Today, the Sunlight Foundation released a report about the political spending of the top 200 politically active companies. They document billions of corporate lobbying that is turned into trillions of dollars of corporate welfare. The UUA has been fighting for … Continued
Markets experienced a turbulent ride in October but wound up in a familiar place by month end with domestic equities positive and Treasury yields lower. A wave of volatility spurred by global growth concerns permeated through markets – first felt … Continued
The UUA has joined a group of U.S. investors to press some of the nation’s largest publicly traded corporations urging them to extend their LGBT nondiscrimination policies and equal benefits policies to their employees abroad. The UUA is concerned about … Continued
As part of our efforts to incorporate climate considerations across our portfolio, the investment committee of the UUCEF has recently shifted some of our fixed-income investments to bond managers who include environmental factors in their decision-making process. These managers buy … Continued
In late September, Norway’s Statoil ASA decided to shelve a multibillion-dollar oil sands project in northern Alberta for three years. The company’s decision came after intensive engagement with social investment firm Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM), one of the UUA’s … Continued
Last Friday, October 17, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sent out an email asking their supporters for funds to fight the “smear campaign” waged against them by the Unitarian Universalist Church. ALEC claims that we UUs wish to “silence … Continued
As those who attended the 2014 GA heard from our Treasurer, Tim Brennan, two of our advocacy successes of the last year were persuading Visa, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline to cease funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a conservative lobbying … Continued
Over the course of this year we have noted that divergent global central banking policies will likely have a dramatic effect on the near term investment landscape. This notion was on display in September as the Federal Reserve appeared steadfast … Continued
Climate change is happening, and faster than scientists expected. Polar ice caps are melting faster, island nations are going underwater, the ocean is acidifying and warming. In the US, we are suffering catastrophic droughts from California to Texas, along with … Continued
Yesterday in an interview on the Diane Rhem Show, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google will pull its support form the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Speaking about ALEC, Eric Schmidt said: “The facts of climate change are not in … Continued