WHEREAS: Plastic pollution is a global environmental crisis and Restaurant Brands International has not developed comprehensive packaging sustainability policies to deal with low recycling rates of its packaging and the high volume of plastic waste that ends up in oceans.
Read MoreWHEREAS: The World Health Organization deems antibiotic resistance one of the top 10 global health threats of 2019. Antibiotic resistance renders life-saving drugs useless; by 2050, the phenomenon could cause an estimated 300 million premature deaths and up to $100 trillion in global economic damage.
Read MoreWHEREAS: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change research instructs that global emissions of carbon dioxide must reach "net zero" by 2050 to avoid catastrophic impacts associated with a warming climate. If warming is kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 degrees, studies point to estimated savings of $20 trillion to the global economy by 2100.
Read MoreWHEREAS: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius will create catastrophic impacts. Specifically, it instructs that global emissions of carbon dioxide must reach "net zero" by 2050. If warming is kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 degrees, studies point to estimated savings of $20 trillion to the global economy by 2100.
Read MoreWHEREAS: The World Health Organization deems antibiotic resistance one of the top 10 global health threats of 2019. Antibiotic resistance renders life-saving drugs useless; by 2050, the phenomenon could cause an estimated 300 million premature deaths and up to $100 trillion in global economic damage.
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WHEREAS: The World Health Organization deems antimicrobial resistance one of the top 10 global health threats of 2019. Antibiotic resistance renders life-saving drugs useless; by 2050, this could cause an estimated 300 million premature deaths and up to $100 trillion in global economic damage.
Read MoreWHEREAS: Investors are concerned about the financial, health, environmental, and reputational risks associated with operating and building-out new chemical plants and related infrastructure in Gulf Coast locations increasingly prone to catastrophic storms and flooding associated with climate change. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem), owned jointly by Chevron and Phillips 66, is a major petrochemical producer in the Gulf Coast.
Read MoreWHEREAS: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius will create catastrophic impacts. Specifically, it instructs that global emissions of carbon dioxide must reach "net zero" by 2050. If warming is kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 degrees, studies point to estimated savings of $20 trillion to the global economy by 2100.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board of Directors adopt as policy, and amend the bylaws as necessary, to require henceforth that the Chair of the Board of Directors, whenever possible, be an independent member of the Board. This independence policy shall apply prospectively so as not to violate any contractual obligations. If the Board determines that a Chair who was independent when selected is no longer independent, the Board shall select a new Chair who satisfies the requirements of the policy within a reasonable amount of time. Compliance with this policy is waived if no independent director is available and willing to serve as Chair.
Read MoreWHEREAS: Shareholders believe Facebook requires expert, board level oversight of civil and human rights issues to assess risk and develop strategy to avoid causing or contributing to widespread violations of human or civil rights, such as supporting genocide, hate campaigns, or violence.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that ExxonMobil, with board oversight, publish a report, omitting proprietary information and prepared at reasonable cost, assessing the public health risks of expanding petrochemical operations and investments in areas increasingly prone to climate change-induced storms, flooding, and sea level rise.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that ExxonMobil issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) describing if, and how, it plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement’s goal of maintaining global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius.
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BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Morgan Stanley publish annually a report assessing the Company's diversity and inclusion efforts, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information. At a minimum the report should include:
the process that the Board follows for assessing the effectiveness of its diversity and inclusion programs,
the Board’s assessment of program effectiveness, as reflected in any goals, metrics, and trends related to its promotion, recruitment and retention of protected classes of employees.
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request management and the board ”Reboot Facebook,” by making the changes below by Labor Day 2020. Designating a specific date creates a symbolic “before and after;” Facebook 1.0 vs. Facebook 2.0. Actions include:
Delete all images of child pornography and torture, remove all associated accounts, and work with law enforcement to bring abusers to justice;
Delete all fake accounts and establish a verification system to improve expeditious removal;
Delete all political ads containing lies and mistruths based on Facebook employee recommendations to avoid adverse impact on our political system;
Publicly agree to a policy stating that Facebook will abide by campaign advertising rules like all U.S. broadcasters and end micro-targeting of groups smaller than 5,000 people;
As a show of Goodwill and until the platform can be effectively monitored, disallow any political ads Labor Day through the 2020 election;
Provide full transparency of the Reboot process including listing deleted political ads, Bots, fake accounts, fake news, deep fakes and accounts closed;
Disclose budget committed to fix these issues to inform other platforms as a case study of best practices; and
Establish systems to maintain all of the above going forward with public transparency.
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Hertz issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, on potential climate change mitigation strategies available for reducing the significant carbon footprint of its vehicle rental fleet in alignment with Paris goals.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: The shareholders of Home Depot urge the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to adopt a policy, applicable to future grants and awards of equity compensation, requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of shares acquired through equity compensation programs for a significant period of time following the termination of their employment (through retirement or otherwise). The policy shall apply to future grants and awards of equity compensation.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical issue an annual report to shareholders, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, on plastic pollution. The report should disclose trends in the amount of pellets, powder or granules released to the environment by the company annually, and concisely assess the effectiveness of the company’s policies and actions to reduce the volume of the company’s plastic materials contaminating the environment.
Read MoreBE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Morgan Stanley publish annually a report assessing the Company's diversity and inclusion efforts, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information. At a minimum the report should include:
the process that the Board follows for assessing the effectiveness of its diversity and inclusion programs,
the Board’s assessment of program effectiveness, as reflected in any goals, metrics, and trends related to its promotion, recruitment and retention of protected classes of employees.
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that JPMorgan Chase & Co. publish annually a report assessing the Company's diversity and inclusion efforts, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information. At a minimum the report should include:
the process that the Board follows for assessing the effectiveness of its diversity and inclusion programs,
the Board’s assessment of program effectiveness, as reflected in any goals, metrics, and trends related to its promotion, recruitment and retention of protected classes of employees.
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that YUM Brands issue a report to shareholders, to be prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, detailing efforts to achieve environmental leadership through a comprehensive policy on sustainable packaging.
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