Chevron – Disclose Costs Related to Ecuador Litigation (2006)
Company: Chevron Final Vote: 9% Year: 2006 …
Pfizer – Price Restraint/Access and Affordability (2005 – 2006)
Increasing Access to Pfizer Products RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board of Directors report by September 2006 on measures Pfizer is taking to contain the price increases of its most-prescribed drugs to levels equal to or below the annual rate of inflation. SUPPORTING STATEMENT: Enacting this proposal will align our company with its previously stated practice on prescription drug price increases. Access to pharmaceutical products is essential for adequate health care for all Americans; we believe that restraining price increases is an effective way to expand access to pharmaceutical products. In 2002, Pfizer stated: “Over the past decade, after accounting for …
Illinois Toolworks – Sustainability Report (2005 – 2006)
WHEREAS: Disclosure of key information is a founding principle of our capital markets. Investors increasingly seek disclosure of companies’ social and environmental practices in the belief that they impact shareholder value. Many investors believe companies that are good employers, environmental stewards, and corporate citizens will more likely prosper over the long term and be accepted by local communities. Mainstream financial companies are seeking tolls to understand the links between sustainability performance and capital markets. According to environmental research consultant Innovest, major investment firms including ABN-AMRO, Schroders, T. Rowe Price, and Legg Mason subscribe to information on companies’ social and environmental …
Chubb – Sustainability Report (2005 – 2006)
WHEREAS: Insurers have an essential role in maintaining healthy economies and societies. However, “The insurance industry underwent considerable turmoil in 2004 as a result of unethical practices uncovered by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other regulators.” (Chubb 2004 Annual Report) We believe that greater disclosure and management of social, environmental, and governance issues, through sustainability reports, will help strengthen insurers and the economies that rely on them. Chubb competes internationally and global expectations regarding sustainability reporting are changing rapidly. The European Commission recommends corporate sustainabilityreporting, and listed companies in Australia, South Africa and France must now provide investors …
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