Boston Common Asset Management is an employee-owned social investment firm dedicated to the pursuit of financial return and social change. We seek sustainable, long-term capital appreciation by investing in enterprises we believe are both high-quality and socially responsible. We manage approximately $700 million in assets, including subadvised accounts, across a variety of investment strategies as of December 31, 2008.

Bill Davis is an independent shareholder activist and regularly submits ballot resolutions and attends annual meetings. Prior to his retirement, Davis was Senior Financial Officer of the United Church of Canada and worked to promote corporate social responsibility through their pension fund investment program. <p> <p> Since his work with the United Church of Canada, Davis became the key representative for The Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR), campaigning for an end to apartheid in South Africa. He also has worked to address corporate environmental issues, corporate codes of practice, corporate governance issues, and provide enhanced powers to shareholders. <p> <p> Davis was recently nominated for a lifetime achievement award by the Social Investment Organization for his shareholder engagement and advocacy efforts.

Welcome to the Association of BellTel Retirees, Inc. which advocates for more than 230,000 Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, GTE, MCI, Idearc,and Verizon Union and Management retirees. The Association also represents active employees regarding retiree issues, such as cash balance plan conversions and recently announced termination of management pension and healthcare benefits. Many retirees from throughout corporate America have been set adrift by their former employers. The 100,000 members of the Association of BellTel Retirees have banded together to fight such corporate and executive arrogance and lack of respect for the retiree and active employee body. We believe that with all retirees acting together we can achieve a COLA on our pension and, through congressional action, guarantee the healthcare benefits that have been chiseled away over the last 20 years through passage of H.R. 1322.

As You Sow promotes corporate environmental and social responsibility through shareholder advocacy, grant making, and innovative legal strategies.

Aquinas Associates is a leading consultant on social research and change for Catholic institutional and high net worth investors. We do not manage money. We do work with all types of asset managers, financial advisers, and investors who wish to integrate Catholic social criteria into their investment decisions. To meet the needs of Catholic organizations and investors, Aquinas Associates provides corporate accountability research, consulting services, and advocacy on the unique aspects of Catholic investing. No other firm exists to serve U.S. Catholics in this manner and depth. We provide a positive advocacy experience creating a win-win for the company and the Catholic client. We lead and participate in a process where companies advocate the creation of shared value in the most sustainable of ways—when companies concentrate their efforts directly at the juncture of business and societal benefit. We have a proven track record of change in issues such as abortion, contraception, gender and race discrimination, pornography, environment, human rights, access to pharmaceuticals, sustainability, and affordable housing.

2020 Women on Boards will help raise the percentage of women on U.S. corporate boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020. It is a grassroots campaign supported by individuals, organizations, and companies that embrace the principle that diversity in the boardroom encourages good corporate decisions.