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...

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...

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...

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...

More great LGBT news from mid-America. Memphis-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) – the world’s largest express transportation provider which reaches even the most remote corners of the country — now prohibits discrimination against transgender employees. Earlier this year, NorthStar Asset Managem...

Shareowner advocates led by NorthStar Asset Management succeed in engagement with PepsiCo on resolution calling for adoption of water management policy....

NorthStar Asset Management, Inc., a socially responsible investment firm, is pleased to announce successful negotiations with PepsiCo, worldwide food and beverage manufacturer, of an official PepsiCo policy in support of the human right to water. PepsiCo is the first publicly traded, multinational ...

Today at the annual ExxonMobil shareholder meeting, NorthStar Asset Management of Boston presented a resolution asking the company to examine the significant income gap between its lowest paid workers and the highest paid worker....

In the face of increasingly alarming statistics about the global availability of clean drinking water, PepsiCo shareholders and human rights activists have teamed up to demand that PepsiCo create and follow a policy that respects the Human Right to Water. "Water scarcity is a serious modern-day rea...