If the SEC Regulated California, Arnold Would Still Be in the Movies(A)
At a shareholder meeting last May, the CEO was asked how the company would respond to a shareholder proposal that had received 80% of the vote – one of the highest votes ever for a shareholder proposal. She answered that the board would, uh, look into it, prompting a flabbergasted shareholder to ask how on earth the board would not automatically implement a proposal supported by 80% of shareholder votes. The CEO replied that shareholder proposals are nonbinding. This is the open secret that enables board directors to sleep more quietly during annual meeting season, but it didn’t satisfy the …
Donate to the Tides Shelter Fund(A)
Dear Friends, Neighbors, River Runners, and Fellow Travelers… …
Half Empty or Half Full?(A)
With input from Trillium Asset Management, beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are taking new steps to address looming shortages of fresh water around the globe. …
Corporate Rights and Wrongs(A)
A century of corporate transgressions can be traced to two words: limited liability. …
Community Investing Grows and Goes Global(A)
Community investing, the fastest growing asset class in socially responsible investment, yields benefits to both investors and local communities around the globe. …
Advocacy Groups and Shareholders Persuade Procter & Gamble
Largest U.S. Coffee Company to Pay Farmers a Fair Price …
Investors Press Natural Gas Industry on Gas Drilling(A)
Trillium Asset Management and Calvert Funds led a group of over a dozen institutional investors in asking the natural gas industry to address widespread environmental and community concerns over the rush to drill for coalbed methane in the Western United States. …
Dow Chemical Can Head Off Future Liabilities by Phasing Out Problematic Product Lines (A)
Trillium Asset Management Challenges Company's Dioxin Reductions Strategy …
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