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May 22, 2013
New York Times: Groups Press Big Retailers on Safety Overseas
May 17, 2013
April 25, 2013
Shareholder Proposal: Reducing Health Hazards from Manufacturing and Recycling Lead Batteries
April 25, 2013
AT&T Annual General Meeting Speech
April 25, 2013
Latest Garment Factory Tragedy Leaves Investors Deeply Saddened and Short on Patience
April 25, 2013
Shareholders Give Bank Mandate to Address Climate Change
April 24, 2013
Investors Representing More than $890 Billion in Assets Join Call for Commonsense Immigration Reform
April 18, 2013
Investor Statement: Investors Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
April 18, 2013
Shareholders Applaud ViiV Healthcare for Sharing its Patent to Vital Pediatric HIV Drug
February 27, 2013
Shareholders to Question Bank about its Financing of Climate Change
February 19, 2013
Investor Follow-up to Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment in Burma
February 12, 2013
A sustainable investor’s response to Bill McKibben’s call for fossil-fuel divestment
February 11, 2013
January 30, 2013
Letter to the Editor of Financial Times: Dodd-Frank rule imperfect but has promise for the future
December 26, 2012
ICCR Commemorates 64th Anniversary of Universal Declaration on Human Rights
December 10, 2012
November 30, 2012
November 20, 2012
Multi-stakeholder Group Statement on the Challenge to Conflict Minerals Rule
November 19, 2012
Five Questions About Burma: Emerging Markets ESG Special Interview with Lauren Compere
November 5, 2012
Investor Statement for Human Rights and in Support of the U.S. Alien Tort Statute
October 30, 2012
October 15, 2012
INVESTORS CALL ON STATE DEPARTMENT TO STRENGTHEN U.S. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON INVESTMENT IN BURMA
October 5, 2012
The Investor's View on Promoting Access to Medicines in the Developing World
September 21, 2012
Investors Welcome New SEC Rule Addressing Conflict Minerals in Supply Chains
August 20, 2012
Boston Common on the SEC Rule on Conflict Minerals
August 20, 2012
Lauren Compere speaks on Webinar on Obesity as a Key Issue for the Consumer Goods & Services Sector
August 2, 2012
June 20, 2012
June 5, 2012
GROUPS: IEA “GOLDEN RULES” FOR FRACKING TRACK CLOSELY WITH STEPS ALREADY CALLED FOR BY INVESTORS
May 29, 2012
Boston Common Joins Investors in Urging Caution toward Burma as Sanctions Are Lifted
May 16, 2012
Major Push to Clean Up Shale Gas Fracking as 55 Top Investors
with $1 Trillion in Assets Weigh In
May 16, 2012
Building Accountability in the Energy Sector: Natural Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing
May 16, 2012
Boston Common Regional View: ESG in Asia
May 16, 2012
Boston Common Presses for Improved Monitoring Standards at the 2012 ConocoPhillips AGM
May 10, 2012
Lauren Compere speaks on Webinar on "Supply Chain Risks in Global Investment Portfolios"
May 10, 2012
April 19, 2012
April 2, 2012
Boston Common Engages Apple, Inc.
March 22, 2012
Boston Common on Conflict Minerals
March 22, 2012
Investors Release Best Practices Guidance for Safer Fracking
December 13, 2011.
