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Domini Funds 2017 Impact Report
We are very happy to release the Domini Funds 2017 Impact Report, detailing how we create positive change through standards setting, advocacy, and fixed-income... -
One Hundred Institutional Investors Call on Palm Oil Certification Group to Uphold Human Rights Standards
Adam Kanzer
Domini Impact Investments and Green Century Capital Management organized investors representing $3.2 trillion in assets under management calling on the... -
TIIP Event: Measuring the Effectiveness of System-level Investing Approaches
On February 8, 2018, The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) and Morningstar will co-host an event that explores the ways in which investors can go beyond... -
Unified for Equality
Bennett Grizzard
Domini commemorates two important forces working for equality in the United States: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 89 th birthday and the first anniversary of... -
Domini Impact International Equity Fund Investor Share Class Receives Five Star Overall Morningstar Rating
We are very pleased to announce that the Domini Impact International Equity Fund Investor share class (DOMIX), Class A share class (DOMAX), and Institutional...Category: Responsible Investing -
Human Impact: A Gathering about Climate Migration
Learn about Domini’s Climate Week Event on our future in a changing climate. -
Domini Supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Recommendations
Corporate climate risk disclosure is critical for addressing climate change. Domini supports the TCFD and their recommendations for voluntary, consistent... -
Domini Impact Investments Signs the Stockholm Declaration on the UN SDGs
Domini is proud to announce that we have signed the Stockholm Declaration, re-affirming our support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. -
A Greener Black Friday
Conan Magee
Avoid the cycle of consumer waste by repairing your old electronics. It’s a chance to reduce e-waste while also fostering creativity among the the engineers,...Category: Environmental Sustainability -
Your Voice Will Be Heard
Today is the #StillIn Day of Action. Despite federal disengagement we must a ct on climate change. Domini supports the COP23 conference and people everywhere... -
How Many More?
Bennett Grizzard
Will the Las Vega tragedy see the same inaction as the 1,500 other mass-shootings since Newtown? -
Sustainable Seafood: The Impact of How We Eat
One of the areas Domini focuses on sustainable seafood. The oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, representing 99% of the living space on our... -
Letter To Shareholders
(Excerpted from Domini Funds 2017 Annual Report)
Dear Fellow Shareholders: The past few years have been extraordinary. Reviewing the headlines, one sees a broad range of issues that continue to develop: The... -
Domini Honors the UN International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Elizabeth di Bonaventura
Since 1994, the United Nations General Assembly has observed International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9 th . This year’s event is...Category: Human Rights -
Invasion of the Fire-Bodies: Pyrosome Bloom in the Pacific
Suzanna Buck, Operations Associate
Warmer oceans are causing changes so strange, even scientists are scratching their heads. For three years, starting in late 2013, the eastern Pacific Ocean...Category: Climate Change -
Working Together
The current patchwork of sustainability standards can confuse companies and make it difficult for investors to glean useful information and make comparisons... -
Domini Celebrates Pride
Matt Casey, Financial Research Analyst
The modern fight for LGBT civil rights in the United States began in earnest 48 years ago this week, just a few blocks away from Domini’s office in downtown...Category: Human Rights -
Our Take on the Paris Agreement Withdrawal
Although the U.S. government has announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, progress on emission reductions will continue. The U.S.’s... -
Setting the Record Straight on Sustainability Reporting
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
(A version of this article originally appeared in Responsible Investor ) With respect to corporate sustainability reporting, we have left the era of laissez... -
Tobacco – A Threat to Development
Worldwide, nearly 7 million people – more than the entire populations of Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia combined – die from direct and indirect tobacco use...Category: Consumer Health & Safety -
Domini Impact Investments Lowers Expenses on its Mutual Funds
NEW YORK – Domini Impact Investments, a leader and pioneer in the responsible investing industry, announced a reduction in management fees, lowering the total... -
Taking Employee Welfare Seriously
Whether you are the CEO of a retailer with thousands of employees that meet your consumers face to face, or of a business with no consumer-facing employees at... -
Burma: Human Rights and Democratic Reform
We believe that responsible investors can play an important role in Burma’s progress towards democracy and prosperity by shifting from a strategy of avoidance... -
An Unreasonable Proposal
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
Its springtime, which means that corporations are holding their annual meetings and shareholders are voting on boards of directors, executive compensation and... -
Employee Relations
One of the areas Domini focuses on is the treatment of vulnerable workers in global supply chains. Around the world, approximately 150 million people leave... -
The People in Your Neighborhood
Carole Laible, CEO
We all like to feel connected to our local communities and neighbors. “Where everybody knows your name” was the theme to the 1980s TV show Cheers . It was... -
Human Rights and Democratic Reform in Burma
While the democratic transition in Burma (Myanmar) is widely welcomed and foreign investments are critically needed, challenges remain. Domini analyzes these... -
A Landmark for Digital Rights
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
On March 28, at an event in Brussels, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) announced that it has dramatically expanded its reach with the addition of seven new... -
Protecting Migrant Workers
One of the areas Domini focuses on is the treatment of vulnerable workers in global supply chains. Around the world, approximately 150 million people leave... -
Letter from the President
(Excerpted from Domini Funds 2017 Semi-Annual Report)
Dear Fellow Shareholders: The six months ending January 31, 2017 saw the election of President Donald Trump and with him, a shift in national priorities. As a... -
Defending Equality: Champions for LGBT Rights
Matt Casey, Financial Research Analyst
Today the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear what would have been a landmark trial for LGBT rights, until a national policy reversal resulted in the case... -
Keep Our Waterways Clean
Hillary Marshall, Senior Research Associate, Responsible Investment Research
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. This notion has formally been incorporated... -
Small Things
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
In January, more than 630 investors and corporations signed a statement asking the incoming administration and Congress to continue moving us toward a low... -
Celebrating International Women's Day
Bridget Realmuto, Senior Research Associate, Responsible Investment Research
In a continued effort to support and contribute to a more sustainable and equitable economy, this morning, Domini celebrated International Women’s Day by...Category: Diversity -
Finding Gold in Garbage
Carole Laible, CEO
As a society, we are continually exposed to the disposable nature of stuff. But, this wasn’t always so. My nana would carefully unwrap gifts so she could reuse... -
New Name, Same Domini
All investments have social and environmental impacts, some good, some bad. Domini has embraced this simple truth for decades. Beginning with the inception of... -
Election Results and Your Investment Account
Today, the world looks very different than it did yesterday. There was general consensus that global markets had priced in a Clinton victory coupled with... -
Domini's ESG Analysis Avoided Drug Company's Fall
In June, Bloomberg Markets interviewed Domini’s Tessie Petion, VP of Responsible Investment Research & MIS, to discuss how Domini’s ESG (environmental,...Category: Responsible Investing -
A Terrible Conversation with a Four-Year-Old
Lionella Pezza, Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
Over the past few months, I have been spending some time researching schools around my neighborhood in Brooklyn, as next year I will need to decide what school... -
Protecting Freedom of Expression and Privacy on the Internet
