This portal provides access to the complete texts of the shareholder resolutions on toxic chemicals filed by
investors. You will find the companies, the filers, the outcomes, and can access complete resolution texts.
| Albemarle |
Lobbying--BFRs |
Withdrawn; company will provide majority of information requested |
Nathan Cummings Foundation |
2009 |
| Apple |
Safer Alternatives in Electronics |
Withdrawn; company agreed to phaseouts |
Trillium Asset Management |
2007 |
| Avon |
Toxic Chemicals Policy |
Vote: 4.4% |
Domini Social Investments |
2006 |
| Avon |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Vote: 25.4% |
Calvert Investments |
2008 |
| Avon |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Vote: 10.7% |
Calvert Investments |
2009 |
| Becton, Dickinson |
BFRs in Products |
Vote: 8.7% |
Domini Social Investments |
2006 |
| Becton, Dickinson |
BFRs in Products |
Vote: 36.1% |
Domini Social Investments |
2008 |
| Bed Bath and Beyond |
Toxic Chemicals in Products |
Vote: 21.6% |
As You Sow Foundation |
2007 |
| Best Buy |
PVC, Other Toxic Chemicals In Products |
Withdrawn; company provided requested information |
Adrian Dominican Sisters |
2008 |
| Best Buy |
Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company providing requested information |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| Chemtura |
Lobbying--BFRs |
Company filed for bankruptcy 3/18/09; annual meeting postponed |
Adrian Dominican Sisters |
2009 |
| Circuit City |
PVC, Other Toxic Chemicals in Products |
Withdrawn; company provided requested information |
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia |
2008 |
| Colgate Palmolive |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company provided requested information |
Calvert Investments |
2008 |
| ConAgra |
PFOA inPackaging |
Withdrawn for company alternatives evaluation |
Green Century Capital Management |
2006 |
| Costco |
Toxic Chemicals in Products |
Withdrawn for dialogue; company developing sustainability strategy |
Boston Common Asset Management |
2008 |
| CVS |
Toxic Chemicals Policy |
Vote: 9.9% |
Boston Common Asset Management |
2006 |
| CVS |
Toxic Chemicals Policy |
Withdrawn for dialogue; company published safe cosmetics policy in 2008 |
Boston Common Asset Management |
2007 |
| Danaher |
Mercury Dental Amalgams |
Vote: 16.7% |
Dominican Sisters of Hope |
2009 |
| Dentsply |
Mercury Dental Amalgams |
Withdrawn for commitments to dialogue, internal review, and public reporting |
Boston Common Asset Management |
2009 |
| Dow Chemical |
Pesticides Linked to Asthma |
Vote: 5.8% |
Trillium Asset Management |
2006 |
| Dow Chemical |
Inherently Safer Chemical Production |
Vote: 6.9% |
Green Century Capital Management, Inc. |
2006 |
| Dow Chemical |
Pesticides Linked to Asthma |
Vote: 6.8% |
Trillium Asset Management |
2007 |
| Dow Chemical |
Pesticides Linked to Asthma |
Vote: 9.1% |
Trillium Asset Management |
2008 |
| Dow Chemical |
Lobbying--2,4-D |
Omitted, per SEC |
Trillium Asset Management |
2009 |
| DuPont |
Feasibility of Phasing Out PFOA |
Vote: 28.9% |
Amalgamated Bank LongView Collective Investment Fund |
2006 |
| DuPont |
Inherently Safer Chemical Production |
Vote: 7.7% |
Green Century Capital Management |
2006 |
| DuPont |
Feasibility of Phasing Out PFOA |
Vote: 22.9% |
Amalgamated Bank |
2007 |
| DuPont |
Costs of Cleaning Up PFOA |
Vote: 6.2% |
USW Members |
2007 |
| DuPont |
Inherently Safer Chemical Production |
Vote: 6.7% |
Green Century Capital Management |
2007 |
| DuPont |
Feasibility of Phasing Out PFOA |
Omitted, per SEC |
Amalgamated Bank |
2008 |
| Family Dollar Stores |
Product Safety |
Omitted, per SEC |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| General Electric |
Mercury in Light Bulbs |
Withdrawn for constructive dialogue |
