On Your Behalf

by Vidette Bullock Mixon,
Director, Corporate Relations

On Your Behalf is a bi-monthly feature that focuses on the General Board's recent successes and activities in socially responsible investing. We are encouraged and inspired by the ministry of our participants and strive to support this ministry by advocating on your behalf with the companies you own as participants in our pension plans.

2012

• November 2012—Investment Managers and ESG
• August 2012—Proxy Season 2012: A Closer Look
• July 2012—UMC 2012 General Conference Supports the Ruggie Principles
• April 2012—Investing on Behalf of the Church
• February 2012—Companies that Operate or Manage Prison Facilities Added to List of Ineligible Securities

2011

• November 2011—Investment Ethics: The Church’s Position on Responsible Investing
• September 2011—Making Strong Investment Decisions: The Rationale for Responsible Investing
• July 2011—Faith-Based Investors Take a Closer Look at Private Prisons
• June 2011—A Closer Look at Divestment
• March 2011—The Responsible Investing Penalty: Myth or Reality?
• January 2011— Walmart Resolves to Sell Healthy and Affordable Food

2010

• November 2010—Summit on Socially Responsible Investing
• September 2010—A Closer Look at Financial Reform
• July 2010—Engaging BP and other Energy Companies: Protecting the Financial Interests of our Participants
• May 2010—General Board Investment Managers Embrace the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
• March 2010—Corporate Accountability: the SEC and the Rights of Shareholders
• January 2010—After Copenhagen: The Accord and Next Steps

2009

• December 2009—A Holiday Concern: How Safe Is Our Food?
• September 2009—Institutional Investors Look to Strengthen Climate Policies at This Year’s United Nations Climate Conference
• July 2009—Proxy Season 2009: A Review
• May 2009—Faith-Based Investors Are at the Forefront of Lending Reforms
• March 2009—Hands on Health Care
• January 2009—The General Board Reaffirms Its Policy on Divestment

2008

• October 2008—General Conference Calls for Investments in Native American Communities
• August 2008—The Expanding Reach of Responsible Investment 
• June 2008—General Conference and Socially Responsible Investing: A Closer Look 
• April 2008—Human Trafficking and Child Labor: A Continuing Scandal

2007

• December 2007—Shareholder Advocacy 2008: a Look at Next Year's Proxy Season
• October 2007—Consumer Safety, Workers' Rights and Shareholder Values:
  the Case for Strong Vendor Standards 
• August 2007—Proxy Season 2007: A Progress Report
• June 2007—Global Warming, the Business Community and the Faith-Based Investor 
• April 2007—The Importance of Good Corporate Governance 
• February 2007—Shareholder Advocacy: The Importance of Proxy Voting

2006

• December 2006—Advocating for Workers' Rights Around the World
• October 2006—HIV/AIDS, the Business Community and the Faith-Based Investor
• August 2006—Helping the World's Poorest Citizens
• June 2006—Reaching Out to Seminaries
• April 2006—Shareholder Resolutions: A Powerful Tool
• January 2006—Sustainability: A Pledge to Future Generations

2005

• December 2005—Delegation Embarks on Peace Trip to Middle East
• September 2005—Hurricane Katrina Renews Shareholder Concerns Regarding Global Warming
• June 2005—Working With Companies to Promote Fair Trade Products
• April 2005—Update on Genetically Modified Organisms