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Shareholder activism Information, News, Articles, Research, Shareowner – Accountability CentralThe Origins In "The Concept of the Corporation," to quote the noted management guru Peter Drucker, modern big business is something that must be accepted by every country, for it is obvious that modern industrial technology requires some form of big-business organization. Therefore, "Big Business" is something that must be accepted as the very center of any modern industrial society. The central question, then, is not whether we want Big Business, but what we want of it; and what organization of Big Business and of the society it serves is best equipped to [help us] realize our wishes and demands..."
News & Updates March 12, 2010 Top ESG Issues for 2010 Proxy Season: Climate Change, Toxics and the Impact of Natural Gas 'Fracking' on the Water SupplySource:RiskMetricsEnvironmental questions are receiving a lot of attention from shareholders during the spring US proxy season, including 39 resolutions about global climate change. Other prominent shareholder concerns include the impact of... March 12, 2010 Calpers May Challenge Companies on Board ElectionsSource:BusinessWeek-- The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the biggest state-run U.S. public pension, may use its financial clout to force BlackRock Inc., News Corp, and other companies where it has large holdings to change the way... March 11, 2010 Be Careful of Bestowing Increased Rights to Shareholders
Source:Seeking Alpha
Greater Shareholder Rights Coming are obviously on the way. The question now is what form those increased rights will take, and what the consequences will be for publicly-traded companies and their management. Tara Siegel Bernard... Click here for more Shareowner Activism News & Updates
Research & InsightsOctober 21, 2009 MANY FOUNDATIONS TO INCREASE COMMITMENT TO MISSION INVESTING
Source:More for Mission
A survey of 39 foundations that are part of the More for Mission network reveals important new data regarding leading foundations and their level of commitment to a socially responsible investment practice most often called...[more] September 17, 2009 Protecting shareholders' rights a must to stabilise stock marketSource:The New Nation - BangladeshProtecting shareholders' rights by streamlining rules and regulations is seen as a prerequisite to ensure stability in stock market, particularly in a country like Bangladesh. Making this observation, the Corporate Governance... July 23, 2009 ICCR: Water Company Disclosure Is Murky, Investors Must Press for Major Improvements in Investor-Owned and Publicly Owned Utilities' Reporting
Source:Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
More than 15 water-focused mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been created in recent months, but most investor-owned water utilities have a long way to go in order to provide adequate environmental, social and...[more] Click here for more Shareowner Activism Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionFebruary 25, 2010 Corporate Governance: Whose Governance – Board Of Directors Or InvestorsSource:istockanalystThe global banking industry was thrown into turmoil and stock markets tumbled after US President Barack Obama, responding to public rage over the financial crisis, proposed the most far-reaching overhaul of Wall Street since the... February 25, 2010 Why Shareholders Are About To Be Heard — Big TimeSource:Joshua Brown, The Faster TimesEssentially, each Proxy Season, corporations send their ballots out to shareholders. The problem is, only around 30% actually bother to cast a vote one way or the other. In most cases, a company could have Adolf Hitler’s name... February 17, 2010 Shareholder Activism, Yes You CanSource:Triple Pundit.comEver want to just yell sometimes while reading about overpaid CEOs? Ever wish that you could ask the board members at Monsanto if they eat genetically modified corn? Ever want to just stare Larry Ellison in the eye and ask him... Click here for more Shareowner Activism Commentary & Opinion
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