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Executive Pay and Shareholder Resolutions
As keystroke was committed to screen in the writing of this post, J.C. Penney honcho Ron Johnson received his walking papers. This after it was announced last week that the ousted CEO had his pay cut...
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Anti- ‘Social Justice’ Shareholder Resolutions
There has been ample evidence presented in the past several years to suggest shareholder activism exhibited via proxy resolutions not only wastes time but, as well, corporate funds. And yet, unions and...
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Bruce Edward Walker: ‘Shutting down discourse is justice denied’
Bruce Edward Walker recently wrote a commentary for The Tampa Tribune entitled, Shutting Down Corporate Speech in the Name of Social Justice. He says that: Corporate boardrooms are being caught up in a...
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Citizens United, Capuchins, and Corporate Speech
When it comes to political contributions it seems those who lean left-of-center cannot abide competition, which – in large part – explains the hue and cry from the left since the U.S. Supreme Court...
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The Immoral Folly of Activist Shareholders
The Aug. 26 edition of the Wall Street Journal features a compelling opinion piece by Susan Combs, the Texas comptroller of public accounts. Ms. Combs correctly assesses the inherent responsibility of...
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Annual Meeting ‘Godflies’ at Cross Purposes with Investors
“Shareholders’ boardroom clout increases” touts the website at the Interfaith Council on Corporate Responsibility The linked article takes readers to an August 20 essay by Sara Murphy at The Motley...
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Corporate Political Spending Report a Tool for Business Bullies
The 2013 “CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Policy Accountability and Disclosure” was issued Tuesday by the allegedly “nonpartisan” Center for Corporate Political Accountability – the “CPA” of the...
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Shareholders United in Shutting Down Political Speech
Readers following my series of blog posts on shareholder proxy resolutions submitted by religious groups such as As You Sow and the Interfaith Council of Corporate Responsibility already know these...
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Religious Activists Push Back Against ‘Blunt Instrument’ of Fossil Fuels...
Your faithful correspondent last week exposed the fossil-fuel divestment endgame of religious shareholder activists. As You Sow President Danielle Fugere sees her group’s activities as...
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Falling Support for Climate Resolutions
All eyes seem to be directed toward Rome last week as the Pope weighed in on climate change. As anticipated, there has already been a lot of spinning by the whirling dervishes of the zealous variety–...
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The Religious Left’s 2016 Proxy Agenda Revealed
The silly season once again is upon us, and by that your writer doesn’t mean federal campaigning for political office for which he cares little or the prevalence of self-promoting entertainment awards...
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