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.... 
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... 
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... 
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... 
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...