Internet and telecommunications companies receive thousands of requests per year from governments around the world to censor content or divulge information... -
Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
In April, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a historic Concept Release, seeking comments on a wide range of rules that require publicly... -
A Season of Accountability
If you sit on the board of a publicly traded company, there is only one time of year when you must face your shareholders. For most companies, that time is at... -
Domini Social Bond Fund Impact (Q2 2016)
The Domini Social Bond seeks to have a positive impact across multiple key themes, including affordable housing, education and climate mitigation. In the... -
Letter from the President
(Excerpted from Domini Funds 2016 Annual Report)
Dear Fellow Shareholders, The year ending July 31, 2016 saw an improving economy here in the United States, and with the improving situation, the nation began... -
Thinking Holistically: A Community-Based Approach to Health Care
Hillary Marshall, Research Associate, Responsible Investment
Many people claim inspiration from Dr. Paul Farmer, the founder of the global health NGO Partners In Health (PIH), myself included. I just had the pleasure of...Category: Healthcare -
A Look Beyond the Headlines: When Renewable Is Unsustainable
John Kinder
In a post-Paris Agreement world, one would expect to have a clearer idea of what bonuses and drawbacks the major sources of renewable energy might have for the...Category: Environmental Sustainability -
Our Position on Fossil Fuel Owners and Producers
For many years, Domini has incorporated concerns about the environmental risks of companies owning and producing fossil fuels into our investment standards... -
A Season of Accountability
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
Spring is the time of year when most corporations hold their annual meetings and shareholders cast votes on the board of directors, executive compensation and... -
Threat of a "Post-antibiotic" Era
Lionella Pezza, Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
In 2013 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that each year at least two million people in the United States become infected with bacteria...Category: Sustainable Food -
Mainstream Media and Its Influence on the Presidential Elections
Jeannie Cho, Research Associate, Responsible Investment
Media outlets remind us daily that the U.S. is currently amidst a contentious battle to elect the next American President. While news reports on elections have...Category: Media -
Positive Change at Four Companies
In addition to using social, environmental and governance standards to select our investments, each year the Domini Social Equity Fund submits shareholder... -
Public Health and Corporate Funding of Scientific Research
In August, the New York Times reported that Coca-Cola was funding an organization called the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN), which promoted scientific... -
Addressing Corporate Tax Avoidance
Corporate tax avoidance has been an important component of our engagement and policy work for several years. The United Nations ’ backed Principles for... -
Deepening our Impact – Green Bonds
Although our engagement work has historically focused on corporations, leveraging our rights as shareholders, we are also interested in opportunities to deepen... -
Future Food
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy
I was first introduced to the concept of laboratory-grown meat a couple of years ago. My son’s fifth grade glass was studying “foods of the future.” In... -
Plugging in to a Cleaner Future
This past December marked a historic moment in the fight against climate change, as the world came together in Paris to address what is perhaps the most... -
A Channel to Sustainable Transportation
Matt Casey, Research Analyst, Domini Impact Portfolio
High-speed rail is helping to keep Europe more connected than ever before, offering an economical and environmentally friendly option for both regional and... -
The Bread Conundrum
Tessie Petion, Vice President, Responsible Investment Research & MIS
When I moved to London my entire cooking repertoire consisted of salmon, corn (on or off the cob) and hot dogs. Since a girl can’t live on that alone, I also...Category: Sustainable Food -
A Legal Strategy in the Wake of Newtown
In 2005, Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shields firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable for crimes... -
Eight-Armed Wonders of the Sea
Steve Lydenberg, Partner, Strategic Vision
I had never paid much attention to octopuses before, but one balmy morning not too long ago, I was leafing through The New York Times and came across this...Category: Author: Lydenberg, Steve -
Preserving American Treasures
Amy Domini, Founder and Chair(Excerpted from The Optimist)A recent trip to Southern California brought me within an hour’s drive of the famed Joshua Tree National Park, a 1,235 square-mile tract of land overseen by...Category: Author: Domini, Amy -
Diversity Rules
Hillary Marshall, Research Associate, Responsible Investment
As a woman working at Domini Social Investments, it can be easy to disregard the pressing issue of gender diversity practices in the workplace. Domini was... -
The High Cost of Subprime Auto Loans
Lionella Pezza, Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
Over the past several years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of new auto loans, driven by a surge in lending to borrowers with poor credit. In... -
Plugging in to a Cleaner Future
This past December marked a historic moment in the fight against climate change, as the world came together in Paris to address what is perhaps the most... -
Maximize Your IRA
There is still time to contribute to your Domini IRA for the 2016 tax year. The 2016 IRA contribution deadline is April 18, 2017 . *Or your taxable... -
Bond Fund Standards
Fixed-income investments provide an important opportunity to create public goods, address a wide range of economic disparities in our society, and to fill... -
Domini Social Bond Fund Impact (Q4 2015)
In the fourth quarter, securities Domini characterizes as “high impact” represented 15.5% of the Fund’s total portfolio, including bonds to finance affordable... -
Don't worry, you don't own Valeant
Conan Magee, Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
You perhaps have noticed Valeant Pharmaceuticals in headlines recently. First, the company made news for hiking the prices of life-saving drugs, in some cases...Category: Responsible Investing -
Letter from the President
(Excerpted from Domini Funds 2016 Semi-Annual Report)
Dear Fellow Shareholders, One year ago, in this report, I wrote about the largest climate change march in history, in anticipation of the climate talks in... -
Plugging in to a Cleaner Future
In December, representatives of 195 nations met in Paris to respond to the challenge of climate change — perhaps the most significant challenge the global... -
Policy on Firearms Manufacturers
Domini has a longstanding policy to avoid investment in the manufacturers of weapons, including military weapons and civilian firearms. This policy extends to... -
United Nations Includes Corporate Sustainability Reporting in its Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In meetings with UN delegates in 2012 and 2013, we... -
Achieving Domestic Equity
Adam M. Kanzer, Esq., Managing Director
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court reaffirmed what many of us have long believed—the Constitution is a living, breathing document built on a foundation of... -
Domini Reaches Agreement with Four Companies
In addition to using social, environmental and governance standards to select our investments, each year the Domini Social Equity Fund submits shareholder... -
Avon Commits to Develop a Time-Bound Plan to Source Sustainable Palm Oil
Domini Social Investments announced today that Avon Products (Ticker: AVP) has agreed to review and revise its palm oil purchasing policies to address impacts... -
Lowe's Commits to Decisive Action to Protect Bees and Other Pollinators
Friends of the Earth, Domini Social Investments and Trillium Asset Management praised Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW ) for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid... -
Domini Equity Funds Outperform Benchmarks for 2014
At Domini, we believe it’s possible to make money and make a difference at the same time. The Domini Social Equity Fund and Domini International Social Equity...Category: Responsible Investing -
Slavery in a Free Market
Adam M. Kanzer, Esq., Managing Director
In 1970, Milton Friedman wrote a famous essay for the New York Times Magazine , arguing that “there is one and only one social responsibility of business—to... -
What is a Shareholder?
