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
UUA Joins World’s Leading Institutional Investors In Call For Carbon Pricing, Ambitious Global Climate Deal. We, the institutional investors that are signatories to this Statement, are acutely aware of the risks climate change presents to our investments. In addition, we recognise … Continued
Major asset classes mostly gained in August as volatility that crept into the marketplace in late July receded amid light late-summer trading. Global bond yields inched lower on the month, highlighted by German Bund 10-year yields hitting record lows at … Continued
Today the Unitarian Universalist Association joined other investors in calling on the US Securities and Exchange Commission to to take immediate steps to require publicly traded corporations to fully disclose all political spending to their shareholders. Read the full press release … Continued
Most asset classes finished in the red in July as volatility crept up at the end of the month to levels last seen in April. Global equities tumbled as escalating conflict around the globe overshadowed strong economic data in the … Continued