Sentences with phrase «of activism on»

He came to the post with a long family history of activism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights and a deep understanding of #JustJustice issues, as the former Director of the Koori Justice Unit, which coordinates the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement — a formal partnership agreement between the Victorian Government and senior members of Victoria's Indigenous population set up in the wake of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

The lessening of activism on behalf of all women puts the pressure on each woman to find her own way.

Unlocking Alcatraz (High School) >> Alcatraz Island Challenge your emerging high school political scientists to consider the impact of activism on the American Justice System and Civil Rights in the late 20th century.

Activist investors may have an effect in the short run, but on the whole, the effects of activism on the index returns as a whole will be paltry at best.

The Supreme Court began its long withdrawal from the civil rights fray in the early 1970s, after two decades of activism on racial integration.

We've seen early waves of activism on women's issues and gun control.

He has a long history of activism on human rights questions.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, the collision of politics and corporate activism also played out when #DeleteUber started trending on social media.

While «The Daily Show» skewered nightly television news and «The Colbert Report» directly parodied the «O'Reilly Factor» in the same medium and format as the show, the universe of the media on the far right online isn't as coherent or visible, and the mediums for activism are ever - changing.

When animal welfare activism comes up in conversation, it's only natural to think of angry protesters waving gruesome photos on the street or a bucket of red paint splashed on someone's brand new fur coat.

At a town - hall - style even in London on Saturday, President Obama talked about the role of activism in the political process.

The Vanguard brand was built on the idea of relentlessly reducing the cost of investing for the average person — not on activism.

On its own, this strategy likely won't satisfy even long - term shareholders, and in its time of trial Talisman has picked up some shorter - term players with a penchant for shareholder activism.

Distaste for this no - holds - barred approach even led one prominent activist, Jeff Ubben, the CEO of hedge fund ValueAct, to stick up for Kleinfeld during a panel discussion on activism at the Milken Institute conference in May.

«Each purchase of a white Coca - Cola can supports: false testimony on global warming; perpetration of the myth about endangered polar bears... activism to fight the development of affordable coal, oil and natural gas; hypocrites who won't follow their own recommendations; and expansion of already excessive environmental regulations.

A few years later, however, Jay - Z is no longer staying mum, and the rapper has shown a sense of public activism that deviates strongly from his previous stances on how to use his wealth and influence to help others.

Schultz has long championed corporate social impact, but his high - profile push on the issue of race has some from both the business world and the black community wondering whether there's a limit to the growing trend of what's known as «CEO activism.»

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

Political pressure on the White House is quickly intensifying as the activism of Florida students begins to morph into a nationwide «never again» movement.

One of Canada's leading scholars on deindustrialization and the author of Industrial Sunset: The Making of North America's Rust Belt, 1969 — 1985, Concordia historian Steven High, assumes that deindustrialization did occur to some extent, but that nationalist worker activism forced politicians to legislate advance warnings of shutdowns, better packages and, in some cases, even slowed plant closures.

Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs's vehicle for activism and investments, will begin a flight of spots on Wednesday that attack President Donald Trump.

Described by the New York Times «a super-specialist» in human rights activism, Simon Billenness has over 25 years of experience in advising investors on shareholder advocacy.

As Co-chair of the Business and Human Rights Group of Amnesty International USA, Simon Billenness helps manage Amnesty International USA's use of a portfolio of stocks for shareholder activism on issues of human rights.

Jackie Cook is a specialist in corporate ESG disclosure analysis and author of research reports and academic articles on shareholder activism, corporate governance and mutuality.

That activism made them prime targets for the right - wing smear machine: a collection of Fox News hosts, conservative pundits, conspiracy theorists, Twitter provocateurs, and YouTube commentators who piled on the teens in the wake of the shooting.

The question of whether shareholders benefit from such activism beyond an initial bump in stock price is likely to remain unresolved, given the methodological problems plaguing studies on the subject.

The ongoing debate on the wealth effects of hedge fund activism is worth following and is well - covered on Harvard's corporate governance blog (blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov).

