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2011

December 14, 2011

ZAM co-files two shareholder proposals with Exxon and five with Chevron

ZAM co-files two shareholder resolutions on behalf of clients at Exxon, asking for increased disclosure surrounding its hydraulic fracturing and oil sands activities, respectively. ZAM also co-files five shareholder resolutions with Chevron, around the topics of the separation of chairman and CEO, environmental board expertise, special shareholder meetings, country selection guidelines, and hydraulic fracturing. 

Category: Shareholder activism

December 13, 2011

Robert Zevin shares his views on Impact Investing

 At a recent Responsible Investor conference, Robert Zevin was invited to speak on the topic Is impact investing really the new kid on the block or just the same old kid in new clothes with a new name? Document 

Category: Presentations

December 7, 2011

ZAM writes to mayors regarding Wal-Mart concerns

ZAM has written to the mayors of Boston, Somerville, and Watertown, expressing concern over the potential entrance of Wal-Mart in those communities. To read the letter, click here.

Category: Shareholder activism

December 5, 2011

ZAM recognized as Top Gun performer, outranking mainstream peers

Zevin Asset Management, LLC is pleased to announce that both of their investment strategies, Global Appreciation and Global Appreciation with Income, have achieved Top Guns status in PSN Informa’s manager ranking database. This distinction is awarded only to the top ten investment managers in each investment category that have outperformed both their benchmark and their peers. press release

Category: Organizational news

November 16, 2011

ZAM co-files a resolution with AT&T, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer

ZAM co-files a shareholder resolution on behalf of clients at AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and Pfizer which asks management to disclose their lobbying policies and practices. 

Category: Shareholder activism

November 16, 2011

ZAM co-files a resolution with Colgate-Palmolive

ZAM co-files a shareholder resolution on behalf of clients at Colgate-Palmolive which asks management to adopt and implement a comprehensive sustainable palm oil policy. 

Category: Shareholder activism

November 13, 2011

Robert Zevin's letter in the Boston Globe

The Boston Globe ran a letter ("Asset Management Bingo" by Robert Zevin in response to an article about staff at Massachusetts' Pension Reserves Investment Management agency receiving bonuses despite losing money. To read the letter, click here.

Category: In the press

November 2, 2011

FA-Green article about Robert Zevin — "SRI Pioneer Plays By His Own Rules"

Click here to read the article.

Category: In the press

October 27, 2011

Robert Zevin interviewed on NPR regarding the Occupy Movement

Click here to listen to interviews with Robert Zevin and Amy Domini on the RadioBoston program on WBUR.

Category: In the press

October 21, 2011

Social Funds interview with Sonia Kowal regarding the Occupy Movement

Click here to read the article.

Category: In the press

October 19, 2011

Robert Zevin speaks at "Green your Green"

Robert Zevin was joined by Tim Smith from Walden Asset Management and Amy Domini of The Sustainability Group to present "Green your Green", an introduction to investing responsibly at the Boston Public library, an event put on by BASIC. Listen to the opening remarks, the panelists' thoughts on the relationship between the Occupy movement and SRI, the future of SRI and audience Q&A.

Category: Presentations

October 13, 2011

Zevin Asset Management supports the aims of the Occupy Movement

Click here to read Zevin Asset Management's statement of support for the Occupy Movement.

Category: Organizational news

October 5, 2011

Ben Lovell presents at Summit Camp

Ben Lovell discusses "Active Asset Allocation".  He reviews the different active asset allocation strategies and identify which have been more and less successful over time.  He discusses several recent studies on this topic and provide anecdotal observations of various top-down and bottom-up strategies and their effectiveness in providing positive alpha. To view his slides, click here.  

Category: Presentations

October 4, 2011

Ben Lovell presents at SRI in the Rockies conference

Ben Lovell presents "Seeking Alpha: Best Approaches To Managing Responsibly Invested Portfolios". Along with Steve Lydenberg, Peter Webster, and Cheryl Smith, he reviews and debates the advantages of top down vs. bottom up strategies, active vs. passive investing, and short-termism vs. long-termism, in an effort to answer the question: "How does managing money responsibly affect the choices available for optimal portfolio management?". To listen to the presentation click here and to see the slides click here.

