Shareholder actions

Responsible Wealth and Walden Asset Management's shareholder resolution filed at microchip giant, Intel, has succeeded in halting the company's proposal to hold shareholder meetings exclusively online. RW and Walden advocate that in-person meetings play a significant role in holding management accountable by promoting dialogue amongst shareholders and between shareholders and management.

January 27, 2010

Responsible Wealth's shareholder resolution for a review of proxy voting practices at State Street Global Advisors garners a shift in the financial institution's policy. James McRitchie of CorpGov.net congratulates RW and Walden Asset Management for their sustained effort and recent success.

January 21, 2010

January 2010:

- Kickin' Off the New Year

- The Battle for Consumer Protections

- Oregonians Vote for the Common Good

- State of the Dream 2010

- Addressing Corporate Mischief from Within

December 28, 2009

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ADVISORY VOTE

RESOLVED, that stockholders of FedEx Corporation request the board of directors to adopt a policy that provides stockholders the opportunity at each annual stockholder meeting to vote on an advisory resolution, proposed by management, to ratify the compensation of the named executive officers (“NEOs”) set forth in the proxy statement’s Summary Compensation Table (the “SCT”) and the accompanying narrative disclosure of material factors provided to understand the SCT (but not the Compensation Discussion and Analysis).  The propo September 11, 2009

Protests and shareholder activism are only a small part of the solution to corral executive pay excesses and to reduce inequality.

July 29, 2009

Responsible Wealth Project Director, Mike Lapham, says that redefinition of how corporate boards are composed is key to reining in CEO pay.

July 19, 2009

Check out UFE's July E-news for the latest in financial regulation, progressive taxation and the Pope's call for a new economy.

July 9, 2009

With a 61.5% majority, the shareholders have spoken, and they want a say in executive compensation. May 13, 2009

The global financial crisis deepens, with more than 10 million in the U.S. out of work, according to the Department of Labor. Unemployment hit 6.7 percent in November. Add the 7.3 million “involuntary part-time workers,” who want to work full time but can’t find such a job. Jobless claims have reached a 26-year high, while 30 states reportedly face potential shortfalls in their unemployment-insurance pools. March 13, 2009

Members of Responsible Wealth take part in shareholder actions by attending annual meetings of corporations or donating proxy shares for others to attend. The intention is to help corporations become better corporate citizens.

December 19, 2008