Adam M. Kanzer, Managing Director
Several years ago, at a Goldman Sachs annual meeting, time was set aside for shareholders to ask questions of the CEO. A man approached the microphone and... -
Investing in Better Food Production
Learn more about how we invest to promote better food production around the globe. -
One Share, One Vote
Adam M. Kanzer, Managing Director
It isn't true that “most shareholders” oppose corporate political or environmental disclosure. "Most shareholders” have never been asked. -
One Million Voices for Corporate Political Transparency
Adam M. Kanzer, Managing Director
Disclosure is a bedrock principle of our capital markets and our democracy. Neither can function properly without it. This is why, for more than ten years,... -
Domini Funds Annual Report 2014 Now Available
The Domini Funds Annual Report is now available. In this year's report, we detail the ways your investment in the Domini Funds is helping to promote better... -
Is Your Mutual Fund a Climate Denier?
Adam M. Kanzer, Managing Director
The largest mutual fund managers, managing trillions of dollars, voted against climate change proposals, or sat on the sidelines by abstaining. -
Rethinking Quotas
Adam M. Kanzer, Managing Director
Quotas are no threat to meritocracies; quotas are a threat to privilege and prejudice. Only legal quotas will produce truly diverse corporate boards. -
Addressing Corporate Tax Avoidance
One of the most important areas of corporate social responsibility has gone largely ignored, until now. The headlines are filled with stories of aggressive... -
Corporate tax strategies threaten wealth creation
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and General Counsel
Aggressive corporate tax avoidance is not the norm, nor should it be. It is a short-sighted and risky strategy that harms investors and society. -
Sustainability Reporting at Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill recently made headlines with a divisive online animated short depicting a lone scarecrow in a dystopian fantasy world trying to provide... -
From Forest and Farm to Fork
The food choices we make every day have a surprisingly important impact on people and ecosystems around the world. Corporations like Kraft and Pepsi purchase... -
De-militarizing Amazon.com
Domini wrote a letter to Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, raising concerns about the company's participation in the militarization of the civilian firearms market,... -
Celebrating Twenty Years of Shareholder Activism
For the past twenty years, shareholders of the Domini Funds have used their investments to enable conversations with executives at some of the largest and most... -
Rana Plaza: One Year Later
A year after one of the worst factory disasters in history, Domini continues its work as part of global investor initiative to help respect and protect the... -
Notice Regarding the Heartbleed Bug
A vulnerability has been announced that affects many web sites around the world. This vulnerability has been named the Heartbleed Bug. We would like to assure... -
Domini Funds Semi-Annual Report 2014 Now Available
In this year's Semi-Annual Report, we celebrate twenty years of shareholder activism by taking the time to reflect on how Domini shareholders have helped to... -
Simple Steps
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
About 50 years ago, The New Yorker published a cartoon that tickled my father’s funny bone, so he got the artist to give him the original. It featured two men... -
Promoting Women on Japanese Boards
Domini has a long-standing policy to vote against boards of directors if they do not include at least one woman or minority director. Outside of the United...Category: Diversity -
Domini Equity Funds Outperform Benchmarks for 2013
At Domini, we believe it’s possible to make money and make a difference at the same time. The Domini Social Equity Fund and Domini International Social Equity... -
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Evaluated Against Freedom of Expression and Privacy Principles
In the fourth quarter, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) crossed an important milestone with the completion of the first round of assessments of founding... -
Reining in Excessive CEO Compensation
Because we believe that excessive CEO compensation encourages risk-taking and can damage the long-term value of our investments, the Domini Funds have... -
On Board the Rainbow Warrior III
Domini was honored to be invited to participate in an event on board Greenpeace’s flagship, the Rainbow Warrior III, to celebrate progress in the protection of... -
Emerging Trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance Data and Disclosure: Opportunities and Challenges
Steve Lydenberg
An old management adage says you get what you measure. That’s why any decent MBA program will ensure that its students graduate with a keen knowledge of both... -
Medicine for Economies
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
We often overlook what makes an economy healthy. I read stories about reducing the deficit, spurring on businesses, rewarding the job creators, but none... -
Responsible Investors: Who They Are, What They Want
Steve Lydenberg
Responsible investors in increasing numbers are asking corporations to disclose data on their environmental, social, and governance policies and practices... -
Maya Angelou on Nelson Mandela: His Day is Done
In memory of Nelson Mandela, the U.S. Department of State posted a video tribute from Maya Angelou. In case you missed it, here is her moving poem... -
Re-Evaluating the Redskins
During the third quarter, Domini signed a letter to the Board of FedEx, the owner of the Washington Redskins, urging the company to re-evaluate its business...Category: Human Rights -
Pesticides and the Plight of the Honeybee
A recent Time Magazine cover story envisioned “A World Without Bees.” One third of U.S. honeybee colonies died or disappeared last winter, a 42% increase over... -
Coordinating a Global Investor Response in Bangladesh
Domini is helping to coordinate a global investor response to the Rana Plaza factory collapse – a tragedy that has brought an overdue sense of urgency to long... -
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations is currently working on a set of “Sustainable Development Goals” to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. In September, Domini... -
Talking to the SEC About Political Transparency
Domini was pleased to have the opportunity to meet with SEC Chair Mary Jo White to discuss the need for a rule requiring corporations to disclose their... -
Responding to NSA Surveillance Revelations
In the wake of continuing revelations of widespread National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, we signed a letter asking the Senate and House Judiciary... -
Localism Takes Hold
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
One of the truly humiliating experiences of aging is getting to see just how wrong you can be. I was a big fan of David Korten’s book, When Corporations Rule... -
Domini International Social Equity Fund℠ Included in Kiplinger’s Annual Rankings of Top-Performing Mutual Funds
The Domini International Social Equity Fund is featured in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s 2013 Annual Mutual Fund Guide as a top-performing large-company... -
Remembering Rian Fried
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Rian Fried, one of a handful of people who shaped what is now called “socially responsible investing,” passed away on July 3. A passionate and disciplined man... -
Otherness
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
As a nation of immigrants, we sure spend a lot of time worrying about whether immigrants make good Americans. As the daughter of an immigrant, I find myself... -
