copy of the Resolution...
by John Harrington | Jan 13, 2014
Building a sustainable economy will require new thinking about how we invest. Instead of investing exclusively in (“Worry Over Inequality Occupies Wall Street”) Wall Street, with its focus on short term-profit, we must begin diversifying our investment...
by Harrington Investments | Jan 7, 2014
Harrington Investments, Inc. (HII) has re-filed a shareholder resolution calling for the Monsanto Corporation (MON) to disclose the real financial risks to shareholders and other stakeholders for producing genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) over the past two...
by Harrington Investments | Jan 6, 2014
by Michelle Jones Originally Published in ValueWalk Activist investor John Harrington is apparently a little leery of at least three major U.S. firms: Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and American International Group Inc...
by Harrington Investments | Dec 20, 2013
Dear President Obama, You should be ashamed to be supporting the current secret trade negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) which is another pro-corporate measure to continue to destroy American jobs and throw away the ability of Congress to have any...
by admin old | Dec 19, 2013
Alignment between Corporate Values and Political Contributions Whereas: The proponent believes McDonald’s should establish policies that minimize risk to the corporation’s reputation and brand; McDonald’s Corporation Political Contribution Policy...
by admin old | Dec 19, 2013
Resolution was co-filed with Trillium Asset Management Whereas, Customer trust is critical for any business, but especially for Internet and telecommunications companies that gather personal data concerning and affecting the lives of hundreds of millions of people in...
by Brianna Harrington | Dec 16, 2013
By Forrest Hill With Republicans signing pledges not to raise taxes and the likelihood that increased government austerity is going to make matters worse for struggling Americans, the only way out of the current debacle may be to entice the wealthier member’s of our...
by Harrington Investments | Dec 6, 2013
By John Harrington While we are all very sad to lose such a wonderful human being as Nelson Mandela, we were so fortunate to live at a time in history that he achieved so much for so many. I was particularly honored to work with many of my colleagues and friends to...