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  • November 26
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: November 26, 2006
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Hain Celestial’s Executive Compensation Sky-High? (11/26/06)

At Hain Celestial's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, November 30, CEO Irwin Simon had better hope shareholders drink a big mug of Celestial Seasoning's Sleepytime Tea before voting on the issues before them. Although the stock has finally broken out of years of lackluster performance, shareho...
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  • April 30
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: April 30, 2006
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Pressuring Companies to be More Responsible (Responsible Wealth: 4/30/06)

Staples has agreed to adopt an open and transparent communications policy for the company's political donations, and Hain Celestial has agreed to document and disclose the exact pay gap between its top executives and lowest-paid workers, and evaluate whether that gap should be narrowed. These two r...
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  • March 20
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: March 20, 2006
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More Firms’ Political Ties Put Online (LA Times; 3/20/06)

Under pressure from shareholder activists, a small but growing number of major U.S. companies have agreed to disclose their political donations on their corporate websites....
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  • March 10
  • Posted By: Mari Schwartzer
  • Posted In: news
  • Date: March 10, 2004
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Doing battle in the boardroom: Mass. gay activist facing tough fight over bank in Ohio (Boston Globe: 3/10/04)

In the last three years, Goodridge has taken on the likes of Caterpillar Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., with resounding success. Soon after Goodridge filed each shareholder resolution, the companies changed their policies without waiting for a vote....
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