UUA Socially Responsible Investing News Aligning Our Investments With Social Justice

The UUA actively seeks to pursue justice through its investing actions. This includes voting its proxies, filing shareholder resolutions, engaging directly with corporations, and making investments with positive social impacts. Here is the place for the latest news on the UUA's socially responsible investing.

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  • Shareholder proposals on climate change, political spending and racial justice met with unprecedented success this year. Some of the largest shareholders, such as Blackrock, State Street, Vanguard, and Fidelity, who had previously voted against such proposals or abstained, supported them this year.
  • After a multi-year engagement with Climate Action 100+ investors, Devon Energy announced a commitment to achieve net zero emissions from operations and purchased energy by 2050 with an interim goal of a 50% reduction by 2030. Such emissions are often referred to as scopes 1 and 2....
  • This week investors filed suit seeking to block rules designed to restrict the ability of investors, particularly small investors, to submit shareholder proposals. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced the filing of a complaint in the U.S....
  • During the 2021 shareholder season, the UUA, through the UU Common Endowment Fund, engaged 18 companies on climate change, disclosure of political/lobbying spending, and disclosure of diversity data....