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ClearBridge Investments Extends Its Long History of ESG Integration
Annual stewardship report highlights ClearBridge’s active ownership and philanthropic initiativesIn The NewsAdvancing Worker JusticeLiving Wage
17 May 2024
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Union Theological Seminary trustees endorse divestment from ‘companies profiting from the war in Palestine’
The institution, which has a partnership with Columbia, is one of the first in the United States to announce...In The News
17 May 2024
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Shareholders vote down smoke-free study for Bally’s casinos, including two in R.I.
State Treasurer James Diossa voted for the proposal at the request of Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino union workers,...In The NewsAdvancing Worker JusticeWorker Health & Safety
17 May 2024
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Shareholder Willingness to Protect Workers’ Rights May Be Growing
Letters to McDonald’s and Wendy’s from shareholders may indicate a broader trend regarding employee rights issues.In The NewsAdvancing Worker Justice
17 May 2024
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Dubious en banc Fifth Circuit hears oral argument on Nasdaq board diversity rules
In August 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied...In The NewsRacial Equity
15 May 2024
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Union Theological Seminary Votes to Divest From Israel’s War on Gaza
The Columbia-affiliated seminary is one of the first schools to begin divesting from companies that profit from the war.In The News
15 May 2024
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Big Pharma: investors want to act on drug prices
American pharmaceutical companies are facing a wave of protest from investors. AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, Merck...In The NewsHealth EquityHealth Equity & Technology
13 May 2024
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Rep. Tanzi, casino workers deliver letter to State Treasurer urging support for smokefree shareholder proposal at Bally’s
Providence, RI — Ahead of the Rhode Island House Finance Committee hearing on HB 7500 – aimed at closing...In The NewsAdvancing Worker JusticeWorker Health & Safety
10 May 2024
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R.I. treasurer backs Bally’s shareholder proposal for smoke-free casino study
Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino workers asked Treasurer James Diossa to back a proposal at the May 16 shareholders...UncategorizedAdvancing Worker JusticeWorker Health & Safety
10 May 2024
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Decadeslong push to end smoking in casinos finds new audience: shareholders
Caesars, Boyd and Bally’s oppose a question drafted by stockholders who want their fellow investors to support a study...In The NewsAdvancing Worker JusticeWorker Health & Safety
10 May 2024
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In shareholder actions, backers of casino smoking studies want operators to “do well by doing good”
The idea that companies “do well by doing good” is behind a proposal that shareholders in three major gaming...In The NewsAdvancing Worker JusticeWorker Health & Safety
07 May 2024
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Vote Your Proxies – See 2024’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations
The 2024 corporate annual general meeting season has begun, and that means it’s time to vote your proxy ballots. Why is voting...Current InitiativesClimate Change and Environmental Justice
03 May 2024
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ICCR Guides Investors on Humans Rights Performance
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) have released Investor Guidance on Responsible...In The NewsEquitable Global Supply ChainsResponsible Contracting
30 April 2024
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Exxon’s legal actions against climate-conscious shareholders invoke PC(USA)’s response
Current MRTI efforts include letter to fossil fuel giant, resolution filed with Goldman SachsIn The NewsClimate Change and Environmental Justice
30 April 2024
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