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.

The document, Extracting the Facts: An Investor Guide to Disclosing Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, was developed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) as a response to corporations' desire for clarity in investors' expectations. The guide will also serve as a basis for corporate engagements with companies that participate in hydraulic fracturing.

Click here for a news release further detailing the purpose of this new guide. You can view the guide here. An article from socialfunds.com is available here.

Mercy Investment Services has actively engaged corporations on water use and pollution from hydraulic fracturing. In the upcoming shareholder advocacy season, Mercy Investment Services will engage six companies on their fracturing practices, either through dialogues or resolutions.