Institutional Investors Call on Oil Companies to Address Their Role in Conflict in Syria
Conflict Risk Networ - 9 August 2011
Investor Statement Urges Business to “Do its Part” to Make Modern Day Slavery History - 27 June 2011
Boston Common Asset Management calls on other investors to endorse Human Trafficking Investor Statement - 18 May 2011
Investors Representing More Than $145 Billion Call for Immigration Reform - 1 March 2011
Investors Urge Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Other Oil Companies in Libya to Cut Off Support to Qaddafi Regime - March 2011
Weak Commitment to Human Rights Factors into Boston Common’s Decision to Divest of Cisco Systems - 10 January 2011
Major Investors Urge Oil Spill Commission to Seek SEC-Required Disclosure of Offshore Drilling Risks - 14 December 2010
Letter to National Oil Spill Commission - 7 December 2010
International Investor Coalition Urgently Calls for Improved Working Conditions in Electronics Manufacturing Facilities - 21 July 2010
Investor Statement Regarding Suicides and Working Conditions at Electronics Manufacturing Facilities - 21 July 2010
Boston Common Announces Office Suite Move - 28 June 2010
South Korean Companies Embrace Environmental Sustainability; Human Rights and Board Independence Remain Key Challenges - 21 April 2010
Boston Common First US Asset Manager to Sign Access to Medicines Investor Statement - 20 April 2010
Investors Call for Better Sustainability Disclosures from Emerging Market Companies, Launch Evaluation Tool - 19 April 2010
Boston Common Asset Management Leads Effort to Include North American Investor Voice in Critical Oil Sands Debate with BP - 9 April 2010
BP Oil Sands Investor Support Letter - 8 April 2010
UNPRI Clearinghouse Posting in Support of BP and Shell Oil Sands Risk Assessment Resolutions - 31 March 2010
Waddell & Reed Out of Step on Executive Pay; Issues Unusual Special Mailing Arguing Pay Reform Threatens Shareholder Value - 25 March 2010
Investor Statement on Sustainability Reporting in Emerging Markets A Renewed Call to Action - February 2010
Investors Speak Out Against Fueling of Congo War By Conflict Minerals - 10-January 2010
Investors Representing Over $580 million is Cisco Shares Are Urging Cisco to Respond to Human Rights Risk in its Global Operations - 10 November 2009
Waddell & Reed Takes Rare Step to Alter Result of Say-on-Pay Proposal; Move Highlights Need for Proxy Reform - 29 July 2009
Major Emerging Market Investors Want More Disclosure on ESG Issues, Global Survey Finds - 22 June 2009
Boston Common Instrumental in Investor Initiative to End Forced Child Labor in the Uzbekistan Cotton Sector - 10 June 2009
Boston Common Advances Sustainable Global Investment and Human Rights as Founding Member of Conflict Risk Network - 8 June 2009
Global Investor Group Asks S&P 100 Companies How They Ensure Rights for Their U.S. Workers - 28 May 2009
Global Investors Managing $372 Billion in Assets Endorse the Employee Free Choice Act - 11 May 2009
Boston Common Calls for Congress to Pass Strong Energy and Climate Change Legislation to Boost Economy - 25 February 2009
*An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact
Boston Common Becomes UNPRI Signatory - December 2008
Boston Common Urges President Obama to Improve Financial Risk Disclosure by U.S. Corporations - 11 December 2008
Human Rights Shareholder Resolution at Cisco Receives 32 percent Support - 13 November 2008
Boston Common Appeals to Government of Uzbekistan to Stop Using Forced Child Labor - 15 August 2008
Boston Common Applauds CVS/Caremark's Cosmetic Safety Policy, Commitment to Replace Toxic Chemicals - 8 May 2008
Boston Common Leads Resolution for "Political Contribution Disclosure," CVS/Caremark Shareholders Show Support" - 7 May 2008
IBM Shareholders Show Significant Support for "Say on Pay" led by Boston Common - 29 April 2008
Boston Common Joins Investors at BP's Annual Shareholder Meeting To Raise Concern over Tar Sands Involvement - 17 April 2008
Boston Common's "Say on Pay" Advocacy Initiative Highlighted by CNBC - 26 March 2008
Aflac Officially Gives Shareowners a "Say on Pay" - Boston Common Instrumental in Prompting Groundbreaking Vote - 10 March 2008
