Tag: responsible investors

IASJ Mission-Aligned Investing (MAI) Program Launch

March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021: Montclair, NJ – Recognizing Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ) Affiliates’ legacy around fostering positive social and environmental impact, IASJ convened its first Affiliate Cohort meeting on March 9th to launch the Mission-Aligned Investing (MAI) program. The program aims to enable and empower IASJ’s Affiliates, which are faith-based institutional asset owners, to […]

Article tags: asset allocation, circular economy, Climate Change, Climate Finance, common good, ESG data providers, ESG Investing, fiduciary duty, governance, human rights, impact investing, Investment Guidelines, low-carbon economy, Mission-Aligned Investing, Net-Zero Economy, Portfolio allocation, portfolio construction, racial justice, responsible investors, risk and returns, SDGs, social justice, Socially Responsible Investing, Sustainable Agriculture, sustainable development goals

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Shareholder Resolution Filed with Amazon on Prohibiting Sales of Facial Recognition to Government, Citing Human Rights Risks

January 17, 2019

SHAREHOLDERS PRESS AMAZON TO STOP SELLING RACIALLY BIASED SURVEILLANCE TECH TO GOVERNMENT Press release written by Open MIC. Link to original posting: https://www.openmic.org/news/2019/1/16/halt-rekognition Citing critical concerns over immigrant surveillance of vulnerable communities, racial profiling, and other civil and human rights violations, Amazon shareholders have filed a resolution asking the company to prohibit sales of “Rekognition”, […]

Article tags: Amazon, Facial recognition, human rights, Human Rights Updates, immigrants' rights, Open MIC, racial justice, responsible investors, shareholder proposal, shareholder resolution, Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood

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