Calling for Systemic Reform in Bangladesh
On April 24, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,129 garment workers and leaving nearly 2,500 more seriously injured... -
Defending Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards
At the request of Ceres, during the second quarter we contacted AT&T, Google, American Express, Lowe's and Apple to seek their assistance in defeating a... -
Bangladesh: Worker Health and Safety
The recent collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh was the worst disaster in the history of the apparel industry. Unfortunately, Rana Plaza... -
Domini Helps Organize Investor Appeal to Apparel Companies to Protect Human Rights in Bangladesh
A global coalition of more than 200 institutional investors managing more than $3.1 trillion issued a statement in response to a series of recent factory... -
Disney's Decision to Leave Bangladesh Was Appropriate
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and General Counsel
The Walt Disney Company’s decision to not allow sourcing in Bangladesh was an appropriate response to a lack of governmental labor enforcement -
Supporting Sustainable Stock Exchanges
Stock exchanges play a unique role in the capital markets. Although they are generally publicly traded companies themselves, they also perform a regulatory... -
Putting Climate Change on the Agenda at PNC
Domini does not invest in coal companies, but we may be able to have an influence on that industry through its bankers. PNC Financial Services has been a long-... -
Human Rights and Democratic Reform in Burma
In the wake of important democratic reforms in Burma, and the lifting of economic sanctions, the U.S. State Department began work on a set of reporting... -
JPMorgan Chase and AT&T Move Toward Greater Political Accountability
Disclosure is a bedrock principle of both our capital markets and our democracy. Neither can function properly without it. For the past ten years, we have... -
The Power of the People
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Some change happens very quickly. Occasionally the thing that has been accepted for generations disappears very quickly. I’m too young to remember the women’s... -
Domini Funds Semi-Annual Report 2013 Now Available
Read Amy Domini on the Newtown tragedy and learn more about our policy for avoiding investments in lethal weapons. Read more. -
Divesting is an exercise in real fiduciary care
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and General Counsel
Fiduciaries are the only class of investor legally obligated to care for other human beings. In recent decades, however, the fiduciary duty of loyalty has been... -
Disclosure is hardly un-American
Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and General Counsel, with Lisa Gilbert and Leslie Samuelrich
Corporate political transparency is necessary for the efficient functioning of our capital markets and as a risk management tool for shareholders, corporate... -
Addressing Global Deforestation
It is estimated that deforestation is responsible for 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia, despite its small size, has become the world’s... -
Adressing the Community Impacts of Payday Lending
The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is a leader in the fight to end abuses by “payday lenders” – small businesses that provide the working poor with... -
Reason, Rationality and Fiduciary Duty
Steve Lydenberg
The concept of fiduciary duty sits at the confluence of two powerful streams of Western intellectual thought, the legal and the economic: the legal because... -
Let's stop investing our retirement funds in lethal weapons
By Adam Kanzer, Managing Director and General Counsel
Unlike other national tragedies fueled in part by investment decisions, the Newtown massacre has prompted an important and overdue debate about the role of... -
Taking a Stand Against Bribery and Corruption
Since 1977, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has placed the United States in the forefront in the fight against bribery and corruption around the... -
Accountability Through Transparency
During the third quarter of 2012, we worked on several initiatives to improve the quantity and quality of information corporations publish about their impact...Category: Corporate Reporting -
Amy Domini Recognized as a "Fearless Financier" by the Social Venture Network
Amy Domini will be one of six "Fearless Financiers" to receive the Social Venture Network Impact Award this fall. According to the SVN, "These honorees created... -
Looking Forward - Relevance Achieved
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Looking forward ten, even twenty years, what will Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) have become? What will it have accomplished? What will the field look... -
Blown Away
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Recently, I found it necessary to be part of what is euphemistically called “an intervention”: intervening in someone’s life to try to stop self-destructive... -
On Materiality and Sustainability: The Value of Disclosure in Capital Markets
Steve Lydenberg
The Initiative for Responsible Investment, a project of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Corporations at Harvard University, has prepared this report On... -
Responding to the Fukushima Crisis
Domini’s long-standing view on nuclear power has not changed — we believe that its inherent risks dramatically outweigh its benefits. Tragically, many of these... -
Pharmaceutical Companies and the Public Interest
For certain industries, such as those focused on organic farming or alternative energy, the benefits are clear. Most industries, however, present a mix of... -
Addressing Labor Conditions in Apple's Supply Chain
Apple has received persistent scrutiny for working conditions at factories operated by Foxconn, a key global electronic components manufacturer. Domini has... -
The Future We Want: Sustainability Reporting at Rio+20
June marked the occasion of the Rio+20 Earth Summit , the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio... -
Domini Executive Selected for SEC Investor Advisory Committee
Domini Social Investments’ Managing Director and General Counsel, Adam Kanzer , has been selected to join the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor... -
Toxins in Aluminum Cans
Domini has addressed the issue of toxins in consumer products for years, through our Global Investment Standards and our direct engagement with companies... -
Preserve Our Wonder
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
I’ll admit that I’ve never been particularly careful about honeybees. As a kid, I’d catch them in jars and threaten my younger brother with them. As a gardener... -
Teach Your Children Well
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Sometimes I hear a casual comment, and it nearly consumes me. This happened recently, costing me a full day of research. I was sitting on a yoga mat waiting... -
Video: Amy Domini and the Evolution of SRI
Amy shares where our investment approach began and where we've come since then...Category: Responsible Investing -
The Secret's in the Sauce
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
As the daughter of a Neapolitan, I grew up eating pasta with marinara sauce. My father didn't always make it from scratch, but he did so often enough for me to...Category: Responsible Investing -
Domini Joins Coalition of Investors Calling on Oil Companies to Halt Operations in Syria
In response to the ongoing violent crackdown against civilian protestors by the Syrian government, Domini has joined a group of institutional investors calling...Category: Human Rights -
AdvisorOne names Amy Domini to list of the most "influential, powerful, and inspiring women in ... wealth management."
