Collage of people served by organizations supported by PAB investments, including Enterprising Latinas, OneAcreFund in Burundi and Rawanda, and Georgia BRIGHT

Shareholder Advocacy

Using our Congregation's investments and shareholder actions to work for "change through justice."
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Community Impact Investing

Supporting endeavors that directly improve communities and create sustainable change—around the U.S. and across the globe.
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Current News

Find out about our latest community investments and corporate responsibility actions.
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PAB News

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Members of PAB Share Fruits of their Annual Meeting

October 10, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – The Adrian Dominican Sisters Portfolio Advisory Board (PAB) held its annual meeting during the last week of September and shared the fruits of that meeting in a September 27, 2024, Fireside Chat in ...
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Adrian Dominican Sisters Support Climate Resiliency in Puerto Rico through Investments in Inclusiv

By Cathi Kim Senior Vice President, Inclusiv/Capital, Investments and Impact September 12, 2024, New York, New York -- Inclusiv and the Adrian Dominican Sisters announced the Sisters’ investment in Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Jesús Obrero (“Jesús Obrero”), a Community Development ...
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Highlights from Proxy Season 2023-2024

By Mary Minette Mercy Investments Consultant Image attribution: kris krüg, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0 August 19, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – In the 2023-2024 proxy season, the Portfolio Advisory Board (PAB) filed 19 shareholder proposals. Eight were withdrawn for ...
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Journey of Immigrants and Refugees toward Opportunities in Canada

By Sister Marilín Llanes, OP Director and Portfolio Manager Portfolio Advisory Board Office Founded in 2005, Windmill Microlending opened its doors to skilled immigrants and refugees who land in Canada to rebuild their lives. The organization is committed to crafting the needed ...
Sister Durstyne Farnan, OP, with Aurelio Arroyo González, CEO of Jesus Obrero Cooperative, a community partner of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

Celebrating the 50th Year of Inclusiv’s Mission-Driven Investing

By Sister Marilín Llanes, OP Director, Portfolio Advisory Board Office Photo Courtesy of Inclusiv June 12, 2024, New York, New York – A high-spirited celebration took place this May in New York City, hosted by Inclusiv on its 50th anniversary. Inclusiv has ...
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ICCR Addresses Illegal Child Labor Used by Suppliers of Major Corporations

By Caroline Boden Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Mercy Investment Services In early 2023, The New York Times reported on the use of illegal child labor, mostly unaccompanied migrant children, in the United States. These children were illegally employed by suppliers for ...

Enterprising Latinas, Inc., Receives Grant to Establish Computer Lab

By Ileana Cintron Chief Economic Empowerment Strategist, Enterprising Latinas, Inc. Enterprising Latinas, Inc. (ELI), a nonprofit organization led by women of color, announced that it received a grant from Spectrum Digital Education to establish a new computer lab to boost people’s ...
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Loan from PAB Allows Local Organization to offer Micro-Loans to Latino Entrepreneurs

March 8, 2024, Tampa, Florida – A food truck business in Florida seems to be a long distance – geographically and culturally – from the Motherhouse of a group of Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan. But the connection is ...
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Office of the Portfolio Advisory Board (PAB)

Mission

The mission of PAB is to use the assets of the Adrian Dominican Sisters to build the beloved community. We invest in community organizations that create opportunities for those who are marginalized and that embody values of collaboration, inclusiveness, right relationship with Earth, and racial and gender equity. We use our voice as shareholders in corporations to promote policies and practices that build the beloved community.

Vision

Rooted in the Vision, Mission and Enactments of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, the Portfolio Advisory Board envisions a beloved community without poverty, hunger, homelessness, and ecological degradation. The beloved community is shaped by its collective voices and is committed to promoting racial and gender equity and systemic changes to policies and practices of institutions inhibiting its realization. Building on its collaborative strength, the beloved community is an active, healthy, and thriving space where all are welcome and have a voice.

View our full 2023-2028 Strategic Plan (PDF)

Contact Us

Portfolio Advisory Board and Office, Adrian Dominican Sisters
1257 E. Siena Heights Drive
Adrian, Michigan 49221
Phone: (517) 266-3523
Email: [email protected]
 

Banner photo at top: Examples of community impact investing happening through PAB partners Enterprising Latinas, OnAcreFund (in Burundi and Rwanda), and Georgia BRIGHT. 

 

 

Two Key Strategies of the PAB:

Shareholder Advocacy

The PAB monitors the Congregation's investments and engages in shareholder activity on matters of justice (encouraging corporations that we invest in to be fair and responsible to workers, customers, and the environment)

Results:

  • Made Hasbro toys safer
  • Increased access to HIV/AIDS medicines
  • Removed genetically modified ingredients from Cheerios cereal
  • Eliminated hormone-treated milk in Yoplait yogurt

Community Impact Investing 

The PAB makes low-interest loans to non-profit community organizations that benefit low-income people and underserved communities. Some of our investments help support literacy training in Haiti, natural food cooperatives in New England, and microenterprises in the Philippines – just to name a few.

Results:

  • Since 1978, the PAB has made loans totalling over $37 million at a 98.7% return rate.
  • In many cases, the PAB's faith in untried community organizations has encouraged other faith-based organizations to invest in them.