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News & InformationNews and InformationApril 22, 2008 CalPERS Expands Environmental, Diversity Corporate Governance Guidelines - Supports State Legislation on Climate ChangeBy: CalPERS SACRAMENTO, CA - The CalPERS Board today signaled the importance of environmental disclosure and diversity of corporate boards by expanding corporate governance guidelines for portfolio companies. April 4, 2008 Shareholders Call Information Giant McGraw-Hill 'Hypocritical' for Blocking Political DisclosureBy: NorthStar Asset Management Inc Washington, D.C. - As McGraw-Hill shareholders prepare to vote on proxy proposals this April, a shareholder advocate called the information services company "hypocritical" for blocking a political disclosure proposal that has... March 31, 2008 Amidst Ethics Probe, Hain Celestial Shareowners Seek to Vote on CEO PayBy: NorthStar Asset Management, Inc BOSTON, MA – Hain Celestial’s 2007 proxy filing reveals that CEO Irwin Simon continues to receive exorbitant compensation despite facing a compensation investigation and ethics inquiry. NorthStar Asset Management, Inc., a... March 26, 2008 CalPERS TARGETS FIVE COMPANIES ON 2008 FOCUS LIST OF UNDERPERFORMERS  By: CalPERS SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today named five companies to its 2008 Focus List to highlight the pension fund’s concerns about stock and financial underperformance, and corporate... March 26, 2008 Fourteen Resolutions Already Get Results From CompaniesBy: ICCR BOSTON, MA -- Leading U.S. investors have announced that they have filed a record 54 global warming shareholder resolutions with U.S. companies that face far-reaching business impacts from climate change. The resolutions are... March 20, 2008 Investors Against Genocide Draw the line at investing in genocideBy: Investors Against Genocide BROAD INTERNATIONAL COALITION BACKS UNPRECEDENTED SHAREHOLDER ACTION Religious and anti-genocide organizations support campaign for genocide-free investing March 12, 2008 As Corporate Scandals Mount, Harrington Investments Advocates for Director Accountability in 2008 By: Harrington Investments Napa, California - Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible investment advisory firm, announced an ambitious shareholder advocacy agenda for 2008. Of the ten Harrington proposals that will appear on corporate... March 11, 2008 Aflac Officially Gives Shareowners a "Say-on-Pay" - Boston Common Instrumental in Prompting Groundbreaking Vote By: (CSRwire) BOSTON, MA - March 10, 2008 - Boston Common Asset Management commends Aflac for officially becoming the first U.S. company to give shareholders a "say-on-pay" in its 2008 proxy released Friday. Aflac's decision to adopt an... March 7, 2008 Domini Funds Files 19 Shareholder Sponsored Proxy Resolutions for 2008By: Domini Funds As socially responsible investors, the Domini Funds and their shareholders work with companies to help build a better world: putting new issues on the table, engaging in dialogue, and filing shareholder resolutions. Domini has... March 7, 2008 Toxic Neglect: Mutual Funds Opposing Shareholder Resolutions on Chemicals in Products Ignore Financial Risks to ShareholdersBy: PR Newswire WASHINGTON, -- More than three out of four major mutual fund families in the United States -- 40 out of 52 (or 77 percent) -- routinely opposed or abstained from voting on toxic chemical shareholder resolutions in 2006 and 2007,... |
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