Author Archives: Eric Cohen

Sinopec not a worthy partner

Published by Anchorage Daily News. Letters to the editor, April 19, 2018 | Opinion Updated: April 18   Published April 18 William Cox makes a good case against Alaska partnering with Sinopec on the AGDC LNG project (April 14). Republican and Democratic leaders in Alaska should reject partnering with Sinopec because of […]

Corrupt Chinese state companies should not be financing, building or operating the Alaska LNG mega project

Published by Anchorage Daily News. Author:Dr. William Cox | Opinion  Updated: April 14  Published April 14 Last November in Beijing, under the approving nod of  President Trump and China’s unelected President Xi Jinping, a non-binding Joint Development Agreement, or JDA, was signed by Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President […]

JPMorgan Chase proxy voting

Genocide-free investment shareholder proposal gains traction despite opposition from JPMorgan.

Podcast–Genocide in Sudan: You’re making a killing with your Fidelity 401(K)

Published by Public Interest Podcast. February 09, 2018 GENOCIDE IN SUDAN: YOU’RE MAKING A KILLING WITH YOUR FIDELITY 401(K) Eric Cohen, Founder of Investors Against Genocide, explains the historical origins of the multiple genocides that have been raging in Sudan since 1989. He elaborates upon the ruling regimen’s reliance on […]

How to fight for genocide-free funds

Published by Citywire. Mark D. Sloss  18 December 2017, 11:04 Investors have a duty to use their influence for good in dire circumstances, but what’s the best way to change corporate behavior? Is there corporate activity so egregious it transcends the concerns of just environmental, social and governance (ESG)-oriented asset owners […]

Ethical investors set their sights on index funds

Published by The Economist. Vanguard marshals the resistance Nov 23rd 2017| SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA VANGUARD, an American fund-management giant, promises “the highest standards of ethical behaviour”. Its low fees, helpful call centres and lack of scandal give the claim credence. It is by far the largest mutual-fund group, with $4.8trn under […]

Vanguard’s sleepy proxy vote OKs trustees; human-rights divestment proposal fails

Published by Philadelphia Inquirer. Updated: NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — 5:35 PM EST by Erin Arvedlund, Inquirer Staff Writer  @erinarvedlund |  EArvedlund@phillynews.com Vanguard Group shareholders voted Wednesday to approve a board of trustees for all its U.S.-based funds, while an activist shareholder group lost on a ballot question proposing that Vanguard divest from PetroChina and Sinopec, two Chinese energy […]

Vanguard Proxy Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in 2017

Published by Sustainable Investing. Vanguard Shareholders Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in Mutual Funds Today Vanguard is holding a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shareholders have been asked to vote on board of trustees nominations and on several fund proposals that will harmonize policies across Vanguard’s US-based funds. […]