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Shareholder Resolutions and the Environment

CORPORATE SHAREHOLDERS ARE WIELDING THEIR WEIGHT AND URGING COMPANIES TO GO GREEN.  LEARN HOW THEY’RE PUTTING THEIR MOUTHS WHERE THEIR MONEY IS ON THIS ENVIRONMINUTE.

MANY CORPORATIONS ARE FACING GROWING SHAREHOLDER AND CONSUMER PRESSURE FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PRACTICE – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CHEMICAL SAFETY ISSUES AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

LOWE: WE DO NOT HAVE A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT, REALLY, IS TO GO TO COMPANIES DIRECTLY.

THAT'S LESLIE LOWE OF THE INTERFAITH CENTER ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.  SHE SAYS THAT SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS OFTEN FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE, BUT THEY CAN STILL MAKE COMPANIES SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.  AND BECAUSE RISK MANAGEMENT CAN MEAN A BETTER BOTTOM LINE AND A BETTER WORLD, SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM CAN PAY BIG DIVIDENDS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!

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