Shareholder Activism
Holding corporations accountable
2013 Corporate Lobbying Proxy Chart
Shareholders are taking the lead in demaning a greater transparency to corporate lobbying. If you own stock in one of the companies listed below, be sure to vote your proxies in favor of lobbying disclosure.
(Thanks to the AFL-CIO, As You Sow, Ceres, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Investor Environmental Health Network, and the Investor Network on Climate Risk for assistance in compiling these charts.)
| COMPANY | SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION | DATE |
| American Electric Power | Report on lobbying policy and payments |
APRIL |
| Bank of America | Study ending political spending | MAY |
| Conoco Phillips | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
| Devon Energy | Report on lobbying policy and payments | JUNE |
| Intel | Align company values with political spending | MAY |
| IBM | Report on lobbying policy and payments | APRIL |
| Johnson & Johnson | Align company values with political spending | APRIL |
| Peabody Energy | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
| Sallie Mae (SLM Corp.) | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
| Time Warner Cable | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
| United Health Group | Report on lobbying policy and payments | JUNE |
| UPS | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
| Verizon | Report on lobbying policy and payments | MAY |
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NOTE: Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation
Will Be Held at All Publicly Held Companies
As required by the financial reform legislation passed in 2010, beginning in 2011 all companies must hold an advisory shareholder vote on the frequency with which shareowners vote on the compensation of CEOs and senior executives. These resolutions are commonly known as "say on pay" resolutions and will offer shareowners the option of voting on executive compensation every year, every two years, or every three years. Green America urges all investors to vote in favor of annual votes on executive compensation to encourage greater oversight of the highest salaries within corporations. Investors may then choose whether to vote against, abstain, or support specific compensation packages, understanding the role that excessive executive pay played in creating the nation's financial crisis.
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