2009 Shareholder Advocacy At-A-Glance
Since Investing For A Better World is a quarterly publication, we lack the space to write about all of our advocacy initiatives in depth. But at the end of each proxy season, we attempt to give them all their due at least graphically! Elsewhere on this site, you’ll find the text of every shareholder resolution that we sponsor (and co-sponsor, in which we take a lesser role).
| Lead Files | ||
| AT&T | Omitted | Internet privacy & freedom of expression |
| CenturyTel | 30.5% | Internet privacy & freedom of expression |
| Chevron | 7% | Strengthen global environmental standards |
| ConocoPhillips | 30.5% | Report on impact of tar sands |
| Dominion Resources | Withdrawn | Adopt a greenhouse gas reduction target. |
| Dow Chemical | Omitted | Impact of pesticide “2,4-D” |
| Ford Motor | 10.5% | Greater transparency on political contributions |
| Home Depot | 22.3% | Disclose equal employment data |
| Kelloggs | Withdrawn | Nanomaterials and product safety |
| Plum Creek Timber Company | 39% | Advisory vote on compensation |
| Walmart | Omitted | Report on Employee Free Choice Act lobbying activities |
| Co-Files | ||
| Citigroup | Withdrawn | Advisory vote on compensation |
| Enbridge | 32% | Impact of Northern Gateway project on indigenous Canadians |
| ExxonMobil | 29% | Develop renewable energy alternatives |
| ExxonMobil | 39% | Expand nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees |
| FedEx | Omitted | Adopt policy on indigenous peoples |
| Goldman Sachs | Withdrawn | Remedy borrowers for past predatory loan practices |
| IdaCorp | 52% | Set GHG reduction target |
| Intel | Withdrawn | *Advisory vote on compensation |
| Nucor | 27% | Adopt human rights policy |
| UnitedHealth Group | 41% | Advisory vote on compensation |
| Verizon | Omitted | Internet privacy & freedom of expression |
Highlights of the 2009 Proxy Season
• Strong votes on nearly all Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) resolutions that went to a vote
• The greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target resolution at Idacorp became the first proposal addressing climate change to receive a majority vote
• Dominion Resources agrees to a yearlong structured dialogue with Trillium on the feasibility of setting a GHG reduction target
• Discussions with Analog Devices led the company to join the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct, which addresses environmental and social performance
• Assurances received from Kellogg, PepsiCo and General Mills that they are not currently using nanomaterials
• Participated in diverse investor coalition to address use of labor in the cotton supply chain
• Successful engagement with Baxter Corporation led the company to agree to provide greater transparency around political contributions
