Posts Tagged ‘Shareholder Resolutions’

Shareholder Proposal on Sudan Presented at JP Morgan Chase Stockholder Meeting

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Statement at JP Morgan Chase Stockholder Meeting in Support of
 
Resolution No. 10 Concerning Human Rights Policies
May 20, 2008
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Board of Directors & my fellow shareholders. I am presenting this proposal on behalf of Trillium Asset Management Corporation, the Calvert Group, Amnesty International and the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of […]

Turn Down the Heat - It’s Getting Warmer

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

With all the talk out there about energy efficiency and re­duced use, I can’t help but think of my mom, telling us kids to put on a sweater, the heat would not go up. I laugh at the per­son I’ve become, as I tell my own kids the same thing, adding the environmental commentary that […]

The Thanksgiving Column

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Thanks (presumably) to 34,000 emails vehemently opposing the repeal of shareholders’ right to file non-binding ballot proposals, social investors dodged a bullet this fall. On November 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission failed to follow through on its earlier hints that the rules governing shareholder proposals might be significantly tightened, even to the point of […]

2008 Advocacy Priorities

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

For the 2007-2008 shareholder resolution season (which roughly parallels an academic year), Trillium Asset Management Corporation (”Trillium”) has filed 18 shareholder proposals addressing a wide range of environmental and social justice concerns. Thirteen resolutions on which we are acting as lead* filer are highlighted in this article. All the proposals we are involved in are […]


^back to top^