URGENT ACTION ALERT! Shareholders’ Right to File Proxy Resolutions in Jeopardy
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has floated for public comment two proposals with dire ramifications for socially concerned investors. 2007 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has floated for public comment two proposals with dire ramifications for socially concerned … Read more…
Urge the Oil Companies to Leave the Arctic Refuge Alone
Please send this letter to top management at BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil. Addresses Sir John Browne Group Chief Executive BP Britannic House 1 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7BA GREAT BRITAIN Mr. Dave O’ Reilly Chief Executive Officer Chevron Corporation 575 … Read more…
Ask McDonald’s to Adopt Global Farm Animal Welfare Standards
Please send this letter to McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Jack Greenberg. Mr. Jack Greenberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer McDonald’s Corporation McDonald’s Plaza Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Greenberg: I am writing to urge that McDonald’s adopt and implement … Read more…
Tell the SEC to Allow Shareholder Resolutions on Sweatshops
Tell the SEC to Allow Shareholder Resolutions on Sweatshops Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allowed Wal-Mart Stores to omit an anti-sweatshop resolution from its annual shareholder meeting. The reason? Shareholder proponents had the audacity to make … Read more…
Make General Electric a Landmine-Free Zone!
If you have stock in GE, be sure to vote in support of our proposal. Look for your proxy ballot in the mail starting in March. (If you don’t usually receive corporate ballots, the company may be sending them to … Read more…
Urge Your Bank to Finance Projects Responsibly
Do you own shares or bonds of Chase Manhattan Bank, Citigroup, or Morgan Stanley Dean Witter? Do you use their banking, credit card, or investment management services? If you do, write and urge them to finance projects responsibly. Addresses Mr. … Read more…
Urge ExxonMobil to adopt an explicit sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy, and to grant same-sex domestic partnership benefits
Lee R. Raymond Chairman ExxonMobil Corporation 5959 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, TX 75039 Dear Mr. Raymond: I am writing to urge you to reconsider ExxonMobil’s 1999 decision to eliminate Mobil’s progressive policies for its gay, lesbian and bisexual workers. ExxonMobil … Read more…
Support the Access for Afghan Women Act of 2001
On Monday, November 19, Representatives Constance Morella (R-MD) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced a bill into Congress that outlines the concrete and specific steps the United States should take to ensure that women in Afghanistan have a voice in the future of the … Read more…
Keep Humanitarian Aid Flowing to Afghanistan
We urge you to contact US policymakers as they consider options for responding to the September 11 terrorist attack. For years, millions of Afghans have lived in desperate poverty under the oppressive and misogynist rule of the Taliban. The US government has … Read more…
Support the Burma Freedom Act in Congress
Background Last November, the International Labor Organization (ILO) called on all of its members – which include governments, labor unions, and employers – to review their relationship with Burma to ensure that they are not contributing to forced labor in … Read more…