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.
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Company
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Issue
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Vote
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2006
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Lead Filer:
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Apple
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Vendor Standards
|
Withdrawn
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AT&T
|
Political Contributions
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15.2%
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Avon
|
Toxics Policy Report
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4.8%
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BellSouth
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Political Contributions
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12.1%
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Becton Dickinson
|
Brominated fire retardants
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8.7%
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Devon Energy
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Climate change report
|
Withdrawn
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Emerson Electric
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Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
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Kimberly-Clark
|
Forestry Report
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8.2%
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Limited Brands
|
Forestry Report
|
Withdrawn
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Lowe’s
|
Forestry Report
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7%
|
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Monster Worldwide
|
Board Diversity
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9.7%
|
|
Verizon
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Political Contributions
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33.4%
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|
Wendy's
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Sustainability Reporting
|
38.2%
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|
Co-filer:
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Anadarko
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Climate Change
|
Withdrawn
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Chubb
|
Sustainability Report
|
Withdrawn
|
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Cooper Industries
|
Human Rights Policy
|
SEC omitted
|
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Home Depot
|
EEO Disclosure
|
36%
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Illinois Tool Works
|
Sustainability Reporting
|
Withdrawn
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PepsiCo
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Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
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2005
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|
Lead Filer:
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Apple
|
Vendor Standards
|
Withdrawn
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AT&T
|
Executive Pension Benefits
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29.4%
|
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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
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14.9%
|
|
Wendy’s
|
Sustainability Reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
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Co-filer:
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Amgen
|
EEO Disclosure
|
Withdrawn
|
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Anadarko
|
Climate Change
|
Withdrawn
|
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Apache
|
Climate Change
|
Withdrawn
|
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Cisco Systems
|
Human Rights Policy
|
13%
|
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Costco
|
Land Procurement
|
4.8%
|
|
Dana
|
Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
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Home Depot
|
EEO Disclosure
|
30%
|
|
Merck
|
Political Contributions
|
8.8%
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2004
|
|
Lead filer:
|
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Avon Products
|
Parabens Phaseout
|
8.7%
|
|
Costco Wholesale
|
Antibribery Policy
|
SEC Omitted
|
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Devon
|
Climate Change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Lowe’s
|
GRI Report
|
SEC Omitted
|
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Masco
|
Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
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NiSource
|
Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
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OGE Energy
|
Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
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Oxford Health Plans
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Tobacco Divestment
|
Withdrawn
|
|
PepsiAmericas
|
Recycling
|
5.4%
|
|
Target
|
Sustainability Reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Time Warner
|
Political Contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Tribune
|
Political Contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
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Amgen
|
EEO Disclosure
|
14%
|
|
Anadarko
|
Climate Change
|
28%
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Apache
|
Climate Change
|
37%
|
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Chubb
|
Climate Change
|
SEC Omitted
|
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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:
|
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AT&T
|
Employee Pension Plan Conversion
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8.6%
|
|
Avon Products
|
Parabens Phaseout
|
6.2%
|
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Oxford Health Plans
|
Tobacco Divestment
|
10.4%
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Procter & Gamble
|
Coffee Crisis Report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
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Cintas
|
Vendor Standards
|
8.4%
|
|
Cisco
|
Pay Disparity
|
9.1%
|
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Cooper Industries
|
Sustainability Report
|
44%
|
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Coca-Cola
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Recycling
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Emerson
|
Sexual Orientation Policy
|
10%
|
|
Illinois Tool Works
|
EEO Disclosure
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Marsh & McLennan
|
Embedded Climate Risk
|
Withdrawn
|
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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:
|
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Coca-Cola
|
Comprehensive Recycling Policy
|
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