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CERES REPORT: Mutual Fund Industry Opposition to Climate Change Resolutions Begins to Thaw (16 April, 2008)
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SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT- AND SHAREHOLDER-SPONSORED RESOLUTIONS BY FUND FAMILIES IN 2007

Fund Family% Support for Management Resolutions
% Support for Shareholder Resolutions
Unique Resns Voted

BERKSHIRE138
15
DODGE & COX1910
146
INTEGRITY1800
212
DAVIS1187
84
GABELLI20460
1149
SALOMON15896
2112
SCUDDER60633
5076
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS867
118
AMERIPRISE/AXP174780
6320
LAZARD13239
810
ENTERPRISE1089
81
TRAVELERS5700
591
ALLIANCE (BERNSTEIN)50944
3144
MORGAN STANLEY126256
8960
PARNASSUS1938
130
WALDEN758
83
PIONEER146395
8626
BLACKROCK9529
391
AMERICAN22704
862
MERRILL LYNCH147552
4152
AMERITAS5800
636
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS4538
537
COVENTRY2503
270
MELLON44778
1287
JP MORGAN36105
1510
WELLS FARGO13383
626
ING52574
1514
LEGG MASON261688
14406
OPPENHEIMER77308
5446
DREYFUS248040
7668
FIRST EAGLE2667
75
SCHWAB7356
583
STATE STREET20925
4752
JANUS44760
2480
SCHRODER18272
1006
AMERICAN CENTURY73570
3150
MFS127330
6230
ARTISAN5291
151
AEGON20078
840
T ROWE420420
14060
VAN KAMPEN187480
6112
FIFTH THIRD13925
349
COLUMBIA178776
7767
FRANK RUSSELL49178
1460
GARTMORE73656
2547
GOLDMAN SACHS32368
1612
FEDERATED145047
4725
AIM127064
6624
MASSMUTUAL104752
6312
MMA PRAXIS3906
242
TIAA-CREF137248
3344
TEMPLETON41826
792
HARBOR4987
218
JOHN HANCOCK/MIT437085
11394
FRANKLIN206220
7728
FIDELITY267088
6048
VANGUARD309753
6696
ALLIANZ10649
682
PUTNAM154008
6786
DOMINI11916
633
CALVERT42192
1668
BRIDGEWAY7715
535
CITIZENS2197
160
 
TOPICAL

Calpers wants to see more diverse corporate boards, greener policies (April, 2008)
Fewer US mutual funds nix climate proposals-study (April, 2008)
CERES REPORT: Mutual Fund Industry Opposition to Climate Change Resolutions Begins to Thaw (April, 2008)
How Directors Handle (Shareholder) Rejection (January, 2008)
SEC limits investors' proxy power (November 28, 2007)
ISS says 'say on pay' will take center stage (November 21, 2007)
SEC Chairman's Proxy Pitch Loses Steam (November 15, 2007)
Green proxies to be red hot this season (October 29, 2007)
Corporate Operations in Burma Fuel Human Rights Abuses, Say Shareowner Activists (October 26, 2007)
Fidelity Says `No' to More Directors on Severance, Attendance (October 24, 2007)
Speech By SEC Chairman Christopher Cox: Keynote Address To The 2007 US-EU Corporate Governance Conference (Oct. 9, 2007)
The Changing Landscape Of Proxy Solicitation: What You Need To Do Now (Oct., 2007)
U.S. funds vote mostly no on shareholder proxies (Oct. 1, 2007)
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:
ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC (May 17, 2007)
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC (May 15, 2007)
CENTEX CORP (August 13, 2007)
CHEVRON CORP (April 25, 2007)
CONOCOPHILLIPS (April 2, 2007)
CONSOL ENERGY INC (May 1, 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)
KROGER CO (June 28, 2007)
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP (June 14, 2007)
WELLS FARGO & CO/MN (April 24, 2007)
WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC (March 5, 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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