October 23, 2008

Directors on board with say on pay, other shareholder causes

By: financial week

NACD conference reveals board members changing their stance on pro-investor proposals; 94% say CEO pay too high. The spotlight on CEO and CFO pay is starting to open some eyes in corporate boardrooms, as directors appear to be...

October 23, 2008

Ethical Funds Unveils 2009 Plan to Engage Major Corporations on Top Investor Concerns

By: Ethical Funds Company

Oil Sands Tops Ethical Funds Focus List. VANCOUVER, BC – –The Ethical Funds Company will engage more than 40 Canadian and international corporations in the coming year to encourage action to advance corporate sustainability,...

October 22, 2008

Global Financial Crisis Takes Center Stage at Socially Responsible Investment Industry Conference

By: MARKETWATCH

Socially responsible investment industry leaders will focus considerable attention on the global financial crisis at the 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference October 26-28, 2008.

October 19, 2008

Corporate directors seeing more protest votes

By: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Campaigns for corporate directorships traditionally have been dull, routine affairs. Not only do the candidates refrain from the mudslinging and distortions real politicians are capable of, but the outcomes of board elections...

October 17, 2008

Wells Fargo Debuts Social Sustainability Fund

By: SustainableBusiness.com

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) announced the launch of the new Wells Fargo Advantage Social Sustainability FundSM. The Fund will employ a two-pronged approach to its investment strategy: The Fund's managers will use an inclusive...

October 14, 2008

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Oshkosh Corporation By The Law Firm Of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP

By: PR Newswire

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP:

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District...

October 13, 2008

Corporate Ethics Group To Make An Issue Of Excessive Executive Compensation At Procter & Gamble Annual Meeting

By: PR Newswire

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) will have its "Say on Pay" resolution considered at the Procter and Gamble annual meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The...

October 11, 2008

CEO Pay Plan Riles Oracle Shareholders

By: Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
Bloomberg News

Oracle Corp. said almost a third of shareholders voted in favor of a plan that would have given them more say on executive compensation after the board awarded CEO Larry Ellison a $72 million pay package.

October 10, 2008

Travis Strain Of Investors Group-Do Your Financial Strategies Consider Our Planet's Future?

By: Canadian Corporate Newswire

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 9, 2008) - In today's environmentally and socially responsible world do you know what your investments endorse? Do they promote critical weapons, tobacco, or harmful human...

October 10, 2008

Gainey & McKenna Commences Class Action On Behalf Of American International Group, Inc. 7.70% Series A5 Junior Subordinated Debentures Investors -- AVF, AIG

By: PrimeNewswire

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 9, 2008, Gainey & McKenna filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on behalf of all persons who purchased 7.70%...