ECM Joins With Investors in Supporting CORI Reform

Continuing ECM's work to support long term criminal justice reform we recently co-signed a letter that was sent to over 120 businesses and publicly listed companies who operate in Massachusetts urging them to take stock of the new CORI law that went into effect on Nov 4, 2010.

The letter requested these companies to establish non-discrimination policy statements and procedures for qualified applicants with unrelated criminal records. It also offered technical assistance to support these companies as they prepare these new policies.

The letter was sent by Zevin Assessment Management a socially responsible investor based here in Massachusetts and was signed by over 20 local funding entities. To receive a copy of the letter please email kcsimons@diomass.org

Signatories of the letter:

Kelly Bates Executive Director Access Strategies Fund	Anne Ellinger Founder Zing Foundation	Connie Brookes Executive Director Friends Fiduciary Corporation
Sister Carole Lombard, CSJ Director of Justice and Peace Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston	Wendy Holding Trustee and Portfolio Manager Sustainability Group	Nora M. Nash, OSF Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Nancy Shippen Executive Director Our Prison Neighbors	Tim Brennan Treasurer and CFO Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Rev. Séamus P. Finn OMI Director, JPIC Ministry Missionary Oblates
Daniel Stranahan Secretary-Treasurer Needmor Fund	Dr. Ruy O. Costa Executive Director Episcopal City Mission	Corporate Responsibility Program Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order, Milwaukee, WI
Maurice Emsellem Policy Co-Director National Employment Law Project	Lew Finfer Director Massachusetts Communities Action Network	Sister Marie J. Gaillac, CSJ Corporate Responsibility Coordinator JOLT, Catholic Coalition for Responsible Investing
Shelley Alpern Vice President, Director of ESG Research & Shareholder Advocacy Trillium Asset Management Corporation	Julie Johnson Managing Director Fresh Pond Capital	Marjorie O. Coward Trustee The Jersey Foundation
Margaret M. Winslow Trustee The Robin Gamble Grinnell Foundation	Ann Grinnell Trustee MA Grinnell Foundation	Karla Nicholson Executive Director Haymarket People's Fund
Major Neill Franklin Executive Director Law Enforcement Against Prohibition