Zevin Asset Management, together with Mercy Investment Services and Praxis Investment Management, with input from Open Mic has submitted a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission calling for stronger protections against surveillance pricing. As long-term investors with holdings across retail and e-commerce companies, we have a direct stake in how companies use these tools and manage the risks they create.
Q3 2026 Impact Update
At Zevin Asset Management, we view our fiduciary duty to our clients as inseparable from our responsibilities as global citizens. Through this quarter's update we hope to share a window into our efforts to contribute to shaping a more sustainable and just economy. From defending the shareholder proposal process to challenging surveillance pricing and the rollback of climate and workforce disclosures, this update shares how we continue to press for transparency and accountability on behalf of our clients.
Standing Up For Shareholder Proposals
Q2 2026 Impact Update
Q2 was an active quarter for Zevin Asset Management as we summed up our work participating in critical shareholder advocacy and joining investor coalitions on pressing policy issues. Our work continues to be centered on a recurring theme: corporate governance is not keeping pace with the infrastructure it is meant to oversee.
Data Privacy Governance: Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) 2026 Shareholder Proposal and Engagement Letter
Zevin Asset Management believes that Alphabet Inc.'s governance of customer and user data represents a material and underappreciated risk to investors, to the company's long-term reputation, and to the broader public interest. We have taken two coordinated steps to push for greater accountability: a formal shareholder proposal submitted for the Annual Meeting, and a direct engagement letter sent to Alphabet's Board of Directors as part of a broader investor coalition. What follows describes each action and the concerns that motivate them.
Home Depot's Data Privacy & Immigration Enforcement Risk
Our shareholder proposal asks Home Depot to report on data privacy risks associated with its use of Flock Safety, a surveillance vendor whose network has been repeatedly accessed by federal immigration enforcement through local police intermediaries.
Specifically, the proposal focuses on how the company identifies, measures, and mitigates risks related to potential access or use of that data by third parties, including law enforcement agencies beyond its direct control.
Q1 2026 Impact Update
Our Q1 2026 Impact Update covers a quarter defined by regulatory rollback and active ownership. We examine the SEC's quiet dismantling of corporate disclosure requirements, our ongoing shareholder engagements with Home Depot and Microsoft on data privacy and human rights, and three investor sign-on letters touching gender equity, platform worker rights, and due process. As regulatory oversight recedes, our job — asking hard questions and staying in the room — becomes more important, not less.