Tag Archives: Investors Against Genocide

Says it “considers human rights” yet invests in companies tied to genocide BOSTON, MA – APRIL 5, 2012 – Despite the fact that JPMorgan Chase owns over a billion dollars worth of PetroChina, a company widely recognized as contributing to the genocide in Sudan, the company stated in its proxy […]

BOSTON, MA – MARCH 29, 2012 – Should institutional investors support investments tied to genocide? That is the question that Investors Against Genocide has posed to institutional shareholders of JPMorgan Chase via an advertisement in the April 2 issue of Pensions & Investments and a direct mailing to hundreds of […]

Shareholder Vote Boosts Campaign by Investors Against Genocide COLUMBUS, OH  (May 17, 2011) – The shareholder proposal on “Genocide-free investing” earned 7.69 percent of the vote at today’s JPMorgan Chase shareholder meeting. The favorable vote is more than double the 3% required for the proposal to be presented at next […]

Investors Against Genocide commends company for acting in the face of genocide Boston, MA – February 17, 2010 – Following a well-publicized shareholder vote on genocide-free investing on November 24, American Funds has now become the largest mutual fund company to divest its holdings in PetroChina. A recent posting on […]

Contrasts clear, public move by TIAA-CREF with Vanguard’s “toothless” human rights stance Boston, MA – January 4, 2010 – Demonstrating a clear commitment to genocide-free investing, TIAA-CREF announced today that it has sold all of its holdings, worth $58 million as of September 30, in four companies tied to the […]

Voters misled by Vanguard’s statement of opposition says IAG’s Cohen Boston, MA – July 2, 2009 – At today’s Vanguard shareholders meeting, results were announced on votes cast by millions of Vanguard customers on adopting a policy to prevent Vanguard from investing their savings in companies that substantially contribute to […]