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Category Archives: Proxy Voting
Money Power in the Public Interest: From “Follow the Money” to “Leverage the Money”
The TakeAway: Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods continues a pattern of disruption in both retail and the wider economy that’s unstoppable. It’s part of a massive shift in jobs and income, that exacerbates income and wealth inequality. Rather than … Continue reading
Posted in American public life, Automation, Civic engagement, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Inequality, Investor Governance, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Wage Gap
Tagged Amazon, Anne Case, automation, Brookings Institution, civic fiduciary, clean energy, Cornerstone Capital, deaths of despair, digital commerce, European Central Bank, housing, incarceration, income inequality, infrastructure, investor governance, Investor Research Responsibility Institute (IRRCi), jobs, Lawyers'Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, opioid addiction, peer-to-peer, Pew Research Center, Prison Policy Initiative, racism, retail, retail apocalypse, Robocalypse, Sir Angus Deaton, wealth inequality, Zevin Asset Management
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Civic Virtue as the Animating Ideal
Fourth in a Series: Time to Talk About the Public Interest The TakeAway: Despite the great strides made toward incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into economic decision making, these ideas are untethered from a moral paradigm or ethos … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Values, Human Rights, Investor Governance, Politics, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Agent Orange, anti-apartheid, Bob Massie, Campaign GM, civic virtue, common good, common goods, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Episcopal Church, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), John Winthrop, Jr., Kodak-FIGHT Campaign, March on Washington, New York City Pension Funds, Project on Corporate Responsibility, public interest, religion and public life, Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Saul Alinsky, South Africa, TIAA-CREF
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Ready For Their Close-Up: Corporate Secretaries and “The Shape of Things to Come”
Part One of Three The TakeAway: The recent annual conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals focused on “The Shape of Things to Come”—that is, key issues and trends affecting corporate accountability and sustainable prosperity. In so … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Anthony Horan, Corporate Board Member, Doug Chia, ESG, Fay Feeney, Governance Minutes, Jim Brashear, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, Ken Bertsch, materiality, Nasdaq, Sarah Teslik, Sarbane-Oxley, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, T.K. Kerstetter, Tim Smith, Walden Asset Management, ZixCorp
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A Valentine’s Bouquet: Twelve for 2012
The TakeAway: The blooms of sustainable prosperity and justice are fed by at least twelve currents that will get stronger throughout 2012. They involve the maturation of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance; rethinking the meaning of “fiduciary”; balancing internationalism … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Natural Disasters, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing
Tagged Apple, B-Corporations, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), climate, conflict, Corporation 20/20, divided societies, ESG, fiduciary, G4, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), human rights, Middle East, MITSloan Management Review, Occupy Wall Street, post-conflict societies, social sustainability, stakeholder engagement, supply chains, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), U.N. International Year of Cooperatives, XBRL
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Proxy Resolutions, Shareholder Engagement, and Buggy Whips
Part One of Two Parts The TakeAway: Proxy resolutions continue to influence corporate behavior on social policy and corporate governance, but proponents need to explore additional forms of engagement, including social media and other digital means. It’s the day after … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged @CorporateSecret, animal welfare, As You Sow, board diversity, Calvert Investments, climate change, Facebook, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Heidi Welsh, hydraulic fracturing, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), IRRC Institute, Michael Passoff, Movie Mom, Nell Minow, political contributions, proxy access, Proxy Impact, proxy plumbing, proxy resolution, Rule 14a-8, Say-on-Pay, shareholder engagement, social media, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Stu Dalheim, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), Tripoli, Tunisia, Twitter, Women on Boards
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Sustainability News Roundup