Global Warming Shareholder Resolution Filed with Citi on Financial Coal Plants - 6 March 2008
Boston Common Helps Fund Study Showing Baby Bottles Leach Toxic Chemical - 7 February 2008
Boston Common Persuades Petrobras to Clarify Company Position on Sudan - 6 August 2007
Boston Common shows support on the recent Massachusetts Burma Bill sponsored by Representative Byron Rushing - 6 July 2007
Boston Common sends representative to Target annual meeting to voice concern over product safety and healthcare reform - 24 May 2007
Investors Challenge Dean Foods' Investment in Organic Factory Farms at Annual Shareholders Meeting - 18 May 2007
Boston Common Attends Aflac's Annual Shareholder Meeting and Speaks in Support of its Landmark "Say-on-Pay" Decision - 7 May 2007
Lauren Compere, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, speaks to Christian Science Monitor on 2007 Proxy Season - 10 April 2007
Boston Common Successful in Strengthening Political Contributions Policy at Colgate-Palmolive - 4 April 2007
Boston Common supports Massachusetts Divestment Letter Related to Sudan - 29 Mar 2007
Investors Continue to Challenge Dean Foods' Approach to Organics
Investment in Factory Farms Questioned - 26 Mar 2007
What price Beauty? Risk Posed by Toxics in Cosmetics Could Leave Unwary Investors With a Black Eye - 20 February 2007
Boston Common Asset Management featured on NPR Marketplace Radio - 14 February 2007
Boston Common Instrumental in Prompting Aflac to Adopt Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation - 14 February 2007
Boston Common Participates in Multi-stakeholder Initiative on Free Expression and Privacy - 18 January 2007
Boston Common Asset Management Featured in National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) magazine - 12 December 2006
Shareholders Applaud Marriott International for Adopting Policy to Address the Exploitation of Children - 6 December 2006
Benchmarking AIDS: 2006 Year End Update - Pharmaceutical companies improve performance in certain areas - 30 November 2006
Marriot Adopts Human Rights Policy to Address Exploitation of Children - 28 November 2006
Human Rights and Internet Fragmentation Proposal Receives Record Shareholder Support - 15 November 2006
Institutional Shareholder Services Supports Boston Common's Human Rights Proposal at Cisco Systems - 1 November 2006
Boston Common Representative Attends 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto - 13 August 2006
Investors Show Unprecedented Concern Regarding Financial Risks From Toxic Chemicals in Products - 2 May 2006
Open Letter to Abbott Laboratories - 5 April 2006
CVS Shareholders Press Company to Become Business Leader On Safer Cosmetics Ingredients - 27 Mar 2006
Boston Common Asks Wal-Mart, Target and Costco to Stop Selling Gems Mined in Burma (Myanmar) - 23 Mar 2006
Faith-Based Investors Call For Corporate Action to Fight Tuberculosis - 23 Mar 2006
Investors Challenge Dean Foods' Approach to Organics Investment in Factory Farms Questioned - 2 Mar 2006
Boston Common Submits Written Testimony to Congress on Human Rights and the Internet in China - 15 Feb 2006
Boston Common Helps Launch Joint Investor Statement on Freedom of Expression and the Internet - 6 Feb 2006
How Can Investors Impact the Media? - 15 Dec 2005
High Tech Industry Called to Fight AIDS - 30 Nov 2005
Boston Common Asks 10th Largest Electricity Producer in the U.S. to Analyze Climate Change Risk - 21 Nov 2005
Boston Common Raises Social Concerns at Non-U.S. Annual Meetings of Shareholders - 12 Aug 2004
Dow Chemical Shareholders Call on SEC to Investigate Misleading Statements - 10 Aug 2004
Boston Common's Testimony on Bank of America - FleetBoston Merger for Federal Reserve - 15 Jan 2004
Shareholders Question Impact of Bank of America - FleetBoston Merger - 15 Dec 2003
Boston Common Asks Newmont Mining to Disclose Risks of Its Environmental and Social Liabilities - 12 Dec 2003
AIG shareholders Ask AIG Tough Questions on HIV/AIDS - 5 Dec 2003
Investors Press Dow Chemical Co. on Its Liability for Bhopal Disaster Survivors - 24 Nov 2003
Controversial Amazon Oil Projects Spark Investor Action with Burlington Resources Inc. - 20 Nov 2003