NorthStar has published a white paper outlining its perspective on the issue of domestic (U.S) prison labor in company supply chains, and recommending best practices for companies and investors to uncover and respond to abusive labor practices. "Prison Labor in the United States: An Investor Perspe...

AN OPEN LETTER TO CHARLIE BAKER: Dear Governor Baker, Almost 12 years ago gay and lesbian citizens of the Commonwealth were allowed to marry. My family played a big role in the case that made this possible, and it included much disruption to our lives and the life of our daughter, Annie. We all surv...

Leslie Christian, our Senior Investment Advisor who also runs our Outside Investments department, maintains a blog of her thought leadership outside the NorthStar website....

If Congress won't act to control gun violence, maybe investors can; they can stop supporting the manufacturers of deadly assault weapons--like the Smith & Wesson guns used in the latest mass shooting in San Bernardino....

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 is proud to release a February 2014 revision to its pinacle paper, "Fiduciary Responsibility in Corporate Political Spending: TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY & STEWARDSHIP ." ...