Mari Schwartzer – NorthStar

August 13

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Date: August 13, 2018
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Windy City Times features Julie’s lifetime work in SRI

NorthStar’s CEO, Julie Goodridge, was recently interviewed by a Windy City Times reporter about Julie’s career and passion for making social change. Read about how Julie’s history of community organizing, her academic studies, and career trajectory led her to an early role in the...

July 09

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Date: July 9, 2018
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Green America features NorthStar’s work on prison labor

NorthStar's extensive work on understanding and mapping prison labor in the corporate supply chain of U.S. companies was featured in the most recent issue of Green American Magazine, the quarterly print publication of Green America. NorthStar has been a longtime member of Green America, an organiza...

July 09

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Date: July 9, 2018
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NorthStar quoted in Reuters on issue of directors missing shareholder meetings

Shareholders that attend the company’s annual meeting generally expect the board of directors to do the same, especially since it’s the only annual opportunity for shareholders to voice concerns and hear a reply directly from the CEO and board. However, a recent Reuters article indicates...

July 06

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Date: July 6, 2018
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NorthStar quoted in Vanity Fair on shareholder concerns at Facebook annual meeting

Facebook held its annual shareholder meeting on May 31, 2018, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the board faced angry shareholders and sharp critique in the wake of Facebook’s data privacy scandals. NorthStar’s Chief Investment Officer, Christine Jantz, attended to present our proposal askin...

June 12

Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
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Date: June 12, 2018
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NorthStar is again honored as “Best for the World”

NorthStar Asset Management is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row it has been honored by B Corp as a “Best for the World” company in the customers category. According to B Corp, “Every business worth its salt aims to please its customers. The Best For The World: Customers hon...

June 07

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Date: June 7, 2018
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NorthStar’s proposal at Facebook leads the way for shareholder scrutiny

At the May 31 Facebook annual meeting of shareholders, NorthStar’s Chief Investment Officer, Christine Jantz, presented a proposal regarding a recapitalization plan so that each share gets one vote. Under the current share structure, shareholders are mathematically unable to “outvote” the ...

May 29

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Date: May 29, 2018
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alphabet & Facebook Shareholders Seek Better Oversight as Scandals Loom

Boston, MA (May 29, 2018) – At the 2018 annual shareholder meetings of Alphabet and Facebook, shareholders will once again vote on a shareholder proposal related to the tech-giants’ unequal voting structures. With data and privacy issues high on shareholders’ and users’ lists of concerns, sh...

May 29

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Date: May 29, 2018
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A matter of time: Will prisons be the next big ESG debate? (Responsible Investor)

NorthStar’s work on mapping prison labor in the supply chain was recently featured in a Responsible Investor article. The article describes the growing trend in socially responsible investing to take a closer look not only at investments in private prisons, but also the wider network of compan...

May 24

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Date: May 24, 2018
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NorthStar urges “yes” votes on proposals at Facebook, Alphabet, TJX Companies

NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. has shareholder proposals coming up for a vote at three companies in the next two weeks: Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOGL), and TJX Companies (TJX). We urge shareholders to vote in favor of these proposals. Please use the links below to read our shareholder memos filed...

May 23

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Date: May 23, 2018
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Intel’s financing of anti-diversity politicians and climate change deniers is ‘a risk to the company’ (PCgamesN; May 24, 2018)

Since 2012, NorthStar has been filing shareholder proposals at Intel Corporation to seek better management of its and the company political action committee’s (PAC) political contributions. NorthStar believes that if a company is working towards good-business practices like lowering GHG emissi...

Author: Mari Schwartzer