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...

After fruitful negotiations with NorthStar Asset Management, Inc., a Boston-based wealth management firm, Intel Corporation will become the first U.S. corporation to commit to reviewing its political contributions for congruence with its company policies (such as the Intel Code of Conduct, Environme...

The 15th Annual Reaching Out Conference for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Business Graduate students was held last weekend, October 18-20, at the Seaport Hotel World Trade Center in Boston. The largest conference of its kind, it welcomed more than 1,000 students, business professionals and re...

NorthStar Asset Management says Ecolab’s political contributions are inconsistent with its stated values; shareholders will vote Thursday on a proposal under which they would weigh in on anticipated contributions before they are made....

Following the Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission decision in 2010, corporate boards have been facing increased shareholder scrutiny of political donations being made. And with its annual shareholder meeting this week, Warren-based Chubb Group of Insuran...

Don’t mistake her modest demeanor for softness; Julie Goodridge is a force to be reckoned with in the investment world. As the president and founder of Boston-based NorthStar Asset Management, an all-woman, socially responsible investment firm, Goodridge isn’t afraid to stay on top of what’s h...

All eyes seem to be on Wall Street these days, which is turning out to be good timing both for soul-searching CEOs and for reform activists taking aim at corporate money....

NorthStar’s CEO was interviewed for a Cincinnati.com article regarding our shareholder proposal at Procter & Gamble after the company disclosed that it donated money last year to a conservative political group in Ohio that supported two Supreme Court candidates and that also supports Senat...

Citing concerns about the risks to Procter & Gamble’s brand, reputation, and shareholder value, NorthStar Asset Management Pension Plan is asking shareholders to weigh in on P&G political spending at the annual meeting on October 11....

The battle against the effects of the Supreme Court's game-changing Citizens United decision, the ruling that ripped down the wall between corporations and American elections, is gathering steam among an unlikely group: investors. With Congress unable to pass new legislation and the Obam...