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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 SHAREHOLDER-SPONSORED RESOLUTIONS BY FUND FAMILIES IN 2008
Fund Family% Support for Corporate Governance
% Support for Corporate Social Responsibility		Unique Resns Voted
ADVISORS250
161
AIM732
442
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN938
597
ALLIANZ676
499
AMERICAN741
466
AMERICAN CENTURY2777
1984
AMERITAS469
254
ARTISAN44
29
BLACKROCK1141
797
BRIDGEWAY375
252
CALVERT474
255
CAPSTONE28
5
CITIZENS30
32
CREDIT SUISSE648
443
DAVIS46
21
DODGE & COX144
97
DOMINI110
59
DREYFUS532
344
DWS (DWS SCUDDER)1014
674
FEDERATED1021
678
FIDELITY1370
745
FIFTH THIRD309
243
FIRST EAGLE28
18
FRANKLIN1142
764
GOLDMAN SACHS863
528
HARBOR68
56
ING6293
3780
JANUS1960
1224
LEGG MASON1922
1231
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS55
45
MASSMUTUAL1363
891
MELLON68
46
MFS576
426
MMA PRAXIS272
145
MORGAN STANLEY3110
1947
OPPENHEIMER499
376
PARNASSUS97
58
PHOENIX2072
1318
PIONEER570
449
PUTNAM2675
1738
RIVERSOURCE (AXP)1950
1172
SCHRODER190
122
STEWARD356
178
T ROWE2275
1482
TEMPLETON99
49
TIAA-CREF3387
1651
UBS463
257
VAN KAMPEN1055
638
VANGUARD3351
1686
WELLS FARGO1137
702
 
TOPICAL
Shareholders To Push Cos To Change Director Voting Rules (Sept. 28, 2007)
Boardrooms open up to investors' input (Sept. 6, 2007)
SEC Chair Cox Votes For Two Opposing Proxy Access Proposals--Both May Curtail Shareowner Rights (August 1, 2007)
SEC Debating Shareholder Proposals (July 25, 2007)
AIM Funds Take Harder Line in Elections (July 17, 2007)
E-proxy era (July, 2007)
Shareholder Activism in the Annual Reporting Season (June 14, 2007)
Shareholders Push Social and Environmental Issues to the Forefront (June 13, 2007)
'Broker Votes - Opponents May Win One' (June 13, 2007)
'Dissident Shareholders Send Message to Yahoo' (June 13, 2007)
'Say on pay' campaign gains ground in America (June 7, 2007)
Mutual funds back firms on pay (June 5, 2007)
United States: Proposed NYSE Broker Voting Rule Revised (June 5, 2007)
Fidelity Divests Large Chunk of Sudan-Related Holdings (May 22, 2007)
Exxon Still Funding Climate Change Deniers (May 18, 2007)
Opening Up Pandora's Box: SEC Proxy Roundtable Questions Role of Non-Binding Resolutions (May 15, 2007)
Proxy season battles pre-empted by peace: Shareholders, companies resolve disputes before going to vote at annual meetings (May 14, 2007)
Google Shareholders Vote Against Anti-Censorship Proposal: The failed shareholder proposal would have stopped Google from engaging in self-censorship (May 10, 2007)
Mutual funds putting 'more effort' into proxy-voting process (May 9, 2007)
Shareholder Support for Climate Change Resolutions Unremarkable (April 12, 2007)
Mutual Funds Inch Toward More Conscientious Proxy Voting on Social and Environmental Resolutions (March 14, 2007)
Director Elections Proposals - 2006
 
2007 RESOLUTIONS
Global Warming:
CHEVRON CORP (April 25, 2007)
CONOCOPHILLIPS (April 2, 2007)
DOMINION RESOURCES INC (April 27, 2007)
DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO (April 25, 2007)
EXXON MOBIL CORP (May 30, 2007)
FORD MOTOR CO (May 10, 2007)
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (April 25, 2007)
WELLS FARGO & CO/MN (April 24, 2007)
Sustainability Reporting:
AMGEN INC (May 9, 2007)
CAMPBELL SOUP CO (November 16, 2006)
COMCAST CORP (May 23, 2007)
CVS/CAREMARK CORP (May 9, 2007)
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (March 27, 2007)
KELLOGG CO (April 27, 2007)
LENNAR CORP (March 28, 2007)
SAFEWAY INC (May 16, 2007)
WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC (April 26, 2007)
 
USEFUL RESOURCES
BSR: Business for Social Responsibility
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)
Committee of Concerned Shareholders
CorpGov.net: News, links, commentary, and advocacy geared to the active investor.
Corporate Monitoring: Power to the Shareowners!
CorpWatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
Director Map: Corporate Board Elections
Essential Information: Encouraging activism
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
Multinational Monitor On-Line: Monthly magazine devoted primarily to examining the activities of multinational companies
PIRC: Independent research and advisory consultancy.
ShareholderProposals.com - Practice Pointers From the Experts
SocialFunds.com: The largest personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing
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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