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CII Teleconference: Sustainability - How Companies are Moving Beyond Compliance. June 25, 2010
NEW Research Report: Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Growing Support for Shareholder Resolutions. Rob Berridge and Jackie Cook. June 2010
Research Report: Proxy Voting by Canadian Funds: 2006-2008. Laura O'Neil and Jackie Cook. June 2009
Research Report: Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Growing Support for Shareholder Resolutions. Rob Berridge and Jackie Cook. May 2009
Mutual Funds' Votes on Executive Compensation Resolutions (posted Oct. 21, 2008)
Mutual Funds' Votes on Say-on-Pay at 'Bailout Banks' (posted Oct. 16, 2008)
Mini Survey of Mutual Funds' Votes: 2004-2008 (posted Sept. 15, 2008)
Compare Governance with Social Responsibility Resolutions (2008)
Compare Management with Shareholder Resolutions (2008)
Votes on Management Resolutions (2004-2008)
Votes on Shareholder Resolutions (2004-2008)
Votes on Director Elections (2004-2006)
Votes on Corporate Social Responsibility Resolutions (2004-2008)
Votes on Corporate Governance Resolutions (2004-2008)
 
SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT- AND SHAREHOLDER-SPONSORED RESOLUTIONS BY FUND FAMILIES IN 2007
Fund Family% Support for Management Resolutions
% Support for Shareholder Resolutions		Unique Resns Voted
ADVISORS4023
455
AIM30881
1761
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN20402
1895
ALLIANZ22334
1459
AMERICAN23275
1415
AMERICAN CENTURY61290
5693
AMERITAS8297
784
ARTISAN5779
212
BLACKROCK37507
2504
BRIDGEWAY10399
756
CALVERT18728
809
CAPSTONE4098
40
CITIZENS898
87
CREDIT SUISSE24131
1318
DAVIS1326
81
DODGE & COX3531
276
DOMINI5766
204
DREYFUS18164
1093
DWS (DWS SCUDDER)80175
5338
FEDERATED34059
1923
FIDELITY47179
2574
FIFTH THIRD16225
1446
FIRST EAGLE3911
157
FRANKLIN38561
2396
GOLDMAN SACHS62535
3711
HARBOR6916
371
ING141468
11492
JANUS54028
3691
LEGG MASON42668
3846
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS1718
233
MASSMUTUAL76118
5407
MELLON10980
405
MFS35004
2464
MMA PRAXIS7404
465
MORGAN STANLEY85133
5986
OPPENHEIMER10587
940
PARNASSUS2104
161
PHOENIX45462
3735
PIONEER17049
1290
PUTNAM79554
5302
RIVERSOURCE (AXP)46077
3467
SCHRODER11145
550
STEWARD13476
712
T ROWE67827
4162
TEMPLETON15379
379
TIAA-CREF162149
5923
UBS10795
886
VAN KAMPEN36164
2288
VANGUARD162692
5492
WELLS FARGO31081
2310
 
