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.
Not exact matches
In addition, our approach to connecting business with social change is based
on addressing the priorities of a wide range of stakeholders including employees, business partners,
shareholders, government regulators,
advocacy groups and consumers.
Insights
on key issues, proxy votes and
shareholder advocacy from the California State Teachers» Retirement System, Ceres, ICCR, Sustainable Stock Exchange, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Trillium Asset Management, As You Sow, Walden Asset Management, Center for Political Accountability, AFSCME, Arjuna Capital, Miller / Howard, Oxfam, Calvert, ClearBridge, Green Century, UAW, Mercy Investments, Sisters of St. Francis, Azzad Asset Management, International Campaign for Rohingya, Responsible Sourcing Network, Sustainable Investments Institute, Proxy Impact, and more.
Background and resources
on shareholder proposals and
advocacy by dozens of proponents curated and edited by co-author Michael Passoff CEO of Proxy Impact (PI)
With almost 20 years of experience in
shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trillium's extensive
advocacy program, which works to engage companies
on their environmental and social performance.
Conrad MacKerron has more than a decade of experience managing corporate dialogues and
shareholder advocacy initiatives
on cutting - edge social and environmental issues.
US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment is an SRI trade association which provides reports
on industry initiatives, community investing,
shareholder advocacy, divestment and screening, trends, and performance.
Full proxy service providing proxy voting guidelines, electronic proxy voting and proxy vote reporting, proxy vote consulting,
shareholder engagement and
advocacy services
on social and environmental issues.
The Proxy Preview 2015 report was produced via collaboration between As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through
shareholder advocacy and innovative legal strategies; the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), which conducts impartial research
on social and environmental share - holder proposals; and Proxy Impact, a
shareholder advocacy and proxy voting service for foundations, endowments and socially responsible investors.
Our staff and members are often invited to educate new audiences about the practice of
shareholder advocacy and, more specifically, to represent the responsible investor voice
on all of the issues we address.
Investors have filed a record number of
shareholder proposals
on ESG issues this year, with a focus
on climate change and corporate political activity, according to the As You Sow
shareholder advocacy group.
But Mercer Bullard, professor of law at the University of Mississippi Law School and founder of Fund Democracy, an
advocacy group for mutual fund
shareholders, told ThinkAdvisor
on Thursday that «the plaintiffs have hurt their cause by delaying» filing a suit until now.»
year, the Interfaith Center
on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of
shareholder advocacy to press companies
on environmental, social, and governance issues.
Currently celebrating our 47th year, the Interfaith Center
on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of
shareholder advocacy to press companies
on environmental, social, and governance issues.
Please find resources
on investing fossil fuel free and our sustainable investing strategy,
shareholder advocacy, and Green Century below.
Azzad engages in
shareholder advocacy on behalf of investors in accordance with our ethical proxy voting guidelines.
In a lovely bit of
shareholder advocacy, Morrison writes, «The risks from poor legal advice also loom for companies, and also affect the same constituents, yet to my knowledge no third party assesses companies comparatively
on the quality of their legal staff, the adequacy of their in - house legal resources, the legal surefootedness of their outside counsel, the protections provided their intellectual property, the liabilities faced by them through regulatory and judicial proceedings, and the adroitness of management practices.»