Which Tesla Shareholder Proposals Could Win Support? Plus, proxy-voting results at Walmart, Restaurant Brands, and Paramount Global. Leslie P. Norton Jun 12, 2024
Investors Challenge AI and Automation at Meta, Alphabet, and More Companies Meta’s independent shareholders vote against the company in proposals on child safety and transparency. Leslie P. Norton Jun 4, 2024
Investors Pressure ExxonMobil Board on Climate; Meta Shareholders Consider Child Safety and AI Single-use plastics also on the ballot at oil companies, in the latest from proxy-voting season. Leslie P. Norton May 28, 2024
Proxy Votes This Week at Amazon, Schwab, and Morgan Stanley Investors weigh in on facial recognition, workers’ rights, pay equity, and climate financing. Leslie P. Norton May 21, 2024
Shareholders Push These Companies on Human Rights, Worker-Friendly Policies, and Biodiversity CVS, Home Depot, and Ryder are in the spotlight during proxy-voting season. Leslie P. Norton May 14, 2024
Shareholder Activism on the Rise at These Two Major Companies Proposals on workers’ rights at Wells Fargo and emissions at IBM capture the boards’ attention. Leslie P. Norton May 8, 2024
Defense Contractors Face Shareholders’ Climate Demands Plus, investors take on recycling claims at Kraft Heinz, and other items from proxy-voting season. Leslie P. Norton May 1, 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Push for Progress on Climate, Workplace Diversity Proxy-voting proposals won significant support from independent shareholders in 2023. Leslie P. Norton Apr 30, 2024
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Urged to Disclose Clean Energy Financing in Proxy Voting Abortion rights on the ballot at HCA. The ‘hot topic’ of workers’ rights at Warrior, and the latest in proxy-voting season. Leslie P. Norton Apr 23, 2024
Make These Investing Moves Now for a Better Tax Day in 2025 Also, Bank of America’s fight during the proxy-voting season and Tesla’s likely signal that it’s now focusing on profits. Sheryl Rowling, Jackie Cook, and Ivanna Hampton Apr 19, 2024
Which Investors Are Taking a Stand on Climate Through Proxy Voting Support for say-on-climate proposals is high, but the message shareholders are sending seems increasingly confused. Lindsey Stewart, CFA Apr 18, 2024
Lennar Shareholders Push Homebuilder for Emissions Targets, Against the Company’s Recommendation Meanwhile, BNY Mellon shareholders ask for better lobbying disclosure in proxy voting. Leslie P. Norton Apr 17, 2024
Why a Portfolio With Low ESG Risk Can Better Withstand a Market Crisis The power of ESG: higher returns and lower volatility in your portfolio. Valerio Baselli Apr 15, 2024
4 Climate Votes That Matter in This Year’s Proxy-Voting Season Unpacking the proposals at DTE Energy, Bank of America, Jack in the Box, and FedEx. Leslie P. Norton Apr 11, 2024
Disney Faces Proxy-Voting Challenges on Directors, Lagging Stock, and Political Spending Why it’s a critical time for one of the world’s most recognizable companies. Leslie P. Norton Apr 2, 2024
One Fifth of Applied Materials Shareholders Vote to Address the Pay Gap Climate change, AI, elections, and unionization are themes in proxy season. Leslie P. Norton Mar 19, 2024
The DNA of a Warren Buffett Company Companies that make it into Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio have some common threads in their genetic code. Amy C. Arnott, CFA Mar 12, 2024
Investors Push Jack in the Box to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions Plus, Starbucks faces anti-ESG proposals. Leslie P. Norton Mar 12, 2024
Women Get Less Support Than Men For Key Board Roles Diversity has entered the investing mainstream. But how does it show up in proxy voting? Lindsey Stewart, CFA Mar 6, 2024
In Proxy Voting, Shareholders Consider AI, Pay Gaps, Farm Animal Treatment, and Anti-ESG A look at what went down at Apple, Ingles Markets, and Deere. Up next: Applied Materials. Leslie P. Norton Mar 5, 2024