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As a shareowner you are a part owner of a corporation. As such, you have the power to shape and influence the direction of the company.

There are four steps to shareowner action.

We encourage investors to become active in shaping the social policies of companies. If you are interested in submitting a shareowner resolution, please see our Step-by-step Guide to Filing a Shareowner Resolution.

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NEWS STORY: SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
Proxy Voting Made Painless
A new website helps individual investors better understand proxy voting.

NEWS STORY: SUPPLY CHAIN,CLIMATE CHANGE
Tracking Suppliers' Carbon Footprints
The Carbon Disclosure Project reports on the carbon emissions of some of the world's largest corporations' supply chains.

NEWS STORY:
The Toxic 100: New Report on Polluting Companies Hopes to Empower Communities and Shareholders
Index of top corporate air polluters updated in new report from researchers at University of Massachusetts.

NEWS STORY: CLIMATE CHANGE, SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
Climate Change Resolutions Picking Up Heat
A new report from Ceres shows mutual funds are starting to move away from voting against climate change resolutions, to not voting on them at all.

NEWS STORY: SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM,CLIMATE CHANGE
Ford Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
Shareholders withdraw resolutions at Ford after the carmaker agrees to release its plans on how it will decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

NEWS STORY: SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
Do Your Proxy Votes Really Count?
A new report examines how boards of directors respond to shareholder concerns by adopting or ignoring non-binding shareholder proposals.

INTERVIEW: SCREENING STRATEGIES
Are Alcohol Screens Outdated?
Social investors have used exclusionary alcohol screens for decades. Is it time to reconsider this strategy?

INTERVIEW: SHAREOWNER ADVOCACY
ICCR Defines the Past, Present, and Future of Shareowner Activism
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Executive Director Laura Berry speaks with SocialFunds.com about transformative changes in shareowner activism.

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