Tag Archives: shareholder resolution

Proxy season is just around the corner, and to get your palates whetted for the ballots to come, we’re serving up a little appetizer. On special: the Apple ballot, featuring four corporate governance shareholder resolutions.

You’ve probably heard of Procter & Gamble and might even use their products in your own home. They have over 50 leading brands, 24 of which bring in over a billion dollars in revenue each year. Their annual shareholder meeting is rapidly approaching and there is an animal testing resolution up for vote. We wantContinue Reading

After your phenomenal showing on our first Quick Quiz, we’ve decided to hit you with another. Again, the only prize for identifying the correct answer is a warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishment. Last year, someone filed a shareholder resolution with Cisco Systems that would have encouraged the company to prepare a report on its supportContinue Reading

Jerome Monroe Smucker, founder of The J.M. Smucker Company (more commonly known today as Smucker’s), took great pride in providing a quality product at a fair price, and running a company that followed sound policies.   Back in 1897, Jerome signed the lid of every crock of apple butter as his personal guarantee of quality onContinue Reading

A few months ago, The Motley Fool published an article called, “You Want CEO Succession Planning? Go for it,” addressing the risks for investors of companies without plans for CEO succession. While a change in leadership can certainly affect the company as a whole, the author brings attention to the reason why shareholders should wantContinue Reading

The Quick Quiz is a new thing on the Moxy Vote blog. One simple question. Your response is anonymous. Answer correctly, and you win that warm fuzzy feeling you get from being correct. Answer incorrectly, and you win that warm fuzzy feeling you get from participation. Polystyrene is not usually recycled, and it often findsContinue Reading

Between this summer’s debt limit debates and ensuing market turmoil, it’s no surprise that the proxy access ruling from the federal appeals court received little attention.   While proxy access may not be as tangible as global fears of economic turmoil and stock market meltdowns, it warrants a quick update to our readers, at least beforeContinue Reading

Over the last two weeks, we’ve posted the voting results for shareholder resolutions concerning environmental and corporate governance issues.  This week we’re completing our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) resolutions overview with the results of socially-focused shareholder resolutions.  In total, 25 resolutions, at 24 companies, supported by 22 Advocates, were on Moxy Vote this pastContinue Reading

Last week we posted the final voting results for environmental resolutions on Moxy Vote during the 2011 proxy season.  This week, we’ve compiled all the data for corporate governance resolutions—here’s part two of our resolutions report. In total, 67 corporate governance resolutions, supported by 18 Advocates, at 63 companies, were on Moxy Vote this past proxyContinue Reading

Now that we’re at the end of proxy season, we’re taking a step back to look at voting results, shareholder resolutions, and individual participation in the proxy vote. However, just yesterday, Bloomberg BusinessWeek published an article called “Investor ‘Say on Pay’ Is a Bust,” highlighting the results of recent shareholder say-on-pay votes. The article pointsContinue Reading