An increasing number of shareholders are asking corporations to rethink the way they influence politics.

Shareholders also want corporate political activity to be more transparent, judging by the resolutions they have filed with corporations this year. The resolutions will be voted on by shareholders during the upcoming proxy voting season this spring.

Climate change and corporations’ responses to it also are of primary importance to shareholders, according to the 2020 Proxy Preview report released Thursday. The report on the resolutions was compiled by As You Sow, Proxy Impact and other consumer advocacy organizations. Read Full Article - Financial Advisor, March 20, 2020