Among the topics on the agenda: the evolution of shareholder activism and research findings about activist funds» returns, the amended Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828, litigation and its effectiveness as tool for activist investors, and what can an issuer do to adequately address activists» new challenges.

Mid-decade activism by CalPERS, for example, reportedly was «fueled partly by the political ambitions of Phil Angelides, California's state treasurer and a CalPERS board member,» who planned on running for governor of California in 2006.

In this current age of corporate activism, global retail giant Amazon has been on the front lines for equality in Washington state, leveraging the company's wealth and influence to drive historic social change.

As a new era of protest and activism picks up, it's easy to see why this year's theme is focused on gender politics.

Instead, they will remain passive in hopes of free riding on someone else's activism.

Having previously worked across the corporate governance, equities research, private equity and strategy consulting sectors, Michael now advises ASX boards and senior managers on governance - related matters and in the execution of corporate actions and vote - related company meetings, including shareholder activism campaigns and proxy battles both in Australia and abroad.

I argue that the short - termism debate can not shed light on the desirability of such activism.

The latest report from Proxy Preview reveals growing activism on the part of shareholders when it comes to social and environmental issues.

If he wants to spend some of it on building a coalition, to maximize the likelihood that his activism will work out, then that's his call.

If, on the other hand, you want less activism, you'll want activists to capture as little value as possible, and to make as little use of that value as possible.

Not only is it strange that acquiring companies now enjoy price lifts when they announce deals (e.g., UnitedHealth on the announcement of its deal to purchase Catamaran), but it's odder still that it comes at a time when activism is also causing prices to rise.

Robert McCormick, chief policy officer at Glass Lewis & Co., talks about the impact of shareholder activism on corporate governance.

The mass shooting has prompted a wave of youth activism that has reverberated from South Florida to Washington, where hundreds of students gathered outside the White House gates on Wednesday before the listening session, chanting, «Enough is enough!»

Companies must consider how their core business practices influence society, and they also can't ignore the rise of ESG activism in their own boardrooms — in 2017, the nonprofit organization Ceres tracked more than 200 shareholder resolutions on ESG topics, up from 130 in 2013.

When we talk about consumer or employee activism, we tend to focus on firms like United Airlines, which quickly apologized and changed its policies after a video emerged of a passenger being dragged off a plane.

If the Texas Act is adopted, it could have a chilling effect on shareholder activism and proxy advisory work with respect to public companies that have a specified presence in Texas, which, in turn, would help entrench management and the Boards of underperforming Texas - based companies.

On activism and information management, see also ««Best Ideas» Conference Presentations: Challenges Faced by Hedge Fund Managers Under Federal Securities Law (Part Two of Two),» The Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol.

In an alert to clients, attorneys from the law firm Olshan describe the scope of the legislation as «unduly burdensome, excessive and inequitable,» and warn that «it could have a chilling effect on shareholder activism and proxy advisory work that have a specified presence in Texas, which, in turn, would help entrench management and the Boards of underperforming Texas - based companies.»

In addition, a growing number of commentators, including senior representatives of some institutional investors, have expressed concern about the impact of hedge fund activism, and associated increased debt and cuts in capital spending, on long - term corporate health, innovation, job creation and GDP growth.»

«Each period, whether a day, a month, a year or longer, represents an infinite number of possible learning opportunities, revealing more and more about correlations, hedging, law, regulation, culture, sizing positions, trading versus holding, activism, bankruptcy law and practice, government action and political impacts on investing, organizational realities and growth, as well as the kind of personal characteristics that are required to do this job well.»

Interviewed by Gregory Millman of The Wall Street Journal's Risk and Compliance Team for a story on shareholder activism in Canada, May 15, 2015.

Through works of mercy on our streets and peacemaking in conflict zones around the world, our communities have been known for their activism.

For Democratic presidents, Jewish justices (Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer) are seen as ironclad liberals by the party's progressive base, based on American Jewry's decades - old record of liberal activism.