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Finding Gold in Garbage

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 the pretty paper again.  Our...

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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 our first mutual fund in 1991, Domini...

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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 gridlock in both houses of Congress....

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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, social and governance) criteria helps...

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A Terrible Conversation with a Four-Year-Old

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 I would like my son to attend. As I am...

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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 about their users. Many of these requests...

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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 traded companies to disclose information to...

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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 the spring annual meeting. Since the...

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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 second quarter, securities Domini...

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Letter from the President

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 an important dialogue about fair wages....

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Thinking Holistically: A Community-Based Approach to Health Care

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 reading Tracy Kidder’s Mountains...

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A Look Beyond the Headlines: When Renewable Is Unsustainable

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 environment, but that is not...