The TakeAway: BP’s transparency, the power of proxy advisory firms, and uncontrolled campaign spending BP disaster: truth or “integrated spin”? | Today’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that Halliburton knowingly supplied “unstable” cement to BP to seal … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Investor Governance, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged BP, Broc Romanek, Citizens United, Deepwater Horizon, Global Reporting Initiative, Halliburton, integrated reporting, Macondo, Mary Schapiro, Nell Minow, OpenSecrets.org, ProPublica, proxy plumbing, Sanford Lewis, SEC
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Sustainability News Roundup
The TakeAway: Sustainable finance, ForeclosureGate, and new leadership for Society of Corporate Secretaries offer challenges and hope. Ceres report on water shortage | The impact of water problems on the municipal bond market may seem boring, but tell that to … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged Alan Petrillo, Business Roundtable, Center for Responsive Politics, Ceres, ForeclosureGate, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Ken Bertsch, Laura Berry, MSCI, OpenSecrets.org, predatory lending, proxy plumbing, Robo-Signers, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, US Chamber of Commerce
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This Week’s Notable News and Recommended Reading
The TakeAway: We survey developments in fair labor and proxy access, and review Joe Nye’s book on the nature of leadership. After almost three months and more than 60 posts, we at The Murninghan Post realize there’s just too much … Continue reading
Power to the People: Mutual Funds and Corporate Reform
The TakeAway: Mutual funds continue to gain power and influence on corporate governance and accountability, which has yet to be fully tapped. Mutual funds are quietly emerging as a key tool for corporate reform, as they bridge populist power and … Continue reading
The New Fiduciary: Stewardship and Sensibility
The TakeAway: Changes in financial regulations place new responsibilities on institutional investors, requiring new forms of engagement, education, and behavior. These days, financial and corporate governance reform advocates have concentrated a lot of attention on corporate boards, and for good … Continue reading
Drawing Swords: The Battle Over Proxy Access
The TakeAway: As the Federal Register publishes proxy access rules, we survey arguments against shareholder rights. Earlier today, the Federal Register published new rules governing proxy access that will take effect November 15th. The proxy access rule, approved by the … Continue reading
NOTABLE PEOPLE: Bob Monks and the Battle to Change Corporate America
The TakeAway: Bob Monks believes new corporate governance reforms fall short, but digital tools can help advance accountability goals. Robert A.G. Monks has a long history of pioneering work on corporate accountability. From his tenure as first Department of Labor … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Notable People, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Web 2.0
Tagged beneficial owners, Bob Monks, CalPERS, Corporate Governance, ERISA, institutional investors, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), interactive technology, LENS, Nell Minow, proxy access, Robert A.G. Monks, Roebuck, Sears, SEC, The Corporate Library, trustee
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Fat Cats & Pink Slips: The Link Between CEO Pay and Layoffs
The TakeAway: CEO pay rises highest at firms that lead in layoffs, says a new report – a bitter pill to swallow in hard times. During this recession, there’s nothing like excessive CEO pay to get the blood boiling – … Continue reading
Proxy Access & Shareholder Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion
The TakeAway: New SEC rule allows shareholders to nominate board candidates, a major victory for corporate democracy. Yesterday was historic: the SEC granted shareholders the power to nominate candidates for board director elections. The 3-2 vote along party lines ended … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged Business Roundtable, Council of Institutional Investors, Dodd-Frank, Harvard Law School Forum, James McRitchie, Les Greenberg, Lucian Bebchuk, Mary Schapiro, proxy access, Robert A.G. Monks, Rule 14a-11, Scott Hirst, SEC, Social Investment Forum, US Chamber of Commerce
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“We the People”, Not “We the Moguls”
The TakeAway: Controversial corporate political spending spurs shareholder activism aimed at aligning company values with American values. With election season around the corner, today we question if our democracy, founded on the ideal of representing “We the People”, has been … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Human Rights, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged Best Buy, Bruce Freed, Calvert Investment, Center for Political Accountability, citizen activism, Citizens United, George Packer, LGBT rights, News Corp, proxy access, self-governance, shareholder activism, Shelley Alpern, Target, Trilium Asset Management, Walden Asset Management
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The Four E’s of Social Media & Sustainability
