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View 2010 Climate Votes on 46 Large Fund Families
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 (2010)
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 MANAGEMENT- AND SHAREHOLDER-SPONSORED RESOLUTIONS BY FUND FAMILIES IN 2010
Fund Family% Support for Management Resolutions
% Support for Shareholder Resolutions		Resns Voted
ARIEL934
63
DODGE & COX4526
271
LONGLEAF643
37
HARBOR8700
441
DAVIS1464
142
LORD ABBETT26171
1888
PIONEER31045
2437
RIVERSOURCE (AXP)45593
2666
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN21374
1479
LAZARD12353
679
LEGG MASON41476
3326
GMO73391
2094
DWS (DWS SCUDDER)166592
9469
HARTFORD45826
1993
ING154095
8042
ASTON (ABN AMRO)9702
723
SCHRODER10807
403
TIAA-CREF293614
9101
BLACKROCK52765
3274
VANGUARD207969
8281
PARNASSUS1807
148
INTEGRITY463
36
LIBERTY3513
384
PHOENIX10010
898
FIFTH THIRD14632
1203
JP MORGAN130044
7389
JANUS38977
2736
AMERICAN43845
2921
FIRST EAGLE4674
124
TRANSAMERICA (AEGON)68822
3745
ARTISAN7244
203
VAN KAMPEN31429
1905
MORGAN STANLEY65238
4371
VIRTUS (PHOENIX)13485
976
FEDERATED21385
1311
NUVEEN17601
1156
OPPENHEIMER13495
1043
NATIONWIDE (GARTMORE)116948
4286
T ROWE103937
5270
MASSMUTUAL76929
4673
GOLDMAN SACHS68685
3380
NORTHERN78212
2378
FIDELITY113420
5948
COLUMBIA74286
3592
RUSSELL (FRANK RUSSELL)52043
2341
DELAWARE7267
368
MFS41957
2866
WELLS FARGO76880
2286
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON56033
2443
METROPOLITAN66456
2249
DREYFUS63938
2944
CREDIT SUISSE21322
1415
BNY MELLON27454
1462
JOHN HANCOCK182336
6493
COVENTRY4620
381
ALGER26905
1842
AMERICAN CENTURY86282
5494
FIRST AMERICAN47225
2180
ALLIANZ21422
1238
MMA PRAXIS6199
463
AIM44471
2540
SCHWAB9350
537
STATE STREET26270
1443
NEUBERGER BERMAN19677
873
DIMENSIONAL332648
6623
PUTNAM117483
5991
SWIB32289
757
TRILLIUM3895
302
GREEN CENTURY4257
272
DOMINI4843
203
PAX14946
1370
CALVERT58366
2468
AFSCME5183
509
BRIDGEWAY9486
611
 
TOPICAL
Political advocacy piques shareholders' interest. Investors want to know about direct donations to candidates and hard-to-track contributions to trade groups, Chicago Tribune, Ameet Sachdev, May 18, 2012
Fink Leverages BlackRock’s $3.5 Trillion in Shareholder Push, Bloomberg, Christopher Condon and Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam, January 19, 2012
Federated cryptically votes nay on corporate pay. Ross Kerber, Jan 12, 2012.
Support by Mutual Funds for Sustainability Proposals Increases, but is it Happening Quickly Enough? Robert Kropp, Social Funds, November 16, 2011
The mystery of mutual fund proxy votes. Marla Brill, Reuters. November 1, 2011
Study Rates S&P 100 Corporate Political Transparency, Accountability - October 31, 2011.
Proxy Voting for Sustainability, The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, October 16, 2011
Ceres Report Calls on Investors to Adopt Stronger Proxy Voting Guidelines for Environmental and Social Issues - Sept 22, 2011
Fewer Mutual Funds Voted for Climate Resolutions in 2010 - Robert Kropp, SocialFunds.com, April 11, 2011
New UNCTAD Report: Corporate Governance in the Wake of the Financial Crisis. GovernanceMap - March 1, 2011
As You Sow Proxy Preview 2011, February 2011
2010 AFL-CIO Key Votes Survey, February 2011
Proxy Firms Need More Rules, Companies Say, 30 November 2010
S.E.C. Examines Integrity of Proxy Voting - July 14, 2010
SEC inching closer to giving shareholders new power. Rule could be OK'd in August; empowering investors for 2011 director elections - 10 July 2010
Mutual funds seek to shed 'rubber stamp' tag - 14 May 2010
Activist investors to push back against lax corporate governance - 20 March 2010
 
USEFUL RESOURCES
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)
CorpGov.net: News, links, commentary, and advocacy geared to the active investor
Corporate Watchdog Radio: weekly radio show and podcast on corporate sustainability and accountability cohosted by Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon
CorpWatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
Director Map: Corporate Board Elections Analysis
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
Investor Environmental Health Network: Health People...Healthy Business
Multinational Monitor On-Line: Monthly magazine devoted primarily to examining the activities of multinational companies
ProxyDemocracy helps investors use their voting power to hold corporations accountable
Social Investment Forum: Advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing
SocialFunds.com: The largest personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing
SRI Monitor: News and views on the world of socially responsible investing in Canada
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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