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Possible Conflicts of Interest

This is not a list of companies with the best environmental, social, and governance practices. Although, if you know where these companies fall short, I'd appeciate it if you would drop me a line so that I can advocate for reform or get out. The editor/publisher holds a financial interest in the following:

  • Accuray Inc., Amazon.com (stock and contract), American Capital Strategies Ltd., Ameron International, Apple Computer Inc.,
  • Ballard Power Systems Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Boyd Gaming, BP PLC ADS, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 
  • Calvert Social Investment Fund, Canadian National Railway, Chapeau, Cisco Systems, Costco Wholesale
  • DaVita Inc., Dell, Diamond A Investors L.P. (aka Lawndale Capital Management), Domini Social Equity Fund, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. ADS,
  • Energy Conversion Devices,
  • Fluor
  • Goldman Sachs Group, Google (contract), Growth Fund of America,
  • Hain Celestial Group, H&R Block, Home Depot, Huaneng Power International Inc. ADS
  • ICICI Bank Ltd. ADS, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ADS, Interface Inc., Invesco Sector Funds/Technology Fund Cl II, iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average,
  • JP Morg UM BehVal Fd Inst., John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund,
  • Kellog,
  • Lynx Therapeutics Inc.,
  • Macromedia Inc., Marriott International Inc., Medtronic, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Morningstar Inc.
  • NutraCea, NutriSystem Inc.
  • Parnasus, Philadelphia Intl Fund, PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Trust WilderHill Clean Energy Ptf, PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Water, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio, PowerShares India Portfolio, PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio, PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio, Procter & Gamble Co.,
  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Reeds, Inc., Rick's Cabaret International Inc., RiskMetrics Group
  • Schlumberger Ltd., E.W. Scripps, Scripps Networks Interactive, Steris Corp., Starbucks, Sun Microsystems Inc., SunOpta,
  • Talbots Inc., Tata Motors Ltd. ADS, Tesco PLC ADS, T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund,
  • Under Armour, United Natural Foods Inc.,
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
  • Walgreen Co., Waste Connections Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc., Winmark Corp., and Wipro Ltd. ADS
  • 3M

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