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New ICCR Report Features Domini Case Study
A new report published by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility includes a case study on Domini’s successful engagement with Nucor to address... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Ranks in Top 5% of Peer Group for 3 Years Ended June 30
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Damned Lies and Statistics
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
As a kid on Cape Cod, I'd get really frustrated with a ground-dwelling bird that lived all around us. The Virginia quail (or bobwhite) had the most annoyg call... -
Domini International Social Equity Fund Investor Shares Outperform Benchmark by More than 5% for Year Ended June 30, 2011
"Make money make a difference," says Amy Domini. "That's the simple message at Domini." Read more. -
Fighting Slavery in Brazil: Strengthening Local Solutions
Adam Kanzer
In August 2010, Domini Social Investments, announced that it had reached an agreement with Nucor, the largest steel producer in the United States, to address... -
Domini Social Bond Fund Adds Four Community Development Financial Institutions to Its Portfolio
The Domini Social Bond Fund has added four new high-impact community development investments to its portfolio, including a $250,000 “Job Builder CD” with Hope... -
People, Planet, Purchasing Power
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
I hate to date myself, but I'm old enough to remember having three pairs of shoes. The Buster Browns were for all the time; these sturdy brown lace-ups were... -
Domini Supports President Obama’s Call for Political Transparency
Last year’s controversial Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission legalized unlimited corporate and union spending on... -
Domini Files Amicus Brief to Defend Montana's Ban on Corporate Political Contributions
Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission legalized unlimited corporate spending on political advertisements... -
Letter to President Obama on Corporate Political Contributions
The Hon. President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: We are writing to you as a group of... -
Domini Files Amicus Brief to Defend Montana's Ban on Corporate Political Contributions
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC announced today that it has filed an amicus curiae brief in Western Tradition Partnership v. Attorney General of... -
Domini International Social Equity Fund Investor Shares Outperform Benchmark by 4% for Year Ended March 31, 2011
New York, NY - May 3, 2011 - Domini Social Investments announced today that the Investor shares of the Domini International Social Equity Fund (Nasdaq: DOMIX)... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Ranks in Top 10% of Peer Group for One- and Three-Year Periods Ended March 31, 2011
Domini Social Equity Fund Ranks in Top 10% of Peer Group for One- and Three-Year Periods Ended March 31, 2011 New York, NY - April 14, 2011 - Domini Social... -
Investors Urge Senate to Preserve EPA Authority on Climate
Domini joins investors with $546 billion under management in urging the Senate to protect the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Read more. -
Want to Make a Difference? Invest Responsibly
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Every where I look these days, it seems I'm reading something about "high impact" this or "high impact" that, the true way to invest for impact, and "not to be... -
Domini, Other Investors, and Civil Society Organizations Call on Multinationals to Pay Fair Share of Taxes
Following a December meeting at Yale University, a coalition of financial and civil society organizations, including Domini Social Investments, issued a... -
Investors Ask Nine Oil and Gas Companies to Address the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing
Domini and other investors have filed shareholder resolutions asking nine oil and gas companies to address the risks of hydraulic fracturing. Domini is the... -
Financial Reform: A Start, But Only a Start
By Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
Speculation and greed were at the heart of the global financial collapse. Reforms of financial regulation have gone some way to curbing their impact, but a lot... -
Domini International Social Equity Fund Outperforms Index for 2010
New York, NY - Domini Social Investments announced today that the Domini International Social Equity Fund (Nasdaq: DOMIX) returned 11.25% for the year ended... -
Global Network Initiative Publishes First Annual Report
The Global Network Initiative, a human rights organization addressing threats to freedom of expression and privacy on the Internet and other communication... -
Investments Tied to Genocide: Sudan Divestment and Beyond
Adam Kanzer
Oral and written testimony to House Committee on Financial Services' subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade: "Investments Tied to Genocide:... -
Domini Testifies in Congress on What Investors Can Do About Genocide
Two years after addressing the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the Genocide in Darfur, Domini Managing Director and General Counsel Adam Kanzer testified... -
Domini Contributes to Harvard Business School Book on Integrated Reporting
Domini executives Adam Kanzer and Steve Lydenberg have contributed two chapters to The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: Reflections and Next Steps , an e-... -
When CSR and Financial Reporting Meet: Integrated Reporting, summary of session at BSR Conference (November 4, 2010)
Adam Kanzer
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Sustainability Ratings: Time for a Common Framework, summary of session at BSR Conference (November 4, 2010)
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Integrated Reporting and Key Performance Indicators
Steven Lydenberg with Jean Rogers
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Toward a Model for Sustainable Capital Allocation
Adam Kanzer
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How Domini Research Helped End Toyota Affiliate's Joint Venture with Burmese Government
After three years of dialogue with investors, Toyota Motor, the world’s largest automaker, took an important step to distance itself from the brutal military... -
Domini Joins Investor Coalition Opposing California’s Proposition 23
Domini and other major investors collectively managing $415 billion issued a joint statement urging California voters to reject Proposition 23, a ballot... -
Investor Pressure Moves Toyota Affiliate to Divest from Joint Venture with Burmese Regime
Contacts: Susan Baker, Trillium Asset Management Corporation, 617-292-8026 x 252 Shin Furuya, Domini Social Investments, 212-217-1095 In a letter to a group of... -
A Planet Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (October 2010)
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Domini Calls for Curbs on Toxic Coal Ash
When coal is burned, it makes coal ash that contains arsenic, mercury, lead, and other toxic substances. In December 2008, more than a billion gallons of coal... -
BP, the 1960s, and Greed
Adam Kanzer
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From Transparency to Performance: Industry-Based Sustainability Reporting on Key Issues
Steve Lydenberg with Jean Rogers and David Wood
Mandatory sustainability reporting is urgently needed in the U.S. The development of industry-based key performance indicators can play a crucial role in any... -
The Buck Starts Here (July/August 2010)
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HRIC Talks with Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments
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Amy Domini Calls for an End to "Economically Useless" Investment Vehicles
Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, participated in the high-level OECD Annual Forum in Paris on May 27, and published a new article in... -
Amy Domini Named One of Thirty Most Influential by Investment Advisor Magazine
Investment Advisor magazine included Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, in its " Thirty for Thirty " list of the "30 most influential... -
Domini Endorses Forest Footprint Disclosure Project
Domini Social Investments has endorsed the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project , a nonprofit organization that helps investors assess the impact of companies... -
Saving capitalism from futile diversification
Amy Domini, Founder and CEO
Current theories of portfolio management are at odds with the wellbeing of citizens. Only government policy can address this. Capitalism has become the planet’... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Outperforms More Than 90% of Large Cap Core Equity in Lipper Ranking for Year Ended March 31, 2010
New York, NY - Domini Social Investments announced today that the Domini Social Equity Fund (Nasdaq: DSEFX) returned 57.29% for the year ended March 31, 2010... -
Domini Deposit Account at PNC Bank
The Domini Money Market Account (DMMA) formerly offered through an arrangement with ShoreBank, has been changed to the Domini Deposit Account offered through... -
Harmful Chemicals We Can Do Without (April/May 2010)
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Repaving Paradise (March 2010)
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Fund Merger Complete
As of the close of business on March 19, 2010, the Domini European Social Equity Fund and the Domini PacAsia Social Equity Fund merged into the Domini... -
How to Read a Corporate Social Responsibility Report: A User’s Guide
Steve Lydenberg with David Wood
The guide discusses the dramatic increase in corporate social responsibility reporting, lists the many purposes the reports serve, examines the features of a... -
Special Notice for Shareholders in Our European and PacAsia Funds
As a shareholder in the Domini European Social Equity Fund or Domini PacAsia Social Equity Fund, you should have received a proxy statement in the mail... -
Lipper Ranks Socially Responsible Fund in Top 10% of Large Cap Core Equity
New York, NY - Domini Social Investments announced today that the Domini Social Equity Fund (Nasdaq: DSEFX) returned 35.56% for 2009, outperforming the S&P... -
Water, Water, Everywhere (November/December 2009)
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How Is Domini Addressing Healthcare Reform?
