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2008 Proxy Season Preview Whets Shareholders Appetites
The Proxy Season Preview 2008 is a resource for investors that covers this year’s hottest social,
governance, and environmental issues to be voted on at shareholder annual meetings. Released by As You Sow, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Preview is
available for free at their websites.
Designed to help foundations align their
investments with their missions, the preview includes resolutions addressing labor, climate change,
health care, and political donations. The Preview also includes a summary of last year’s social and
environmental votes. Investors are offered a list of companies with dates of their annual
shareholder meetings and issues to be voted upon. An extensive list of voter resources including
foundation reports, shareholder advocacy organizations and proxy voting services is also included.
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