Equal Employment Opportunity – Trillium Asset Management

Non-Discrimination Policy – East West Bancorp (2013)

December 28, 2012

RESOLVED The shareholders request that East West Bancorp amend its written equal employment opportunity policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Programs developed to implement this policy should be based on identified best practices. SUPPORTING STATEMENT East West Bancorp does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in its written employment policy. Eighty-nine percent of Americans favor equal opportunity in employment for gays and lesbians (Gallup, May 2007), and 72% agree that “fairness is a basic American value and employment decisions should be based solely on qualifications …

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) – Home Depot (2013)

December 10, 2012

WHEREAS: Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with good EEO records have a competitive advantage in recruiting/retaining employees. We believe Home Depot customers are increasingly diverse. A diverse work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to consumer demand. EEO practices have economic relevance. Home Depot annually files an EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This information could be made available to shareholders at a minimal additional cost. In 2001, Home Depot began providing EEO information to investors upon request. Since then, Home Depot reversed …

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) – Home Depot (2012)

January 11, 2012

WHEREAS: Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with a good EEO record have a competitive advantage in recruiting/retaining employees. We believe Home Depot customers are increasingly diverse; therefore a similarly diverse work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to consumer demand. EEO reporting has economic relevance. Home Depot shareholder votes in favor of a Diversity Report surpassed 23%, 26%, 22%, and 25% in 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 respectively – sending a consistent signal to management that shareowners desire increased accountability. The Company annually files an EEO-1 …

Home Depot Shareholders Urge Company to Improve Diversity Disclosure

June 1, 2011

Boston, MA, June 1, 2011 Investors will cast their votes tomorrow at the annual meeting of The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) on a shareholder proposal calling on the company to prepare a diversity report. The resolution, filed by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility requests that the report include the following: 1. A chart identifying employees according to their gender and race, 2. A summary description of any affirmative action policies and programs, and 3. A description of any policies and programs oriented specifically toward increasing the number of managers who are qualified females or minorities. “Employment barriers …

Home Depot – Equal Employment Opportunity Disclosure (2010)

December 2, 2010

WHEREAS Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with a good EEO record have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees. Moreover, we believe Home Depot customers are increasingly diverse; therefore a similarly diverse work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to consumer demand. EEO reporting has economic relevance. Home Depot shareholder votes in favor of a diversity report surpassed 27%, 22%, and 25% in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively – sending a consistent signal to management that shareowners desire increased accountability. The Company annually files …

Home Depot- Equal Employment Opportunity Report (2010)

February 4, 2010

WHEREAS Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with a good EEO record have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees. Moreover, we believe Home Depot customers are increasingly diverse; therefore a similarly diverse work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to consumer demand. EEO reporting has economic relevance. Home Depot shareholder votes in favor of a diversity report surpassed 22%, 25%, and 25% in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively – sending a consistent signal to management that shareowners desire increased accountability. The Company annually files …

Home Deport – Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) (2009)

February 25, 2009

WHEREAS Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with a good EEO record have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees. Moreover, we believe Home Depot customers are increasingly diverse; therefore a similarly diverse work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to consumer demand. EEO reporting has economic relevance. Home Depot shareholder votes in favor of a diversity report surpassed 25%, 25% and 36% in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively – sending a consistent signal to management that shareowners desire increased accountability. The Company annually files …

ExxonMobil – Implement Sexual Orientation Non Discrimination Policy (2009)

February 17, 2009

WHEREAS ExxonMobil Corporation, does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in its written employment policy; Over 88% of the Fortune 500 companies have adopted written nondiscrimination policies prohibiting harassment and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, as have more than 98% of Fortune 100 companies, according to the Human Rights Campaign; over 30% now prohibit discrimination based on gender identity; We believe that corporations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees from the widest talent pool; According to a June, …

Home Depot – Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) (2008)

January 24, 2008

WHEREAS Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a fair employment practice and an investment issue. We believe that companies with a good EEO record have a competitive advantage in employee recruitment and retention. Moreover, U.S. customers are increasingly diverse. A representative work force is more likely to anticipate and respond effectively to evolving consumer demand. Conversely, allegations of discrimination in the workplace have created a significant burden for shareholders due to the high cost of litigation and the potential loss of government contracts. Such litigation may also damage a company’s reputation. Specifically, the cost to Home Depot shareholders for settling discrimination …