by Randal Birkey | Apr 2, 2021 | News
FRIENDS FIDUCIARY ASKS AMAZON TO RESPECT WORKER RIGHTS Friends Fiduciary joined over 70 other investors in calling on Amazon to cease interference with a unionization vote in Alabama. Collectively, the group has $20 billion in shares in the company. Led by Swedish...
by Randal Birkey | May 25, 2016 | News
In recent years, investors have raised awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and the need for greater disclosure from public companies. This has been especially true in the energy sector where the environmental impact, specifically carbon...
by Randal Birkey | May 9, 2016 | News
In October 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01 to provide guidance on the investment duties of plan fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when considering economically targeted investments (ETIs) and...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 18, 2016 | News
Pharmaceutical drug take back programs in the United States are rare. Although awareness and understanding of the issue is low, the problems resulting from leftover, unused medications are real. In 2013, overdoses from prescription pain medications killed more than...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 23, 2016 | News
Food waste has societal, environmental, and economic consequences far greater than most understand. In the U.S., 40% of the food produced goes uneaten and 1 in 6 Americans lacks a safe secure supply of food. Further, discarded food accounts for 21% of landfill volume...
