Before the Occupiers began making waves on Wall Street, an unusual group of advocates were more quietly raising eyebrows — Sister Nora and her team of approximately 540 Catholic nuns known as the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. In fact, Sister Nora and her team have gone to bat with Kroger regarding farm workers andContinue Reading
We came across this USA Today article last week and thought it was an important one to share since we have addressed this topic before on our blog and Social Issues Update. According to the article, by the end of the year, there will be 18 women running Fortune 500 companies. This beats the previousContinue Reading
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Earlier this summer, we posted a quick recap of the SEC’s progress with proxy access rule 14a-11. While 14a-11 was ultimately shot down, preexisting rule 14a-8 has recently gotten the spotlight. The previous 14a-8 allows shareholders to use the good ol’ fashion resolution process to submit proxy access bylaw changes. Simply, shareholders owning $2,000 worthContinue Reading
Protestors are Occupying Wall Street with many beefs about the current system. Working outside the system, which many of the protestors believe to be rigged against them, and armed mainly with tents and sit-ins, they’ve successfully nudged the national discourse in the last weeks. However, there are two tools they can use to achieve their meansContinue Reading
We thought it was important to do a follow-up post regarding golden parachutes after featuring them in a recent Corporate Governance Update and blog post that generated a lot of discussion among our users.
Last week, our Environmental Update featured letters to management regarding the use of BPA in canned consumer products. While it may serve to preserve store bought foods, Bisphenol A (BPA) has been attributed to negative health effects, according to several recent studies. In particular, research has reportedly linked BPA to health hazards, such as chromosomalContinue Reading
Earlier today, we sent out a Social Issues Update on factory farming and gestation crates. In addition, this newsletter reveals the newest feature on Moxy Vote—letters to management, allowing consumers and shareholders to voice their concerns about certain topics to companies. The most recent letters feature requests to Tyson and Hormel, asking them to endContinue Reading
This past Friday, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) released a comprehensive report outlining political spending and disclosure at S&P 100 companies. The CPA worked with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School to develop seven indicators to assess companies on their political spending, transparency, oversight, and accountability.
The Occupy Wall Street protests are growing and spreading. We see frustration over corporate behavior and resentment over the collusion between industry and government. We see people trying to express themselves to corporations, and so far, they’ve done this with protest signs, tents, and sites like Facebook and Twitter. If you know us, or haveContinue Reading