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THE CORPORATE PROXY VOTING SEASON: When Company-Shareowner Engagement May Not Be Working — Investors Look to the Ballot Box

August 31, 2017
Issue 1.8 Shareholder proxy activism is a year-round activity now, with peak periods of communication on critical issues during the early months of the year... in the traditional proxy voting season. The effects of spring 2017 voting could reverberate for the company long after the voting is counted. Some issues that once were tiny vote-generators… Read More
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TUNE IN TO THE CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT PROJECT: Your Company’s Major Industrial And Retailing Customers May Be Involved In The Effort To Reduce Their Respective “Chemical Footprints” – And Investors Are On Board, Too

August 31, 2017
Issue 1.7 Question for you:   Is your firm selling to Adidas AG, Becton Dickinson, Herman Miller, HP Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss, Wal-Mart Stores ... and other firms that are charting their chemical footprint? These companies are quantitatively measuring their own chemical footprint to develop information on such things… Read More
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CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED DISCLOSURE: The Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate- Related Financial Disclosures Could Affect Your Company’s Important Financial Disclosure & Filings — And Your Relationship With Lenders, Investors, Insurers…

August 29, 2017
Issue 1.1 - August 2017 More climate-related disclosure in your company's income statement / cash flow statement / balance sheet? How will your company be affected? How will you be affected by the FSB TFCD guidelines for your company's ESG disclosure? The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is a global, multi-stakeholder organization that brings… Read More

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