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Johnson & Johnson Proposal Survives SEC Challenge

Johnson & Johnson Proposal Survives SEC Challenge

by jennifer@theshareholdercommons.com | Mar 2, 2022 | Category1

Johnson & Johnson sought to exclude our proposal asking for a report on the costs it externalizes by limiting access to its COVID-19 vaccine technology, and how its diversified shareholders absorb those costs. The company argued the proposal violated U.S....
Hopeful Signs from a Difficult Year

Hopeful Signs from a Difficult Year

by jennifer@theshareholdercommons.com | Jan 11, 2022 | Category1

Let’s face it: 2021 brought plenty of disappointments. The pandemic ground on, democratic ideals appeared to be in retreat around the world, and the planet continued to accelerate toward and even past critical boundaries. But if we look upstream, 2021 also provided...
TSC Weighs in on the Shareholder Proposal Rule

TSC Weighs in on the Shareholder Proposal Rule

by jennifer@theshareholdercommons.com | Nov 9, 2021 | Category1

On October 15, The Shareholder Commons added its voice to a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate new rules that make it harder for shareholders to submit  proposals at the annual meetings of U.S. corporations. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changed the...
Vanguard and Universal Ownership

Vanguard and Universal Ownership

by jennifer@theshareholdercommons.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Category1

  In late September 2021 , the Europe-based organization Universal Owner, led by founder Thomas O’Neill (also a cofounder of InfluenceMap), released an important report on Vanguard, the world’s second largest asset manager, which controls assets worth US$7.2...
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...
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