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A REFRESHING LOOK AT FIDUCIARY DUTIES—Significant New Report Shows that All Institutional Investing Must Be Responsible Investing 

A REFRESHING LOOK AT FIDUCIARY DUTIES—Significant New Report Shows that All Institutional Investing Must Be Responsible Investing 

by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2021 | Category1

[You can download a printable PDF version of this memo here.] In 2005, powerhouse law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer shook up the investment world with A Legal Framework for the Integration of Environmental, Social and Governance Issues into Institutional...
MEDIA, MARKETS, AND SYSTEMIC RISK —The Case for Media Companies to Convert to Public Benefit Corporations

MEDIA, MARKETS, AND SYSTEMIC RISK —The Case for Media Companies to Convert to Public Benefit Corporations

by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2021 | Category1

You can download a printable PDF version of this memo here. On September 14, 2021, The Shareholder Commons initiated an investor campaign to convert media corporations to public benefit corporations (PBCs) with a specific purpose of providing accurate information. The...
The Allbirds IPO Is All Wet: When Some Shares Are More Equal Than Others

The Allbirds IPO Is All Wet: When Some Shares Are More Equal Than Others

by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 2, 2021 | Category1

By Frederick Alexander, the CEO of The Shareholder Commons and author of Benefit Corporation Law and Governance: Pursuing Profit with Purpose. Investors should tread lightly in approaching the Allbirds IPO. The trendy shoe company’s corporate structure includes a...
Our letter to the U.S. SEC on Exclusion of shareholder proposals implicating the significant policy issue of cost and risk externalization

Our letter to the U.S. SEC on Exclusion of shareholder proposals implicating the significant policy issue of cost and risk externalization

by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Aug 23, 2021 | Category1

We write because of a concern that shareholder voice is being muted on critical social and environmental issues. Read the letter here. Sign up for our newsletter here to get more updates from TSC on our work, research, and opportunities for...

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