As You Sow Foundation |
2009 |
| Hasbro |
Sustainability Report, PVC |
Vote: 44.8% |
Camilla Madden Charitable Trust |
2007 |
| Hasbro |
Sustainability Report, PVC |
Withdrawn for dialogue; company will update CSR report |
Camilla Madden Charitable Trust |
2008 |
| Home Depot |
Product Safety |
Omitted, per SEC |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| Home Depot |
Mercury in Light Bulbs |
Omitted, per SEC |
As You Sow Foundation |
2009 |
| JC Penney |
Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company providing requested information |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| JC Penney |
PVC Packaging and Products |
Withdrawn; company provided requested information |
Domini Social Investments |
2008 |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Cosmetics Safety |
Withdrawn for dialogue |
Citizens Advisers |
2006 |
| Kellogg |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Withdrawn; Company published policy in subsequent CSR report. |
Calvert Investments |
2009 |
| Kraft |
Nanomaterials Product Safety |
Withdrawn in response to corporate disclosures and commitments |
As You Sow Foundation |
2009 |
| Kroger |
Toxic Chemicals in Products |
Vote: 38.3% |
Catholic Healthcare West |
2008 |
| Lowes |
Mercury in Light Bulbs |
Withdrawn for constructive dialogue |
As You Sow Foundation |
2009 |
| Macys |
PVC Packaging |
Withdrawn in response to corporate commitments |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
2009 |
| Mattel |
Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company providing requested information |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| Mattel |
Report on products manufactured by licensees |
Vote: 5.6% |
Marie-Claude Hessier-Grisel |
2008 |
| McDonalds |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Withdrawn in response to corporate commitments |
As You Sow Foundation |
2009 |
| McDonalds |
Pesticide Use Reduction |
Withdrawn in response to corporate commitments |
Bard College Endowment |
2009 |
| Mohawk Industries |
PFOA and PVC Use |
Withdrawn; company phasing out PVC, PFOA |
United Methodist Church Pension Board |
2007 |
| Pier 1 Imports |
Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company providing requested information |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| SanDisk |
Sustainability Report |
Vote: 25.6% |
Calvert Investments |
2009 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro |
Lobbying Expenses--Pesticides
|
Vote: 9.1%; company provided partial disclosure |
Boston Common Asset Management |
2007 |
| Sears Holdings |
Sustainability Report, PVC |
Withdrawn for dialogue; company issued PVC phaseout policy |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Pension Board |
2007 |
| ServiceMaster |
Safer Pesticides for Lawn Care |
Vote: 9.1% |
Green Century Capital Management |
2006 |
| ServiceMaster |
Safer Pesticides for Lawn Care |
Company went private; no vote |
Green Century Capital Management |
2007 |
| Target |
Product Safety |
Withdrawn; company providing requested information |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| Wal-Mart |
Safer Chemicals Policy |
Omitted per SEC |
Green Century Capital Management |
2006 |
| Wal-Mart |
Product Safety |
Omitted, per SEC |
New York City Pension Funds |
2008 |
| Wal-Mart |
Nanomaterial Product Safety |
Omitted, per SEC |
As You Sow Foundation |
2008 |
| Walgreens |
Cosmetics Safety |
Omitted, per SEC |
Sierra Club Mutual Funds |
2007 |
| Whole Foods Market |
Endocrine Disruptors in Products |
Vote: 10%, company pulled products, issued policy |
Green Century Capital Management |
2006 |
| Whole Foods Market |
Bisphenol-A in Packaging |
Withdrawn in response to corporate commitments |
Green Century Capital Management |
2009 |