Shareholder Activism

Shareholder actions are a vital tool in raising awareness about the need for corporations to take into account the needs of shareholders beyond those in board room.

Every year since 1999, Responsible Wealth has filed shareholder resolutions seeking corporate accountability on a variety of topics.

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.

The 2008 Shareholder Advocacy Campaign

This year's resolutions were with Wells Fargo and Western Union. Please follow the links below to see the text of the 2008 resolutions. In addition, you can review press releases, resolutions and annual meeting statements from all previous years by following the links below.

If you are interested in participating in shareholder actions – donating shareholder proxies so UFE staff and/or others can present official resolutions, attending or speaking at a shareholder meeting – get more information, by sending an email to Mike Lapham, director of UFE's Responsible Wealth project, at mlaphamresponsiblewealth.org with "Shareholder Actions" in the title, or call Mike at 617-423-2148 x112.