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This is the fifth year we have attended these meetings to discuss the company's predatory lending practices. For five years, we have warned that abusive lending is not sustainable, and would result in the loss of customers' equity and the loss of shareholder value due to widespread financial default...
At Exxon our lowest paid workers now take home $187 a week. We estimate that given the increase in gasoline prices since last year, these employees are now spending nearly 30% of their weekly earnings to fill their cars with our gas. In stark contrast, our Chairman and CEO's weekly income was over $...
Water is often called the next oil. We've all seen the risks associated with procuring and delivering oil: environmental risks and pollution, warring over resource control, and business risks of wildly fluctuating commodity prices. Although we would argue that water is NOT a commodity, we strongly b...
Joining the CEO Water Mandate is a great start, but it is not sufficient. Our board has a fiduciary obligation to reduce liability risks. It would be imprudent for our board to ignore the risk of global human rights violations, including the human right to water, as a potential liability....
More great LGBT news from mid-America. Memphis-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) – the world’s largest express transportation provider which reaches even the most remote corners of the country — now prohibits discrimination against transgender employees. Earlier this year, NorthStar Asset Managem...
Shareowner advocates led by NorthStar Asset Management succeed in engagement with PepsiCo on resolution calling for adoption of water management policy....