JPMorgan Shareowners Vote on Corporate Governance and Genocide-Free Investing
A resolution calling for the separation of the positions of board chair and CEO gains the votes of
one-third of the bank's shareowners, while support for a genocide-free investing proposal
increases.
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(05/22/13)
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Chevron Continues to Misrepresent Ecuador Judgment, Updated Report Says
Attorney Graham Erion updates his 2012 report on misrepresentations made by Chevron to investors
regarding the $19 billion judgment against it for environmental destruction in Ecuador.
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(05/20/13)
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Investors Call on Corporations to Ensure Worker Safety in Bangladesh
Two coalitions of investors pressure clothing retailers to join the Accord on Fire and Building
Safety in Bangladesh, whose 40 signatories include only two companies headquartered in the US.
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(05/18/13)
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First Carbon Bubble Resolution Wins Strong Support at CONSOL Energy
Twenty percent of shareowners support an As You Sow request that the company report on the
financial risks associated with having to leave most of its coal reserves in the ground.
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(05/16/13)
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Shareowners Re-file Governance Resolutions at News Corp
Christian Brothers Investment Services and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
request separation of positions of board chair and CEO, while the Nathan Cummings Foundation calls
for elimination of the media company's dual-class share structure.
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(05/15/13)
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Emerging Markets to be Focus of Socially Responsible Investing 3.0
A new report argues that evolving climate finance mechanisms will be among the drivers to increase
the practice of sustainable investment in emerging market nations.
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(05/14/13)
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Three Million Years Later, 400 Parts per Million of CO2 in Atmosphere
Daily concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pass the 400 parts per million threshold,
foretelling severe effects from climate change if a long-overdue reversal of the trend does not
occur.
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(05/13/13)
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Report Touts Inclusive Business as Means for Reducing Poverty in Africa
The African Facility for Inclusive Markets calls on diverse stakeholders to help create appropriate
conditions for the growth of inclusive business in Africa and bring the benefits of economic growth
directly to the poor.
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(05/10/13)
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Biggest Corporate Political Spenders Face Resolutions
Bank of America, Chevron, ExxonMobil and 3M all face shareowner resolutions requesting that they
refrain from using corporate treasuries for political donations.
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(05/09/13)
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Resolution Calls on CONSOL Energy to Report on Stranded Assets
Up to 80% of known fossil fuel reserves will have to stay in the ground if climate change is to be
addressed, and As You Sow requests that the coal producer report on the risks of stranded reserve
and infrastructure assets.
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(05/08/13)
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Loopholes in Commitments to Human Rights by US Businesses, UN finds
While the US Government has committed to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
the UN Working Group on business and human rights finds that US companies fall short of standards.
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(05/06/13)
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More than $90 Million Invested in SJF Ventures Fund
SJF Ventures, a sustainable venture capital partnership, conducts the final closing of its SJF
Ventures III fund with more than $90 million in equity investments in cleantech and
technology-enhanced services.
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(05/04/13)
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