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First Affirmative clients are concerned with good corporate governance, ethical corporate behavior, and the impact corporations have on healthy societies and the natural environment. Our advocacy efforts support these concerns.

We have published proxy voting guidelines that guide our shareholder resolutions and proxy votes. We often participate in letter writing campaigns which address environmental, social, and governance issues within companies. We also selectively participate in efforts to shape public policy.

We co-file resolutions with other investment managers and investor groups addressing issues of concern to our clients. We maintain memberships or affiliations with other advocacy groups such as the Social Investment Forum, Ceres, The Carbon Disclosure Project, Green America, and the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing.

On occasion, we bring issues to the attention of our network advisors and clients, offering them the opportunity to participate through petitions or letter writing.

Look for advocacy updates in our quarterly newsletter, Affirmative Thinking. For more information about First Affirmative shareholder advocacy activities, contact your network advisor.