Los Angeles Times: Apple Pledges to Consider Adding More Women, Minorities to Board
Trillium and Sustainability Group’s engagement with Apple, Inc., regarding board and executive diversity, continues to receive wide media coverage. Jessica Guynn, technology reporter for the Los Angeles Times, writes: “[The] company added new language to the board charter to say it plans to consider women and minorities as board candidates. Apple made the move after shareholders Trillium Asset Management and the Sustainability Group expressed disappointment that Apple has only one woman on its eight-member board and only one woman on its executive team reporting to Chief Executive Tim Cook. ‘This is going to be a multiyear process. It is not …
Bloomberg News: Apple, Facing Criticism About Diversity, Changes Bylaws
Bloomberg News recently published a story about Trillium and Sustainability Group’s engagement with Apple, Inc., regarding board and executive diversity. Adam Satariano writes: “Apple Inc., facing behind-the-scenes pressure from some shareholders to add more female directors and executives, has taken a step to address the criticism and diversify its board. The world’s most valuable company recently added language to its corporate charter vowing to diversify its board. The move follows objections from shareholders Trillium Asset Management LLC and the Sustainability Group, who said they’re disappointed that the iPhone maker has only one woman on its eight-member board, and one incoming …
Sasol Heeds Community's Call for Environmental Justice in Mossville, LA
Chemical company commits to introduce voluntary property purchase program for residents impacted by plant expansion plans. New York, NY – Thursday, July 25, 2013: Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Sasol shareholders commend the company for its rapid and comprehensive response to appeals to work with the community of Mossville as it plans the expansion of its ethane cracker and gas-to-liquid (GTL) facility at Westlake. Last year Sasol, a South Africa-based energy and chemical company with extensive operations in North America, surprised community members by announcing a $21 billion expansion of its chemical plant next door …
Trillium’s 2012 Corporate Engagement Highlights
Susan Baker, Vice President, Trillium Asset Management Over the course of 2012, Trillium engaged with over two dozen major U.S. and foreign corporations to address a wide range of concerns, including climate change, sustainable agriculture and fisheries, Indigenous rights and environmental justice, political spending, labor and human rights, diversity and non-discrimination, and a free and open Internet. Below are a few important highlights. Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture Trillium’s shareholder proposal at J.M. Smucker on the sustainability of its coffee supply chain received 30% support. We re-filed the proposal, focusing on the well-being of coffee-farming families and a sustainability strategy. …
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