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  • January 16
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: January 16, 2012
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Julie Goodridge interviewed by DiversityInc

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...
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  • October 11
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: October 11, 2011
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Fighting For Corporate Disclosure (Roll Call: 10/1/11)

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....
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  • October 07
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: October 7, 2011
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P&G discloses donation (Cincinnati.com: 10/6/11)

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...
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  • October 06
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: October 6, 2011
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Shareholders Vote on Political Spending

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....
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  • June 01
  • Posted By: Carolina Samudio-Ortega
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: June 1, 2011
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Citizens United: The Shareholders Strike Back (Mother Jones: 6/1/11)

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...

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  • April 20
  • Posted By: keymaster
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  • Date: April 20, 2011
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Home Depot Releases Proxy Statement on Electioneering Contributions (4/20/11)

Home Depot has released their annual proxy including a resolution calling for a shareholder vote requesting that political contributions reflect Home Depot’s stated corporate values. The resolution, filed by NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. of Boston, was filed in the aftermath of Citizens Uni...
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  • March 30
  • Posted By: keymaster
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  • Date: March 30, 2011
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New SEC Decision Gives Shareholder Activists the Right to Seek a Vote on Political Contributions (3/30/2011)

In the aftermath of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the controversial Supreme Court decision in January of 2010 removing prohibitions on corporate electioneering contributions, Boston-based NorthStar Asset Management, Inc., a socially responsible investment firm, is pleased to...
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  • June 01
  • Posted By: keymaster
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  • Date: June 1, 2010
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FedEx’s Domestic-Partner Benefits: Spurred by Shareholder Activism? (Diversity, Inc: 6/1/10)

With 19,922 shares of FedEx in its portfolio, socially responsible investing firm NorthStar Asset Management filed a shareholder resolution with the shipping giant in April after discovering the company didn't offer same-sex domestic-partner/spousal benefits, even in Massachusetts where same-sex nup...
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  • May 27
  • Posted By: keymaster
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  • Date: May 27, 2010
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FedEx Delivers LGBT Benefits (5/27/10)

After seven months of dialogue with FedEx Corporation, NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. is pleased to report that FedEx has committed to extending health benefits to domestic partners of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees in every state. Prompted by a discrepancy between FedEx...
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  • March 19
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: March 19, 2010
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Intel Inside, Safe Water Outside: Intel Recognizes the Human Right to Water

On the eve of World Water Day (March 22), Boston portfolio management company NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. is pleased to announce successful negotiations with Intel Corporation on the creation of an official Intel policy that supports the human right to water. Intel Corp. is one of the world’s...
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