Over the years, we’ve received thousands of emails from fund shareholders asking a wide range of questions. We thought it would be interesting to share some of... -
Domini Funds Annual Report 2012 Now Available
Read Amy Domini on economic recovery and learn more about how we use social and environmental research to find valuable insights that inform our investment... -
Counting Carbon (September/October 2009)
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Amy Domini Speech at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
Amy Domini
I'm here to discuss socially responsible investing and I hope that by the conclusion of my remarks each of you will be convinced that what I have to say has... -
Amy Domini Named "Responsibility Pioneer" by Time Magazine
Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, has been honored by Time magazine as one of 25 "Responsibility Pioneers" who are changing the world... -
Domini Marks 15 Years of Shareholder Activism
Back in 1994, Domini filed its first shareholder resolution, asking Wal-Mart* to disclose Equal Employment Opportunity information. Since then, we have filed a... -
Of Laughter and Land Mines (August 2009)
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Domini Funds Outperform in Second Quarter
After one of the most painful periods in stock market history, the U.S. stock market rebounded strongly in the second quarter — and the Domini Funds rebounded... -
Markets at Risk
Steve Lydenberg, Partner, Strategic Vision
In the face of one of the greatest financial and economic crises of the past 100 years, legislators and regulators are deciding what new steps need to be taken... -
Financial markets: For whose benefit?
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Domini Charts Future of Responsible Investing
The article surveys the state of responsible investing, then addresses key questions for corporations, institutional investors, and financial and academic... -
Credit Shouldn't Cost This Much (June/July 2009)
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Domini Authors Featured in Finance for a Better World
Domini officials contributed two chapters to Finance for a Better World: The Shift Toward Sustainability , a new book on sustainable investing published by... -
The Use of Shareholder Proposals to Address Corporate Human Rights Performance
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Domini Executive Selected for SEC Investor Advisory Committee
Domini Social Investments’ Managing Director and General Counsel, Adam Kanzer, has been selected to join the Securities and Exchange Commission’s newly formed... -
Global Investor Group Asks S&P 100 Companies How They Ensure Rights for Their U.S. Workers
Investors "recognize that constructive and positive labor relations are critical to a company’s long-term success" New York, NY – An international coalition of... -
Diving into the Data (May 2009)
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Global Investors Managing $372 Billion in Assets Endorse the Employee Free Choice Act
New York, NY – Today, an international coalition of major institutional investors, managing $372 billion across the global economy, sent a letter to Senate and... -
Domini Wins Strong Vote on Predatory Credit Card Practices
A Domini-sponsored resolution asking Bank of America ’s Board of Directors to assess the extent to which the Bank uses predatory credit card practices gained a... -
What the World Needs Now (April 2009)
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Mainstream or Daydream? The Future for Responsible Investing with Graham Sinclair
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Building the Case for Long-Term Investing in Stock Markets: Breaking Free from the Short-Term Measurement Dilemma
Steven Lydenberg
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Amy Domini Receives Praxis Award at Villanova University
Amy Domini
My earliest ethical teachings were conventional. There was a childhood of regular Sunday services, and a very large extended family that cheated, I thought, at... -
Amy Domini Receives Award for Professional Ethics
On March 31, Amy Domini received Villanova University’s 2009 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics. Recipients exemplify ethical behavior in their respective... -
Slowing Down Fast Food (March 2009)
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New Report Highlights Pollution Costs in Shipping Industry
A new report on the shipping sector has been compiled by the environmental research company Trucost and released by Eurosif, the European Social Investment... -
Amy Domini on Obama, SRI Returns, and Clipping Hedge Funds
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Sustainable Investing Book Features Foreword by Steve Lydenberg
Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term Performance (Earthscan, London December 2008) brings together the expertise of international authorities on social... -
Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term Performance (Forward by Steve Lydenberg)
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Innovations in Social and Environmental Disclosure Outside the United States
Innovations by governments and stock exchanges in several countries are providing publicly traded companies with strong incentives to report on corporate... -
Saving Energy and Buying Time (December 2008)
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Foreword to Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term Performance
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Domini Honors the Life and Work of Joan Bavaria
The untimely death of Joan Bavaria, Founder and CEO of Trillium Asset Management, has greatly saddened all of us at Domini Social Investments. Among those... -
A Different Kind of Home Security (November 2008)
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Domini Helps Launch Global Network Initiative
Domini has joined human rights organizations, academics, and other social investors, and Google , Microsoft , and Yahoo in an effort to oppose government... -
SRI and the Law: Evolution of Fiduciary Duties (audio)
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Broken Homes (October 2008)
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Domini Officials Honored Among the Most Influential People on Corporate Governance and the Boardroom
We are pleased to announce that Founder and CEO Amy Domini and Managing Director and General Counsel Adam Kanzer were included in Directorship magazine’s... -
Carrying the Torch (September 2008)
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Congressional Human Rights Caucus briefing on Genocide-Free Investing
Adam Kanzer
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Domini Addresses the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the Genocide in Darfur
Domini was pleased to have the opportunity to brief the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on what investors can do to implement policies addressing genocide... -
Social Investors and Human Rights Activists Pressure Government of Uzbekistan to Stop Using Forced Child Labor
NEW YORK CITY/SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON – Socially conscious shareholders, pension funds and human rights advocates have joined together to demand that the... -
Silent Spring, Again (July/August 2008)
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Asking Questions, Changing Companies (June 2008)
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Speech by Amy Domini at 4th National Product Stewardship Forum
Amy Domini
Today I’ll be taking a few minutes to introduce all of you to the ways that the socially responsible investor has been working towards the same goals that most... -
Speech by Amy Domini at Northfield Mt. Hermon Commencement
Amy Domini
Forty years ago when I sat where you are sitting today, the world was such a different place. The year I graduated there had been race riots in our cities and... -
No More Business as Usual (May 2008)
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Sustainability Investing, Green Investing, Socially Responsible Investing, What's Going On Here?
