Posts Tagged ‘Bank of America’
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
On the second anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, Trillium Asset Management, LLC and Green Century Capital Management announce that they have filed shareholder resolutions at three companies, Bank of America, 3M & Target Corporation, urging them to refrain from making political donations in the future. This is the first time institutional shareholders [...]
Tags: 3M, Bank of America, Citizens United, Green Century Capital Management, Political Contributions, political spending, Target, Target Corporation
Posted in Hot News, Political Contributions | read more...
Friday, January 13th, 2012
WHEREAS:
Political spending and corporate money in politics is a highly contentious issue, made more prominent in light of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court case that affirmed companies’ rights to make unlimited political expenditures to independent groups. In the 2012 election year, we expect even more media and public attention to corporate spending to influence [...]
Tags: Bank of America, political activity, Political Contributions, shareholder acvocacy, shareholder resolution, Shareholder Resolutions
Posted in Corporate Governance, Political Contributions, Resolutions | read more...
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
WHEREAS
Bank of America (BAC) recognizes that its ability to attract and retain customers and employees could be adversely affected “to the extent our reputation is damaged” and that “failure to address, or to appear to fail to address various issues” could damage the Corporation and its business prospects (2005 Annual Report).
BAC also recognizes that:
The company’s [...]
Tags: Appalachia, Bank of America, Coal Mining, Mountain Top Removal, proposal, Resolution
Posted in Environment, Environmental Health, Finance & The Environment, Resolutions | read more...
Monday, October 6th, 2008
For our 2008 advocacy efforts, we’re pleased to report a fair amount of progress — never as much as we’d like (we’d like superhero powers), but enough to confirm that shareholder activism remains a potent tool for change.
Climate change. Our shareholder resolution at ConocoPhillips requesting a report on the environmental and social impacts of tar [...]
Tags: Advocacy, Alliant Energy, Bank of America, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Darfur, Ford Motor, General Motors, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nucor, Procter & Gamble, Toyota Motor Corporation
Posted in Advocacy/Opinion, Uncategorized | read more...
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Poor coal. For so long, it has gotten away with being the largest contributor (41 percent) to global CO2 emissions from energy use, a widespread public health hazard by virtue of lead, mercury and other pollutants, the source of black lung disease, and now we can add deforestation to its achievements. “Coal will be coal,” [...]
Tags: Alliant Energy, Bank of America, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Coal, Coal Power Plants
Posted in Advocacy/Opinion, News Article | read more...
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
WHEREAS
Bank of America (BOA) is a diversified financial services company providing banking,investment, investment banking, credit card and consumer finance services.BOA recognizes that its ability to attract and retain customers and employees could be adversely affected “to the extent our reputation is damaged” and that “failure to address, or to appear to fail to address various [...]
Tags: Bank of America, Carbon Dioxide, Coal, Coal Power Plants, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted in Environment, Environmental Health, Finance & The Environment, Resolutions | read more...
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