Published by Institutional Investor. April 14, 2011 • Katie Gilbert This July south Sudan is to become the Republic of Southern Sudan. In January’s plebiscite nearly 99 percent of southern Sudanese voted to secede from the north. Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has pledged to abide by the outcome. The […]
Author Archives: Eric Cohen
Wall Street Shareholder Wishes: No Genocide or Political Contributions
Published by Wall Street Journal. By Shira Ovide It’s that time of year. Wall Street firms are prepping for their annual meetings with investors, their yearly chance to rub shoulders with the hoi polloi, otherwise known as their stock holders.These meetings also are shareholders’ one chance a year to float […]
Genocide-Free Investing? JPMorgan Chase Isn’t So Sure It’s Necessary
Published by Change.org. by Laura Heaton · 2011-04-08 00:08:00 UTC If you knew your family savings or retirement funds were financing a government’s genocidal campaign, would you keep sending money? JPMorgan Chase is faced with this question right now. Next month, JPMorgan Chase’s shareholders will decide whether they want the […]
Anti-Genocide Activists OK’d to Target Fund Parents
Published by Ignites. By Peter Ortiz April 1, 2011 A recent SEC ruling gives an investor advocate group that has long targeted funds it claims have investments tied to genocide the green light to go after the corporate parents of those funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling against JPMorgan […]
SEC Allows Proposal for Genocide-Free Investing on JPMorgan Proxy Ballot
Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp SocialFunds.com speaks with Eric Cohen of Investors Against Genocide about its strategy to expand upon engagement with mutual funds to seek a fundamental change on the issue in the financial industry. SocialFunds.com — On March 8th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed […]
JP Morgan Shareholders Will See Human Rights Proxy Ballot
Published by Institutional Investor. By Katie Gilbert March 31, 2011 A recent decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission means it’s likely that JP Morgan Chase shareholders will see a proposal about investments linked to genocide in the proxy ballot for this year’s annual meeting on May 17. The proposal […]
The right human rights?
Published by Grand Valley Lanthorn. University should find a new P-card provider after discovering J.P. Morgan’s ties to the genocide in Darfur. Updated: January 12, 2011, 9:52 PM Grand Valley State University debates whether to renew its purchasing card (P-card) contract with J.P. Morgan, and after a group of honors […]
Are U.S. Investments in Sudan funding genocide?
Published by Institutional Investor. By Katie Gilbert January 11, 2011 – This past Sunday, Barack Obama made an appearance in The New York Times opinion pages. His topic was Sudan, and he opened his piece by expressing hope that this week’s elections there – which could grant the southern part […]
