The rise of the CEO social activist (CNBC/April 20, 2016)

CNBC interviewed NorthStar’s Julie Goodridge about our shareholder proposal at FedEx asking the company to take a stand against state-sponsored discrimination like North Carolina’s infamous House Bill 2. In the article, Julie is quoted as stating that “A CEO’s most important role is to set the tone for a company and make sure employees are safe and customers are happy and earnings are up . . . This shows a CEO who is standing up and standing out around corporate values.” Read more here.

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