The sisters have joined Seattle-based Newground Social Investment as lead filers of a shareholder resolution ahead of Amazon’s annual corporate general meeting that asks the firm to report if and how its lobbying aligns with the landmark 2015 accord’s goal of limiting average global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels.
Activist shareholders raise alarm about climate change in corporate filings
New statement points to how companies can make a ‘just transition’
According to the statement, “high-road” jobs are those that among other things provide family-friendly benefits, offer flexibility, pay a livable and fair wage, invest in employee growth, cultivate inclusion and promote health and safety.
Socially responsible investors press companies to do the right thing
WASHINGTON (CNS) — If it’s spring, it must be corporate annual general meeting season. For investors concerned about corporate accountability and transparency, it’s one of the […]