Amy Domini
I hope, through my comments to encourage each family office to develop expertise in the responsible investment field and to encourage family members who show... -
International Paper and RR Donnelley Challenged to Address Climate Change
New York, NY – International Paper and the printing company RR Donnelley face upcoming shareholder votes on climate change resolutions filed by Domini Social... -
Project Kaleidoscope - Final Report
Domini, Disney, McDonald’s and other investors took part in Project Kaleidoscope, a multi-year project to improve working conditions in corporate supply chains. -
Final "Project Kaleidoscope" Report Released
The Project Kaleidoscope Working Group developed an innovative approach to improving working conditions in factories that supply goods to U.S. corporations,... -
Key Proxy Advisor Recommends Vote Against AT&T Management on Political Contributions Disclosure
Washington, D.C. - The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and Domini Social Investments welcomed the support of RiskMetrics Group (RMG) for Domini's... -
Making Slavery History (April 2008)
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Waking the Sleeping Giant (March 2008)
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Domini Named to List of World-Changing Companies
In its February-March issue, Plenty magazine honored Domini Social Investments as one of 20 companies that are “pushing the eco envelope and changing the world... -
Domini Recognized for Proxy Voting Leadership
Domini’s leadership in proxy voting was recently recognized by RiskMetrics Group, with the launch of its “ Governance Policy Exchange ” (registration required... -
Strengthening the Weakest Link (January/February 2008)
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Domini Social Investments Wins "Social Capitalist" Award from Fast Company Magazine and Monitor Group
New York, NY – Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group announced this week that Domini Social Investments, a leader in the field of socially responsible... -
Get Invested in Change (November 2007)*
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On the Corporate Frontline (October 2007)
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Amy Domini Accepts Honorary Degree at Yale Divinity School
My travels with the Church had conventional beginnings, a childhood of regular Sunday services, Teaching Sunday school in high school, attendance at a prep...Category: Speeches -
What We Know Can't Hurt Us (September 2007)
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Keynote Speech by Amy Domini at Socially Responsible Investing Conference
Amy Domini
Harmonie Club, New York Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. ‘The road ahead.’ My thesis today is that leadership is shifting... -
Money Makes the World Go Around (July/August 2007)*
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Looking Ahead: The Next Fifteen Years
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Top Performance of European Fund Gets Attention
The strong performance of the Domini European Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DEUFX) last year won it a place on Money magazine’s list of top 25 stock funds for... -
Human Rights and the Financial Sector
Adam Kanzer
Excerpt from summary of testimony to UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, March 6, 2007. A summary of Domini’s testimony is available at pp. 11-12. -
Domini Launches Two International Funds, Offering Investment Opportunities with Global Impact
New York, NY – With two newly launched international funds, Domini Social Investments continues to provide new ways for U.S. investors to make their voices... -
Interview with Green Investor Amy Domini
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Domini European Social Equity Fund Outperforms in First Year
New York, NY – The Domini European Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DEUFX) completed its first year of operations on October 3, 2006, with a total return of 32.54%... -
Keynote by Amy Domini at Eco 6 conference in Zurich, Switzerland
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I am an advocate of responsible investing. I view my role, or the role of my industry, as essential if there is to be a future. Over these next few minutes, I... -
GreenMoney Journal (January/February 2006)
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Amy Domini is Honored by Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
New York, NY – Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, was honored by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) at its 19th... -
Domini Launches New European Stock Fund
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, a leading manager of mutual funds for socially re sponsible investors, has launched the Domini European Social Equity... -
Public Reporting Working Group Welcomes Gap's 2004 Social Responsibility Report
The Public Reporting Working Group (PRWG) welcomes Gap Inc.’s second social responsibility report, issued today. The report focuses primarily on the company’s... -
Outside the Box: Guidelines for Retail Store Siting
Domini and Christian Brothers Investment Services issued a set of guidelines to help major retailers mitigate social and environmental damage when making... -
Domini Launches Load-Share Clone of Domini Social Equity Fund
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC, a leading manager of mutual funds geared toward socially responsible investors, has launched a load product that... -
Amy Domini Honored by TIME Magazine
New York, NY – Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in the current... -
Amy Domini Honored by National Neighborhood Coalition
New York, NY – Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, received the Natio nal Award for Neighborhood Leadership yesterday for her work on... -
Amy Domini Wins Notre Dame's Hesburgh Award for Business Ethics
New York, NY – Amy Domini, founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, was awarded Notre Dame University’s Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Business... -
Domini Selects New Submanager for Bond Fund
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC, a leading manager of socially responsible mutual funds, has chosen Seix Advisors as submanager of its Domini... -
Gap Inc. Ranks Overseas Factories on Treatment of Workers
San Francisco, CA — For the first time, a clothing retailer has publicly rated the way its overseas factories treat their employees. Gap Inc.’s new Social... -
Amy Domini on Market Timing and Late Trading
Dear Fellow Shareholder: If you’ve been reading the business pages in recent weeks, you’re already aware of the scandals involving market timing and late...Category: Author: Domini, Amy -
Amy Domini Speech on Ethics in Business at the Dalai Lama's New York Town Hall
Thank you. It is such an honor to have this opportunity to speak here today. Before beginning, I’d just like to acknowledge that on this panel are some giants...Category: Author: Domini, Amy -
Trust Building and Trust Busting: Corporations, Government and Responsibilities
Creating trust in the corporate community is a difficult task which requires an increased role for government in promoting corporate citizenship and socially... -
Advocacy Groups and Shareholders Persuade Procter & Gamble to Offer Fair Trade Coffee
New York, NY – Small-scale coffee farmers around the world scored a victory this week when Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), the largest seller of coffee in the... -
Domini Social Bond Fund Helps Build Communities
New York, NY – Marking the third anniversary of the Domini Social Bond Fund (NASDQ: DSBFX), Founder and CEO Amy Domini of Domini Social Investments said, “The... -
Women's Health, Pension Plan Fairness, and Environmental Issues are Focus of Domini's Shareholder Resolutions
NEW YORK, NY – Women’s health and pension plan fairness are the focus of two of Domini Social Investments’ shareholder resolutions for this year, the company... -
Amicus Brief
Adam Kanzer
