News & Media

Recent Social Investment Forum Press Releases + more

• Social Investment Forum Welcomes Federal Proxy Access Rule

  August 25, 2010 | Following more than three decades of debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a three-two vote along party lines enacted the United States’ first federal proxy access rule today, granting shareholders the right to nominate directors and have those nominees appear in companies’ printed proxy statements sent to all shareholders. more >

• Social Investment Forum Commends Senate For Joining House of Representatives in Approving Financial Reform Bill

  July 15, 2010 | more >

More press releases >

Socially Responsible Investing News + more

• Is There a Case to Be Made Against Corporate Social Responsibility?

  September 2, 2010 | By Robert Kropp. The argument that corporate social responsibility impedes better corporate governance ignores the financial relevance of environmental, social, and corporate governance considerations. more >

• Banks Back Away from Financing Mountain Top Removal

  September 1, 2010 | By Robert Kropp. The environmentally destructive coal mining practice, for years a target of shareowner activists, faces new regulatory restrictions and limited financing from major banks. more >

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Media Information + more

• Resources and quick facts for the media >
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