by
Jim McConville
Companies will face a bevvy of social and environmental shareholder
resolutions during this year's corporate annual meeting season.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
When a large global consulting firm like Mercer is putting an ESG
ranking on more than 5,000 investment strategies within its Global
Investment Manager Database it's time to pay attention to what...
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
A California regulation that went into effect this week addresses slavery and human trafficking issues among suppliers to major corporations.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Proxy season doesn't kick off for several more months, but it's likely to be a productive one.
The EPA said it will weigh rules requiring
disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic-fracturing fluids.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Like every other football team this fall, the Dallas Cowboys are under a
lot of pressure to make it to the Super Bowl...
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
IEHN says lower toxicity benefits corporations and shareholders.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive cars and a courageous
group of women are trying to fight the ban...
Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,today again faces shareholders angry about its bonuses and businesspractices.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Australia's sovereign wealth fund dumped holdings in mine and cluster bomb makers as the nation prepares to ratify a treaty banning the weapons.
by Stephen Viederman
In this commentary, an activist investor says an advisor who talk with clients about proxy voting is not only acting in their best interest, but would also be providing a welcome service and creating...
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
CBIS invests CBIS invests big in an effort to get companies with poor ESG performance to change their ways.
BP Plc, whose share price has dropped 29% since last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, will face opposition from two of the U.S.'s largestpension funds at the company's annual general meeting tomorrow.
An SEC rule making it easier for
shareholders to oust board members was based on "serious error" in
assessing its cost to companies, a lawyer for business groups told a
U.S. appeals court.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Fixing the broken system is an economic and human rights imperative, says coalition.
by
The SEC has rejected attempts by
ExxonMobil and Southern Co. to keep transparency proposals
off their 2011 annual meeting proxy ballots, according to Green Century
Capital Management.
by
Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase will vote on whether they want the global
financial firm to avoid investments in companies with ties to genocide,
according to Investors Against Genocide.
by
Green Century Capital Management announced the Eastman Kodak Company has
agreed to improve disclosure of its political spending with corporate
funds.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
An advisory firm has divested its entire holding in a leading natural
gas producer because of the company's "poor environmental record and its
lack of accountability to shareholders."
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The number of climate and energy-related resolutions filed with energy companies is the highest ever.