Category: Presentations

September 29, 2011

Robert Zevin on the radio

Robert Zevin is a guest on the radio show “Magnet Investing with Jordan Kimmel.” To listen to Robert’s segment on the show, click here. Robert's segment starts in the 16th minute. 

Category: In the press

September 15, 2011

Sonia Kowal presents an introduction to socially responsible investing

Sonia Kowal presents an introduction to socially responsible investing at the Wellfleet Library.

Category: Presentations

September 11, 2011

Sonia Kowal interviewed in Cape Cod Times

Sonia Kowal discusses the basics of socially responsible investing in the Cape Cod Times article "Making investments to believe in".

Category: In the press

August 12, 2011

ZAM strategies now available through Envestnet

ZAM's Global Appreciation and Global Appreciation with Income strategies are now available through the Envestnet platform for advisors. These strategies can also be found on the FolioFn platform.

Category: Organizational news

August 11, 2011

ZAM co-files a resolution with Emerson Electric

ZAM co-files a shareholder resolution on behalf of clients at Emerson Electric Co which asks management to prepare a sustainability report to improve company transparency on environmental, social, and governance matters. ZAM co-filed a similar resolution with the Company in 2010 which received a 34% vote in favor of the proposal.

Category: Shareholder activism

August 10, 2011

Listen to Robert Zevin talk about recent market turbulence

Click here to hear Robert Zevin discusses the causes of the recent turbulence in global markets and the impacts on client portfolios.

Category: Presentations

June 22, 2011

Robert Zevin discusses nuclear power on the radio

Robert Zevin is a guest on the Bill Newman show and talks about nuclear power as a poor investment choice. Click here to listen to the interview; Robert's interview starts in the 39th minute of the show. 

Category: In the press

June 21, 2011

Listen to Robert Zevin's views on nuclear power

Click here to hear Robert Zevin speak about nuclear power industry in the context of outsize risks.

June 3, 2011

Listen to Robert Zevin's view on politics, the economy, and our investment outlook

Click here to hear Robert Zevin discuss the terrifying game of chicken that American politicians are playing with the budget and the debt ceiling. He also talks about the consequences of the slow-moving European debt crisis as well as our current investment outlook.

Category: Presentations

June 1, 2011

ZAM co-files resolutions at Sysco

ZAM co-files a shareholder resolutions at Sysco Corporation over concerns about the Company’s exposure to water risk in its global agricultural supply chain. 

Category: Shareholder activism

May 25, 2011

ZAM now able to manage smaller accounts

Through our work with the innovative trading and custodial company, Folio Institutional, we are now able to manage client accounts starting at the $15,000 level using the same top-down, socially responsible investment style.

Category: Organizational news

May 4, 2011

Ben Lovell presents at the 2011 Boston BaseCamp SRI Conference

Ben Lovell moderates an investor panel on passive vs. active investing in a socially responsible context at the first Boston SRI BaseCamp conference.

Category: Presentations

May 4, 2011

Sonia Kowal presents to the United States Council on International Business Corporate Responsibility Committee

Sonia Kowal and Judy Conti from the National Employment Law Project give a workshop on best practice policies for criminal background checks. 

Category: Presentations

May 2, 2011

ZAM's pioneering report on the use of criminal information in hiring practices

The briefing examines the use of criminal information in hiring decisions by companies and discusses the background and legislation surrounding the issues as well as implications for investors. The policies of 49 large companies are assessed using a transparent grading methodology based on best practice policies. 

Category: Shareholder activism

April 27, 2011

Ben Lovell and Sonia Kowal present a workshop on low risk investing

Ben Lovell and Sonia Kowal present “Doing well and being safe,” an educational workshop focusing on how to earn competitive returns without taking unnecessary risk in conjunction with the NorthEast Conference Of Religious Treasurers associated with the Resource Center for Religious Institutes. 

Category: Presentations

March 30, 2011

Sonia Kowal speaks at Tufts conference on Emerging Markets

Sonia Kowal presents a paper she co-wrote called Responsible Investing 3.0: Understanding the Environmental, Social, and Governance Context of Emerging Markets at the Fletcher School of Tufts University conference on "Country Management: Strategy, Operations, and Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Economies. 

Category: Presentations

March 4, 2011

Robert Zevin's letter in the Wall St Journal

The Wall St Journal ran a letter by Robert Zevin in response to an article which supported the de-classification of corporate boards. To read the letter, click here.

Category: In the press