Today's News
NEWS BRIEF:
SHAREOWNER ACTION | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
A proxy distribution service abruptly reverses policy and refuses shareowner access to preliminary vote totals at JPMorgan Chase, and Institutional Shareholder Services settles charges that an employee sold voting data.
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SHAREOWNER ACTION | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
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.
NEWS STORY:
SHAREOWNER ACTION | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
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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SHAREOWNER ACTION | SOCIAL ISSUES | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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.
NEWS STORY:
SHAREOWNER ACTION | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | COAL INDUSTRY
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
SHAREOWNER ACTION | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | MEDIA COMPANIES
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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