This summer, some of the world’s biggest companies quietly abandoned one of the key tenets of US capitalism for the last half century or so – the primacy of shareholders, or the idea that companies primarily exist to serve the needs of shareholders.
Read MoreWith the oil industry continuing to invest heavily in projects all but assured to lose money as the world moves toward a lower-carbon economy, as a study published last week shows, investors may increasingly turn to shareholder lawsuits to protect their investments.
Read MoreA series of deadly mass shootings in August have led to advocates and some voters yet again demanding action from lawmakers to help curb gun violence.
Read MoreRecent mass shootings have prompted major retailers like Walmart to reconsider their stance on ammunition sales and open carry policies.
Read MoreFrom grocery bags to plastic containers to packing peanuts made of foam, packaging from plastic is said to be changing the world, and not for the better.
Read MoreThe U.S. throws away about $11.4 billion worth of recyclable items and packaging every year, according to a report published by San Francisco-based As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy
Read MoreHugh Jackman, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Becky G join Global Citizen in campaigns to push world leaders into enacting policy changes that would end extreme poverty around the globe.
Read MoreWith the cacophony of discussion around how to make fashion ‘sustainable’ and ‘circular’ it’s easy to lose sight of the sector’s other pressing issues.
Read MoreU.S. companies were more willing to engage with shareholders on certain environmental and social proposals this proxy season — a trend proponents hope will continue.
Read MoreWhen the Trump administration announced its plans to roll back regulations that cut methane pollution—a greenhouse gas more potent than CO2—from oil and gas companies, even some oil and gas companies said that they didn’t want that to happen.
Read MoreYour first impression of Diane Wilson and her brigade of volunteer environmental activists might be that they're aging hippies, still fighting the establishment.
Read MoreInvestors including Harvard University’s endowment, the Church of England and California State Teachers’ Retirement System, are asking oil companies to ignore the Trump administration’s plan to let them off the hook for monitoring -- and stopping -- methane leaks.
Read MoreCoworking giant WeWork, now doing business as We, plans to become a publicly traded company.
Read MoreCalifornians frustrated by Congress’s failure to pass climate and gun control legislation have a potentially potent tool to produce the change they want: divestment.
Read MoreSeveral large mutual fund companies like BlackRock and State Street have espoused a commitment to investments that benefit all stakeholders –shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers and the communities in which they operate.
Read MoreImpactAlpha, Aug. 22 – Increasing accountability to employees, customers, suppliers and communities shouldn’t mean decreased accountability to shareholders.
Read MoreMass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas have sent the country reeling.
Read MoreSome 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a township adjacent to a state forest, oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell is building a sprawling new plant to support what it sees as the future of its business.
Read MoreBig US pension funds and impact investors will this month step up pressure on companies to reduce the gender pay gap by trying to compel them to disclose the difference in how they treat men and women.
Read MoreBy stepping up to lead efforts on sustainable agriculture, General Mills Inc. has dodged a proxy fight with shareholder activist group As You Sow over the use of pesticides in the company’s supply chain.
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