Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBlackRock’s Burden of Proof:Key Shareholder Votes this Spring will Test the Commitment of Top Asset Managers to Holding Companies Accountable on Climate ChangeApr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBlackRock and Vanguard Protect Fossil Fuel, Energy, and Auto Execs From Facing Accountability on…SEC Disclosures Reveal That Top Asset Managers Voted Against Key Climate Resolutions at ExxonMobil, Duke Energy, Ford, General Motors, and…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionShareholders challenge Zuckerberg’s reign over FacebookFacebook is ubiquitous across our social and political lives — its platforms shape so much of how we connect, what we learn, what gives us…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionFrustrated with ExxonMobil’s Failures on Climate Change? Blame BlackRock and VanguardThe most important climate votes this week were not in Congress: they were at the ExxonMobil shareholder meeting today. Top institutional…May 29, 20191May 29, 20191
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBlackRock’s Time Has Come on ClimateMany of our Medium posts thus far have focused on BlackRock, the largest investment manager in the world. BlackRock has its own…May 23, 20191May 23, 20191
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionDominion Energy Receives a Wake Up Call from ShareholdersShareholders delivered a strong rebuke of Dominion Energy’s board and CEO for their lack of leadership in confronting the long-term risks…May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionWill BlackRock keep ignoring its own advice on climate change?This week BlackRock voted for the status quo at Duke Energy’s shareholder meeting over both the climate and the interests of long-term…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBlackRock and Vanguard: Time to Hold the Sturm Ruger Board Directors AccountableThis week Sturm Ruger, one of the country’s largest gun manufacturers, filed a proxy statement in anticipation of its annual general…May 3, 20192May 3, 20192
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBlackRock and Vanguard Vote for Climate Denier Over Accountability and TransparencyDuke’s largest shareholders, BlackRock and Vanguard, appear once again to have torpedoed critical investor efforts to ensure boardroom…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
Eli Kasargod-StaubinMajority ActionBreaking News: Investors to Rebuke Duke Energy on Approach to Climate ChangeVote coming on resolutions demanding transparency and accountabilityMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019