Is Trump the Tipping Point for Ethical Investing?
You may have voted against U.S. President Donald Trump, protested his policies, and ranted to your friends. Yet most of us are financing him and his agenda. Ironically, as more people realize this,...
View ArticleInvestors Representing $600 Billion Urge Solutions for Latin America’s...
A group of high-stakes investors is asking some of the world’s largest food companies to ramp up efforts to curb deforestation in South America.
View ArticleKraft Heinz Opposes Sustainability Shareholder Resolutions
Kraft Heinz plans to vote on three sustainability-related shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting in Pittsburgh next month. And the company is opposed to every one of them.
View ArticlePETA Buys Stock in Canada Goose to Protest Use of Down and Fur
PETA purchased 230 shares – or about $4,000 worth of Canada Goose’s equity – in order to speak at the outerwear company's annual shareholder meetings and, more importantly, to submit shareholder...
View ArticleInvestors Urge Trump Administration to Keep Hands off SEC Shareholder...
The Donald Trump administration is considering a move that would severely limit shareholder rights and cut off communication between shareholders and corporate boards. In a letter to the National...
View ArticleBusiness Groups Threaten Shareholders’ Right to File Proposals
In February, the Business Roundtable, a group representing the some of the most powerful CEOs in corporate America, delivered a regulatory hit list to a sympathetic White House. Within that roster was...
View ArticleShareholders: Companies Must Be More Transparent When It Comes to Lobbying
Transparency matters to 21st-century shareholders. The Royal Bank of Canada and the Walt Disney Co. both heard from shareholders last month. They called for greater transparency into the companies'...
View ArticleProposed Bill in Congress Would Silence Activist Investors
A new bill in Congress would all but eliminate the shareholder proposal, a favorite tactic of activist shareholders. The proposals can push companies to change their business practices related to human...
View ArticleChevron and Exxon Refuse to Walk the Walk When it Comes to Climate
America's largest oil and gas companies plan to oppose every single climate-related resolution put forth by shareholders at their upcoming annual meetings.
View ArticleInvestors and NGOs Pressure Chevron on Climate Change Risks, Transparency
Chevron's annual shareholders meetings starts today, and several NGOs and activist investors hope their resolutions will attract attention.
View ArticleOn Eve of Shareholders Meeting, Critics Call out ExxonMobil for Climate Denial
Greenpeace and As You Sow are among the organizations challenging ExxonMobil's stance on climate change as the company convenes its annual shareholder meeting today in Dallas, Texas.
View ArticleVanguard Urging Companies to Inform Investors about Climate Change Risks
In a step that will embolden more financial institutions to demand more environmental and social disclosures from companies, Vanguard announced it will urge companies to disclose more information about...
View ArticleHow the New ‘Activist Investors’ Can Interfere with Long Term Smart &...
A big defeat for long-termism, and win for a continued focus on quarterly returns, came earlier this year, when General Electric (GE) decided to retire Jeff Immelt in favor of a replacement who would...
View ArticleBlackRock Preaches Long-Termism, But Some Critics Aren’t Buying the Sermon
BlackRock and its founder and CEO, Laurence D. Fink, made waves earlier this week when he said in an open letter that it was finally the time for companies to do more than focus on the bottom line. But...
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