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I. Good morning fellow shareowners.
II. My first Bank of America meeting was about forty years ago in San Francisco at the Masonic Auditorium. I questioned President Clausen as to why Bank of America was loaning money to the white minority government of South Africa and asked him if he didn’t believe that it was immoral to support apartheid. Read More »
By Michael J. Moore
Originally Published in Bloomberg.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the investment bank nicknamed “Government Sachs” because of senior executives who have moved into public posts, won’t be entering politics itself.
By Jason Notte
Article published in MSN Money
What’s the point of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 freeing up corporate campaign contributions if companies don’t shovel truckloads of money at candidates to protect their political interests?
Reprinted from Responsible-Investor.com
Citizens United-related shareholder motion rejected by SEC by Daniel Brooksbank | March 1st, 2013 Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has avoided having to face an acerbic shareholder resolution calling on it to explore the opportunities for running for political office as a person in its own right.
Harrington Investments, Inc. (HII), a Napa Valley 30-year socially responsible investment advisory firm has placed an important human rights resolution on the Apple corporation’s proxy ballot to address the ongoing abuse of workers at manufacturers that produce Apple products. Apple shareholders will vote on the resolution at the upcoming 2013 Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held on February 27 in Cupertino, California.
Target shareholder John Harrington of Harrington Investments appeared on CNBC to discuss his dissatisfaction with the company’s decision to force employees to work on Thanksgiving. Harrington believes that infringing on employee rights to celebrate one of the few remaining family holidays in America could negatively impact the company’s reputation and is unlikely to add value to their stock.
Dozens of Target shareholders sign employee’s Change.org petition asking Target to push back opening hours and let workers spend Thanksgiving with their families.
NEW YORK, NY – Shareholders are speaking out against Target’s decision to open its doors at 9pm on Thanksgiving, the first time the company has opened on Thursday instead of the more traditional Black Friday. The news comes just one day before Target is scheduled to announce its Q3 financial earnings.
As a shareholder of Goldman Sachs, I believe it’s time for my company, as an unnatural person, to exercise its constitutional rights and declare its candidacy for President of this great natural country. This is why I have introduced a shareholder resolution to convince management to undertake an analysis of state and federal election laws and policy options on how our company can run for political office.
Monsanto, the agri-biotech giant, is always under external pressure to reform its unsustainable corporate practices, but some company shareholders are demanding change from within.
From the GMO Journal
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted 3-2 to adopt a controversial rule requiring new disclosures by public companies regarding their use of so-called “conflict minerals” mined in war-torn Central Africa that are essential to the manufacture of high-tech devices and other products.
From the LA Times