Amicus Brief filed with U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Nike v. Kasky, April 2003, with Cynthia A. Williams, Associate Professor of Law at the University of... -
Domini Joins Breast Cancer Activists to Place Product Safety Resolution before Avon Shareholders
New York, NY – Avon Products Inc. (Ticker: AVP) shareholders are being asked to vote in favor of a resolution that would require the company to study the... -
Domini Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court Nike v. Kasky
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC today announced that it has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that supports San Francisco activist... -
Domini Declares Victory on Mutual Fund Proxy Disclosure
New York, NY – “Concerned investors and the socially responsible investment community should celebrate. We have won an important victory on behalf of mutual... -
Domini and Other SRI Leaders Urge Dow Chemical to Address the Aftereffects of the Bhopal Disaster
William S. Stavropoulos Chairman of the Board Dow Chemical Company 2030 Dow Center Midland, MI 48674 Michael D. Parker President, CEO, and Director Dow... -
Domini Applauds SEC Proxy Voting Disclosure Rule
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), sent a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange... -
Lydenberg Article Charts the Future of SRI
Read the Executive Summary Read the Complete Paper New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX),... -
Envisioning Socially Responsible Investing: A Model for 2006
Steven Lydenberg
Within the past five years, socially responsible investing ( SRI ) along with the related discipline of corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) have attracted... -
Domini Backs Oxfam's "Coffee Rescue Plan"
New York, NY — Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), today expressed its support for the Coffee Rescue Plan... -
Stay True to Your Plan and Your Principles Advises Domini
New York, NY — Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), today emphasized that turmoil in the US stock market... -
Domini Social Investments Urges Shareholders to Support California Emissions Bill
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), announced today that it has asked its California... -
Domini Social Investments Pressures AT&T Pension Changes
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDAQ: DSEFX), the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index... -
Domini Social Investments' Proposal on AT&T Pension Reform Gains Strong Support
New York, NY – Shareholders led by Domini Social Investments sent a strong message to the Board of Directors of AT&T Corp. (NYSE symbol: T) at the company'... -
The Future of Socially Responsible Investing
Amy Domini, CEO and Founder
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Domini Social Investments Reports Record Shareholder Votes for 2002 Proxy Season
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDAQ: DSEFX), the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index... -
Open Proxy Balloting
Philip Angelides & Amy Domini
A majority of Americans believe that corporations aren't doing a very good job when it comes to corporate citizenship --and this was true even before the Enron... -
Shareholders Push PepsiCo on Recycling for Second Consecutive Year
New York, NY – PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) shareholders will vote today, Wednesday, May 1 on a proposal asking PepsiCo to establish a comprehensive beverage container... -
Domini Social Investments Announces 2002 Shareholder Proposals
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDAQ: DSEFX), the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index... -
Domini Votes Against Hewlett Packard - Compaq Merger
Over the past several days we have received requests from concerned shareholders for information about ourHewlett Packard – Compaq merger vote. After a careful... -
Domini Social Investments Continues Push for Increased Corporate Accountability
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDAQ: DSEFX), announced today the publication of its seventh annual Proxy... -
Investors Urge Emerson to Bar Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians
NEW YORK, NY & SEATTLE, WA – Pride Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community foundation has filed a shareholder... -
Domini Social Investments Principal Receives SRI Service Award
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (DSEFX), announced today that Steven D. Lydenberg has been awarded the... -
Domini Social Investments Targets Global Warming
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (ticker symbol: DSEFX), has launched a campaign urging its shareholders to... -
Domini Social Investments Hires SRI Leader
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (DSEFX), announced today that Steven D. Lydenberg has joined the mutual fund... -
Domini Social Investments Releases Sixth Annual Proxy Voting Guidelines, Challenging Mutual Fund Industry to Publish Their Proxy Votes
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (ticker symbol: DSEFX), announced today the publication of its sixth annual... -
Shareholders Push Hershey to Report on Genetically Engineered Ingredients
San Francisco, CA – Shareholders concerned that Hershey Foods (NYSE: HSY) is exposing the company to unnecessary financial risk by using food ingredients... -
Amy Domini, John Bogle to Address Massachusetts Accountants
New York, NY – Amy Domini, founder and managing principal of Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (ticker symbol: DSEFX),... -
A Case for Hope: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Amy Domini served on the Governing Board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsiblity from 1985 through 1994. ICCR is a federation of faith institutions...Category: Author: Domini, Amy -
Socially Responsible Investment: How To Make It Possible
Amy Domini
From The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia, Proceedings of the Manila Social Forum , A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank and The World Bank,... -
Socially Responsible Investing: How to Make It Possible
Amy Domini
From The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia, Proceedings of the Manila Social Forum , A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank and The World Bank,... -
New Domini Social Bond Fund Combines Investment-Grade Bonds with Opportunity to Support Communities in Need
New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC (DSIL) announced today the launch of the Domini Social Bond Fund , a socially responsible bond fund with an... -
Domini Social Investments Challenges Nordstrom on Sweatshops
Nearly one in every 10 shares voting favored a shareholder resolution filed by Domini Social Investments at Nordstrom, Inc ., asking the company report on its... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Makes Wall Street Journal Mutual Fund Survey Third Consecutive Year
The Domini Social Equity Fund was one of 32 large-company stock funds to make the Wall Street Journal’s "Getting Going" column’s Fifth Annual Mutual-Fund... -
Domini Social Investments Publishes Fifth Annual Proxy Voting Guidelines And Social Screening Criteria
New York, NY – Amy Domini, Founder and Managing Principal of Domini Social Investments, the manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (DSEF) (ticker symbol:... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Beats S&P 500 For Third Consecutive Year
New York, NY – The Domini Social Equity Fund (ticker symbol: DSEFX), the nation’s oldest and largest socially and environmentally screened index fund, today... -
Domini Social Equity Fund Reaches $1 Billion In Assets
New York, NY – While the rate of growth for the mutual fund industry as a whole has slowed by half (from 6.22% to 2.97% for the six months ended June 30, 1998... -
Domini Social Investments Becomes First Mutual Fund Company to Provide Public Access to its Current Proxy Voting Decisions via the Internet
New York, NY – Amy Domini, Managing Principal of Domini Social Investments, the manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (DSEF) (ticker symbol: DSEFX),...