January-February 2012

January-February 2012 Mercy justice highlights published every other month EARTH Investors Release Recommendations for Fracking Mercy Investment Services is one of 40 organizations supporting new investor recommendations for core management goals, best... More

January-February 2012 Mercy justice highlights published every other month EARTH Investors Release Recommendations for Fracking Mercy Investment Services is one of 40 organizations supporting new investor recommendations for core management goals, best management practices and key performance indicators for natural gas operations in shale formations, the site of hydraulic fracturing. Developed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and the Investor Environmental Health Network, Extracting the Facts: An Investor Guide to Disclosing Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations responds to corporations’ desire for clarity in investors’ expectations. Concerns Expressed About Mining Lawsuit As participants in a D. C. -based working group on the extractives industry, the Sisters of Mercy are concerned about any precedents that restrict local communities’ rights in favor of mining companies. The Institute Justice Team was therefore alarmed to learn that a glo Less