2016 : bilan des propositions actionnariales

Sur son blogue, Jacques Grisé (ici) vient de nous informe de cet article, publié par Elizabeth Ising (associée de la firme Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ) paru sur le forum de Harvard Law School  : « Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2016 Proxy Season ».

Ci-dessus, vous trouverez les thèmes qui ont eu l’intérêt des actionnaires…

Fidèle aux thématiques de ce blogue, qu’apprend-t-on en matière environnementale ?

1. Second Most Common Category of Proposals: Proposals concerning environmental and social matters remained a frequent shareholder proposal topic in 2016, with approximately 299 proposals submitted for 2016 meetings
2. Only six environmental and social proposals have received a majority of votes cast at 2016 meetings:

• A proposal requesting a report on methane emissions submitted to WPX Energy, Inc. received 50.8% of votes cast
• A proposal requesting a report on gender pay equity submitted to eBay Inc. received 51.2% of votes cast
• A proposal requesting adoption of a policy to enhance board diversity submitted to Joy Global Inc. received 52.4% of votes cast
• A proposal requesting amendments to the EEOC policy to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity submitted to J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. received 54.7% of votes cast
• A proposal requesting a sustainability report submitted to CLARCOR Inc. received 60.8% of votes cast
• A proposal commending Kellogg Co. for animal welfare improvements in its supply chain (which the company recommended voting “for”) received 98.2% of votes cast

À la prochaine…

Ivan Tchotourian

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