 
TOPICAL
S.E.C. Examines Integrity of Proxy Voting - July 14, 2010
SEC inching closer to giving shareholders new power. Rule could be OK'd in August; empowering investors for 2011 director elections - 10 July 2010
Mutual funds seek to shed 'rubber stamp' tag - 14 May 2010
Activist investors to push back against lax corporate governance - 20 March 2010
Investors File a Record 95 Climate Change Resolutions: a 40% Increase Over 2009 Proxy Season - March 4, 2010
Shareowner Opposition to Board Nominees Increases in 2009, SocialFunds.com, September 21, 2009
Too Many ‘No’ Votes to Be Ignored, NYT, September 19, 2009
Fidelity proxy votes against management on rise, Forbes - September 4, 2009
SEC PROPOSES MEASURES TO IMPROVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ENHANCE INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Funds take greater role as activists. The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2009.
Mutual funds take their stand on climate change - FT.com, May 31, 2009
Companies Seek Shareholder Input on Pay Practices. WSJ. April 6, 2009
Pay proposals to dominate proxy season, FT.com, April 5, 2009
Mutual fund votes helped to boost pay, FT.com, April 5, 2009
Vanguard announces procedures to avoid investments in companies complicit in human rights abuses, 11 March 2009
A Look At Riskmetrics Group’s Policy Update For The 2009 Proxy Season. IR Magazine. Feb 4, 2009
Commentary: Wall Street finally got what it deserved. CNN. February 4, 2009
2009 List of Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Unveiled at Davos. SOCIAL FUNDS. Feb. 2, 2009
Health Care Reform Takes Center Stage for 2009 Proxy Season - Jan. 20, 2009
Fewer shareholder proposals, more questions about risk for 2009 - Jan 20, 2009
Shareholders to Focus on Executive Compensation - Jan 12, 2009
In crisis, mutual funds fail to speak up - December 12, 2008
In About Face, Top Mutual Funds Support Political Disclosure Resolutions in 2008 Proxy Season - December 11, 2008
Executive Pay Comes Under Fire from Activist Shareholders for Contributing to Financial Crisis - October 28, 2008
The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Shareholder Activists and Companies Do the Sustainability Dance - October 28, 2008
Mutually exclusive? Bank-owned mutual funds split their vote on ‘say on pay’ - October 24, 2008
Fund Votes: Strong Mutual Fund Support for Shareholder-Sponsored Resolutions on Executive Compensation in 2008 - October 22, 2008
U.S. bank bailout comes at steep price - October 14, 2008
Abstentions up on CSR resolutions - October 14, 2008
SEC Charges Mutual Fund Manager for Violating Socially Responsible Investing Restrictions - SEC, July 30, 2008
Fund industry lobs proxy counterpunch - Investment News, July 21, 2008
Making sense of how funds manage proxy votes - Baltimoresun.com, July 15, 2008
TIAA-CREF Continues Action on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility - July 15, 2008
 
2008 RESOLUTIONS
Global Warming:
BED BATH & BEYOND INC: 3. Address climate change
CHEVRON CORP: 7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CITIGROUP INC: 9. Amend GHG Emissions Policies
CONOCOPHILLIPS: 8. Greenhouse Gas Reduction
CONSOL ENERGY INC: 4. Climate Change
DOVER CORP: 4. Climate Change Report
EXXON MOBIL CORP: 15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals
EXXON MOBIL CORP: 16. Carbon Dioxide Information at the Pump
EXXON MOBIL CORP: 17. Climate Change and Technology Report
EXXON MOBIL CORP: 19. Renewable Energy Policy
GENERAL MOTORS CORP: 7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
KROGER CO: 4. Develop a Climate change and redusing GHG Emissions policy
MASSEY ENERGY CO: 4. Climate Change Report
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/: 3. Scientific Report on Global Warming
ONEOK INC /NEW/: 8. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
PULTE HOMES INC/MI/: 8. Climate Change Report
RYLAND GROUP INC: 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
STANDARD PACIFIC CORP /DE/: 4. Adoption of Quantitative Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP: 3. Climate Change Report
 
USEFUL RESOURCES
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)
CorpGov.net: News, links, commentary, and advocacy geared to the active investor
Corporate Watchdog Radio: weekly radio show and podcast on corporate sustainability and accountability cohosted by Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon
CorpWatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
Director Map: Corporate Board Elections Analysis
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
Investor Environmental Health Network: Health People...Healthy Business
Multinational Monitor On-Line: Monthly magazine devoted primarily to examining the activities of multinational companies
ProxyDemocracy helps investors use their voting power to hold corporations accountable
Social Investment Forum: Advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing
SocialFunds.com: The largest personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing
SRI Monitor: News and views on the world of socially responsible investing in Canada
Sustainable Business, Green Business, Renewable Energy, Organic & Green Investing, Green Capital
The Corporate Library: Corporate Governance Data, Analysis and Risk Assessment Tools
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