Facebook’s hypocritical approach to transparency (Fortune; 3/27/14)
Fortune interviewed NorthStar’s CEO Julie Goodridge about our shareholder proposal on political contributions. Read the article here....
Investors Protest Corporate Lawsuits Against Shareowners (SocialFunds; 3/25/14)
A coalition of investors led by NorthStar Asset Management writes to four companies that have sought to bypass regulatory system by bringing lawsuits against shareowners for resolutions they filed....
Groups Rap Omnicom for Suing Chevedden (O’Dwyer PR; 3/24/14)
O’Dwyer PR reported on NorthStar’s investor campaign in support of shareholders that received lawsuits from companies, purportedly, to silence them. Read the article here....
NorthStar leads investors concerned about lawsuits against fellow shareholder activist
There is a chill in the air for shareholder activists as four companies – Express Scripts Holding Company, Omnicom, Chipotle, and EMC Corporation – recently filed suits in U.S. District Courts to prevent a shareholder from exercising his right to participate in decisions about corporate governan...
NorthStar paper on corporate political contributions (revised) released
NorthStar is proud to release a February 2014 revision to its pinacle paper, "Fiduciary Responsibility in Corporate Political Spending: TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY & STEWARDSHIP ." ...
2012 NorthStar Voting Report Released
NorthStar Asset Management is happy to announce the release of its newest report describing the firm’s proxy voting activity for the calendar year 2012. Click on the image below or here to access the report. ...
Letters to the Editor: The Cost of Divestment (Swarthmore Daily Gazette and the Swarthmore Independent; 9/26/13)
Letters to the Editor written by Swarthmore Mountain Justice, a divestment student group at Swarthmore College, and the Swarthmore Independent...
Letter to the Editor (Advisor Perspectives: 7/16/13)
Advisor Perspectives published a letter to the editor by NorthStar’s CEO, Julie Goodridge. Click here to see the article....
How to Weigh the Future (Inside Higher Ed: 5/23/2013)
Would you be willing to pay about $13,000 more a year in tuition to go to a college that doesn’t invest in fossil fuels?
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“My view of the Swarthmore paper is that it’s asking, ‘What’s the worst possible case of what it’s going to cost to divest?’ " said Christine Jantz, an inve...
Investing With Foresight (The Dartmouth: 5/23/13)
Last Monday, I attended a jam-packed “Dialogue on Divestment” with visiting Tuck School of Business professor Anant Sundaram, 350.org founder Bill McKibben and visiting environmental studies professor Terry Tempest Williams. 350.org’s “Fossil Free” movement has already succeded at encourag...