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2015
US SIF Commends Department of Labor Repeal of 2008 Bulletin Discouraging Fiduciaries From Incorporating Social and Environmental Investment Factors (10/2015)
Investor Statement on Conflict Minerals Ruling (09/2015)
US SIF Comments on President Obama's Release of the Final Clean Power Plan (08/2015)
US SIF Letter to the SEC on Staff Review of Rule 14a-8(i)(9) (07/2015)
Investor Letter to the SEC on Staff Review of Rule 14a-8(i)(9) (07/2015)
US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment Praises Decision To Provide Greater Investment Choice To Federal Employees (07/2015)

2014
US SIF Letter to the EPA on the Carbon Pollution Rule for Existing Power Plants (12/2014)
US SIF Letter to SEC on Disclosure Effectiveness Review (09/2014)
Letter to Keith Higgins, Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, regarding the stakeholder meeting on Rule 14a-8 (08/2014)
US SIF Statement on HR 5016 (07/2014)
Letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White and Director Keith Higgins regarding Disclosure Effectiveness Review (07/2014)
Multi-stakeholder Group Letter to Special Envoy Feingold (05/2014)
Investor Letter to the SEC Regarding the Shareholder Proposal Process (05/2014)
Investor Letter on Federal Court Decision Denying Suspension of Conflict Mineral Reporting Rule (05/2014)
Investor Statement on Conflict Mineral Court Ruling (04/2014)
US SIF Submission on the Proposed SEC 2014-2018 Draft Strategic Plan (03/2014)
Investor Letter to the SEC in support of political spending disclosure rule (01/2014)

2013
US SIF Comment Letter to the SEC on Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule (12/2013)
Investor Letter in support of EPA's proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for new power plants (09/2013)
Investor Statement to SEC regarding API vs. SEC (08/2013)
US SIF Submission to the IIRC on the Consultation Draft of the Integrated Reporting Framewor k (07/2013)
Multi-stakeholder Group Letter to the European Commission regarding conflict minerals (06/2013)
US SIF Statement on President Obama's plan to address Climate Change (06/2013)
US SIF letter regarding SEC Commissioner appointments (05/2013)
Investor Statement on Bangladesh (05/2013)
Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White on Executive Pay Provisions of Dodd-Frank (04/2013)
US SIF letter of support for HR 1278 (04/2013)
Corporate Reform Coalition press release on corporate political contributions (04/2013)
US SIF Statement on Fossil Fuels and Sustainable and Responsible Investment (03/2013)
US SIF Statement on Shareholder Resolutions and Corporate Responsibility (03/2013)

2012
US SIF Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro (12/2012)
Investor Letter to SEC on lawsuit challenging conflict minerals rule (11/2012)
Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG) Letter on lawsuit challenging conflict minerals rule (11/2012)
US SIF Letter to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee (09/2012)
Investor Statement on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (08/2012)
US SIF Letter to the Editor regarding Wall Street Journal article, "The SEC Does Dodd-Frank" (08/2012)
Multi-Stakeholder Statement on SEC rule on section 1502 of Dodd-Frank (08/2012)
US SIF Letter to the Editor regarding Washington Times editorial (08/2012)
US SIF Comment Letter to EPA on Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants (06/2012)
US SIF Letter to the Editor regarding Washington Post piece, "More shareholders call on companies to disclose their political spending" (05/2012)
Letter to Senators on Investor Protections in the JOBS Act (03/2012)
Letter to Republican Leadership re: Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act (HR 2759) (01/2012)

2011
US SIF Letter to the Editor regarding WSJ piece, "Shutting Up Business" (12/2011)
Comment letter to Senators on the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the CFPB (12/2011)
US SIF comment letter to the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) (11/2011)
Comment Letter to SEC on Conflict Minerals (11/2011)
Comment Letter to SEC on Corporate Political Spending (11/2011)
US SIF Comment Letter to EPA on Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Rule (08/2011)
US SIF Comment Letter to the SEC on Pay Disparity (04/2011)
US SIF Comment Letter on SEC Draft Rule on Conflict Minerals Disclosure (03/2011)
US SIF Comment Letter on SEC Draft Rule on Extraction Issuer Payments to Governments (03/2011)
US SIF Comment Letter on SEC Draft Rule on Mine Safety Disclosure (01/2011)

2010
US SIF and Calvert Investments Letter to SEC on 1504 Rulemaking Process (11/2010)
US SIF Comments to the SEC on the U.S. Proxy System (10/2010)
US SIF Response to Chamber and Roundtable Suit (09/2010)
US SIF Letter to the SEC on Proxy Access (08/2010)
US SIF Letter to House-Senate Conference Committee on Priority Financial Reform Issues (06/2010)
US SIF Letter to the Senate on Financial Reform Bill (04/2010)
Lisa Woll and Joe Keefe Op Ed in Huffington Post on Financial Reform (04/2010)
US SIF Letter to Senate Banking Committee on Financial Reform (02/2010)
US SIF Letter to Congress on Financial Reform (02/2010)

2009
US SIF Letter to SEC on Proxy Disclosure and Solicitation Enhancements (09/2009)
US SIF Letter on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (08/2009)
US SIF Letter to SEC on Proxy Access (08/2009)
US SIF Letter to SEC on ESG Disclosure (07/2009)
US SIF Comment on the U.S. EPA 's Proposed Rule on the Mandatory Reporting of GHG (06/2009)
US SIF article on ESG Disclosure in Environmental Finance (02/2009)
Sign-on Letter to Establish an Office for Innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility (01/2009)

2007
US SIF Letter on SEC releases dealing with the shareholder resolution process and access to the proxy (09/2007)

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