Monthly Archives: June 2013

Genocide-Free Shareowner Proposal Gains Strong Support at Fidelity Investments

By Eric Cohen | Published: June 19, 2013

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp Investors Against Genocide continues its campaign to pressure mutual funds and other financial institutions into adopting genocide-free investment policies. SocialFunds.com — Shareowners of six of the mutual funds of Fidelity Investments voted their proxies this week, and for the third time since 2008 […]

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Millions of Fidelity Customers Continue to Vote in Support of Genocide-free Investing

By Eric Cohen | Published: June 18, 2013

Although “repulsed” by genocide, after 5 years of votes Fidelity still invests in companies tied to genocide Boston, MA – June 18, 2013 – Today, six mutual funds recorded votes at Fidelity’s shareholder meeting on a proposal to avoid investments in companies that “substantially contribute to genocide.” These funds bring […]

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Fidelity proxy voting

By Eric Cohen | Published: June 18, 2013

Proxy voting in 2020 Votes on genocide-free investing were recorded for 21 Fidelity funds in 2020, with the first filings with the SEC showing favorable votes of 28.3% to 37.0% (32.2% to 42.8% of the yes/no votes). Voting results are still being filed with the SEC. Read Eric Cohen’s presentation of […]

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