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	<title>In good faith</title>
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	<description>The opportunities and challenges of stewardship investing</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Agreement Reached at Cisco on Executive Compensation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/11/11/agreement-reached-at-cisco-on-executive-compensation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Meyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, MMA co-filed a resolution on executive compensation at Cisco Systems. This Say-on-Pay resolution, if enacted, would have allowed shareholders an advisory vote each year on the compensation plan for top executives. The resolution received 48% of the vote – an unusually high percentage – but it did not translate into the establishment of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SRI in the Rockies: October 24</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/10/27/sri-in-the-rockies-october-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Regier</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mid-fall brings the social investment industry&#8217;s annual convention:  SRI in the Rockies (SRIIR).  This year&#8217;s event runs October 25-29. I thought it might be interesting to offer readers of this blog a little insight into what we are doing and what we hearing at one of the most important annual events in social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socially Responsible Investing Under Attack?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/10/23/socially-responsible-investing-under-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/10/23/socially-responsible-investing-under-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Regier</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may have heard about two new interpretive bulletins issued by the Department of Labor, championed by the US Chamber of Commerce, offering clarification on the use of supposed &#8220;non-economic factors&#8221; in the investment of pension funds governed by Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulations. Various elements of the media have suggested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abusive Credit Card Practices Further Weaken the Economy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/10/07/abusive-credit-card-practices-further-weaken-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/10/07/abusive-credit-card-practices-further-weaken-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Meyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the depressing reports on the health of the American economy reference that 60% of our economy is driven by consumer spending. After years of stagnant middle- and lower-income wages, ballooning consumer debt, dramatic home-equity borrowing, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, skyrocketing gas prices and the collapse of home values, one wonders just what consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Financial Crisis: Faith-based Investors Respond</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/09/29/the-financial-crisis-faith-based-investors-respond/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/09/29/the-financial-crisis-faith-based-investors-respond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Meyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark and I attended the fall meetings of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) last week in NYC, while the financial system meltdown dominated the news. During the week, several ICCR members crafted a response to the crisis, available here. 
For a number of years, ICCR members have filed shareholder resolutions with financial firms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New CDI Initiative to Focus on Long-term Disaster Recovery</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/09/15/new-cdi-initiative-to-focus-on-long-term-disaster-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/09/15/new-cdi-initiative-to-focus-on-long-term-disaster-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Regier</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In partnership with five other institutions, MMA Community Development Investments recently helped launch The Isaiah Funds, an interfaith effort to rebuild communities following natural disasters. The funds will provide low-cost capital to disadvantaged communities who are especially hard hit, with an initial focus on hurricane recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast.
Economic redevelopment is a vital, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart Begins Sustainable Product Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/08/27/wal-mart-begins-sustainabile-product-initiatives/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/08/27/wal-mart-begins-sustainabile-product-initiatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Meyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its sustainability agenda, Wal-Mart has made three announcements regarding certain  products it sells and their social impact. These initiatives result in part from shareholder advocacy that has strongly encouraged Wal-Mart to adopt more sustainable business practices.
The gold and silver in the new Love, Earth jewelry line can be traced from where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MMA Supports Progress on UN Principles for Responsible Investment</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/08/12/mma-supports-progress-on-un-principles-for-responsible-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mma-online.org/ingoodfaith/2008/08/12/mma-supports-progress-on-un-principles-for-responsible-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Regier</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report from the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative, supported by MMA, highlights significant progress in gaining global commitments to integrate social and environmental values with investment decisions.
The initiative, a collaboration of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, the UN Global Compact and institutional investors, recognizes that long-term business success is [...]]]></description>
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