The TakeAway: Sustainability Leaders Need to Use Social Media to Exchange, Educate, Engage, and Enhance. Social media has exploded within the past few years to become a fixture in our culture. For example, Facebook’s network has mushroomed to 500 million … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Interactive Technology, Proxy Voting
Tagged 2degrees, Creative Commons, Facebook, Harvard's CSR Initiative, McDonald's, McKinsey, Nestlé Waters, SAP, Shareowners.org, social media, Timberland, Twitter, user-generated content, Voices of Challenge, wikis
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Good Ownership and Good Governance: The Case for Investor Stewardship
The TakeAway: New UK Stewardship Code Helps Investors Act as Owners – Will US Follow Suit? With all the attention on financial regulatory reform, it’s easy to forget a simple truism: You can’t have good corporate governance without good ownership. … Continue reading
Rules of the Road: Fixing Corporate Governance, and What It Means To You
The past half-year or so has seen a host of corporate governance reforms in the US, which dramatically change the context of corporate power and accountability. In December 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set the ball rolling by … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged accounting scandals, board diversity, board qualifications, broker voting, Dodd-Frank, executive compensation, fiduciary obligations, Investor Advisory Committee, Investor as Owner Subcommittee, Jennifer Taub, majority voting, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, proxy access, Proxy Disclosure Enhancements, Savings and Loan crisis, Say-on-Pay, SEC, Stephen Davis
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Good Governance: A Perfect Storm
Part Three of Three Parts President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law yesterday, capping an extraordinary period of financial and governance reform, stimulated by the collapse of Lehman Brothers 22 months ago. You could call it “the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged board diversity, Calvert, CEO succession, Chesapeake Energy, Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, corporate political spending, CRPTF, Dodd-Frank, executive compensation, financial reform, Glass-Lewis, governance reform, independent board chair, investment advisers, Investor Advisory Committee, James McRitchie, KeyCorp, majority voting, Mary Schapiro, Motorola, mutual funds, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Netflix, Occidental Petroleum, proxy, Proxy Disclosure Enhgnacments, RiskMetrics, rulemaking, Say-on-Pay, SEC, supermajority voting requirements, Ted Allen, Therese Doucet
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Environmental & Social Policy Resolutions Receive Record Levels of Support
Part Two of Three Parts For more than forty years, shareholder activists and large investors have expressed their concerns to corporate boards through the proxy resolution process. For them, this past season was the best ever. Proxy resolutions are proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Proxy Voting
Tagged Altria, Bob Massie, Calvert, Center for Political Accountability, Ceres, Citizens United, climate change, coal ash, diversity, Domini Social Investments, equal employment, ESG, Exco Resources, Gardner Denver, Goldman Sachs, Halliburton, Heidi Welsh, hydraulic fracturing, ICCR, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, KBR, Leggett and Platt, Lubber, Mercy Investment, Miami Firefighters, NYCERS, Pax World Funds, political activity, political spending, proxy resolution, reporting, Reynolds American, SEC, shareholders, Si2, sustainability, Sustainable Investments Institute, The Transition Group, Trillium Asset Management, Trinity Health
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Voting Matters: Record-Breaking Proxy Season
Part One of Three Parts It’s been a banner year for U.S. capital market reform: on Wednesday President Obama is expected to sign the Dodd-Frank Act, while the SEC is receiving comments on its Concept Release for improving the process … Continue reading
Posted in Proxy Voting
Tagged annual meetings, Bob Massie, Ceres, climate change, disclosure, Dodd-Frank, ESG, Heidi Welsh, Investor Advisory Committee, IRRC, Lane Christensen, mandatory reporting, Massey Energy, Peter DeSimone, proxy resolution, SEC, shareowners, Sustainable Investments Institute, XBRL
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Free and Fair Elections?
Corporate governance in the United States operates much like the old days of corrupt municipalities: James Michael Curley’s Boston, Richard J. Daley’s Chicago, or George Washington Plunkitt of New York City’s Tammany Hall. Patronage and abuse of power rule the … Continue reading
Bank Foreclosures Draw Investor Ire
Guest Commentary by Ariane van Buren, Contributing Analyst, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: Public pension fund investors turn up the heat on big banks as outrage over lending and mortgage practices mounts. With millions of families losing their homes – and fears … Continue reading →