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When you become a shareholder, you join a community of tens of thousands of investors whose voice is heard by corporations on a variety of social, environmental, and corporate governance issues

When you become a Domini Funds shareholder, you join a community of tens of thousands of investors whose voice is heard by corporations on a variety of social, environmental, and corporate governance issues. Shareholder activism, expressed through direct dialogue with corporations in our portfolios and through the filing of shareholder resolutions, helps guide corporations toward fairness and sustainability. It lies at the heart of what we believe socially responsible investing is all about.

 

This approach has produced some exciting results. Initiatives like these are taking place because the voices of shareholders like you have been heard:

 

  • Fair Trade coffee: Procter & Gamble began to sell Fair Trade Certified® coffee after an intensive dialogue co-led by Domini. The Fair Trade certification system helps to alleviate poverty and hardship by guaranteeing farmers a minimum price per pound for their crop, and by supporting democratically managed cooperatives and more environmentally sound farming techniques.
  • Global labor standards: Gap Inc. released its first Social Responsibility Report after two years of dialogue with Domini and other socially responsible investors. Gap became the first clothing retailer to publicly rate the way its contractors treat their workers, and set new standards of transparency for its industry. 
  • Ongoing dialogue: Domini continues to communicate with the companies in our portfolio on issues including product safety, gay and lesbian rights, sustainability reporting, and corporate political contributions.

 

Shareholder Resolutions: 1994-2006

 

The following chart contains a list of all shareholder resolutions filed by Domini Social Investments from 1994 to 2006. We frequently collaborate on these filings with other socially conscious investors. In the chart below, we list under “lead filer” the filings in which Domini played the main role. Under “co-filer,” we list proposals for which another investor took the lead. This chart was last updated on August 21, 2006.

 

Company

Issue

Vote

2006

Lead Filer:

Apple

Vendor Standards

Withdrawn

AT&T

Political Contributions

15.2%

Avon

Toxics Policy Report

4.8%

BellSouth

Political Contributions

12.1%

Becton Dickinson

Brominated fire retardants

8.7%

Devon Energy

Climate change report

Withdrawn

Emerson Electric

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

Withdrawn

Kimberly-Clark

Forestry Report

8.2%

Limited Brands

Forestry Report

Withdrawn

Lowe’s

Forestry Report

7%

Monster Worldwide

Board Diversity

9.7%

Verizon

Political Contributions

33.4%

Wendy's

Sustainability Reporting

38.2%

Co-filer:

Anadarko

Climate Change

Withdrawn

Chubb

Sustainability Report

Withdrawn

Cooper Industries

Human Rights Policy

SEC omitted

Home Depot

EEO Disclosure

36%

Illinois Tool Works

Sustainability Reporting

Withdrawn

PepsiCo

Recycling

Withdrawn

2005

Lead Filer:

Apple

Vendor Standards

Withdrawn

AT&T

Executive Pension Benefits

29.4%

Avon

Product Safety

4.8%

BellSouth

Political Contributions

12.2%

Emerson Electric

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

34.7%

PepsiAmericas

Recycling

4%

SBC Communications

Political Contributions

12.5%

Verizon

Political Contributions

14.9%

Wendy’s

Sustainability Reporting

Withdrawn

Co-filer:

Amgen

EEO Disclosure

Withdrawn

Anadarko

Climate Change

Withdrawn

Apache

Climate Change

Withdrawn

Cisco Systems

Human Rights Policy

13%

Costco

Land Procurement

4.8%

Dana

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

Withdrawn

Home Depot

EEO Disclosure

30%

Merck

Political Contributions

8.8%

PepsiCo

Recycling

Withdrawn

2004

Lead filer:

Avon Products

Parabens Phaseout

8.7%

Costco Wholesale

Antibribery Policy

SEC Omitted

Devon

Climate Change

Withdrawn

Lowe’s

GRI Report

SEC Omitted

Masco

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

Withdrawn

NiSource

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

Withdrawn

OGE Energy

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

Withdrawn

Oxford Health Plans

Tobacco Divestment

Withdrawn

PepsiAmericas

Recycling

5.4%

Target

Sustainability Reporting

Withdrawn

Time Warner

Political Contributions

Withdrawn

Tribune

Political Contributions

Withdrawn

Co-filer:

Amgen

EEO Disclosure

14%

Anadarko

Climate Change

28%

Apache

Climate Change

37%

Chubb

Climate Change

SEC Omitted

Cooper Industries

Sustainability Reporting

29%

Cisco

Pay Disparity

11%

Intel

Water Use

Withdrawn

J.P. Morgan Chase

Environmental Issues

Withdrawn

Merck

Political Contributions

10.4%

2003

Lead filer:

AT&T

Employee Pension Plan Conversion

8.6%

Avon Products

Parabens Phaseout

6.2%

Oxford Health Plans

Tobacco Divestment

10.4%

PepsiCo

Recycling

SEC Omitted

Procter & Gamble

Coffee Crisis Report

Withdrawn

Co-filer:

Cintas

Vendor Standards

8.4%

Cisco

Pay Disparity

9.1%

Cooper Industries

Sustainability Report

44%

Coca-Cola

Recycling

SEC Omitted

Emerson

Sexual Orientation Policy

10%

Illinois Tool Works

EEO Disclosure

Withdrawn

Marsh & McLennan

Embedded Climate Risk

Withdrawn

Microsoft

GRI Report

Withdrawn

Sears

Vendor Standards

Withdrawn

Federal Express

Sexual Orientation Policy

Withdrawn

AT&T

Executive Compensation

Withdrawn

2002

Lead filer:

AT&T

Employee Pension Plan Conversion

10%

Gap

Vendor Standards Report

Withdrawn

H.B. Fuller

Sales of Adhesives to Tobacco Industry

Withdrawn

Co-filer:

Coca-Cola

Report on Beverage Container Recycling Goals

4.2%

Cooper Industries

Sustainability Report

21.9%

Emerson Electric

Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

10.2%

Household Int’l

Link Executive Pay to Predatory Lending Performance

27.0%

Johnson & Johnson

Global Corporate Standards

Withdrawn

PepsiCo

Recycling Policy

5.8 %

Sears, Roebuck

Vendor Standards

9.4%

2001

Lead filer:

AT&T

Employee Pension Plan

11.3%

Caraustar

Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities

Withdrawn

 

H.B. Fuller

Sales of Adhesives to Tobacco Industry

6.2%

Mattel

Executive Severance Pay Review

Withdrawn

 

McDonald’s

Tie Executive Compensation to Social Performance

8.7%

Mead

Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities

SEC Omitted

Nordstrom

Vendor Standards

6.2%

Co-filer:

Coca-Cola

Comprehensive Recycling Policy