The Shareholder Action Guide : Unleash Your Hidden Powers to Hold Corporations Accountable.

Illustrated with inspiring stories of individuals who have gone up against corporate Goliaths and won, this book informs, inspires, and instructs investors how to unleash their power to change the world.

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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: You Have More Power Than You Think; CHAPTER 1 Who Let the Dog Out ; CHAPTER 2 How Ordinary Investors Can Bring Real Change to Big Problems ; CHAPTER 3 What You Can Ask a Corporation to Do ; CHAPTER 4 How to Vote Your Proxy ; CHAPTER 5 How to Influence Your Fund Manager.

CHAPTER 6 Engaging with a Corporation and Filing a Shareholder Resolution CHAPTER 7 Opportunities and Decisions to Make Real Change ; CHAPTER 8 What Kind of People Engage with Corporations ; CHAPTER 9 Foundations and Individual Shareholders Can Make a Difference.

CHAPTER 10 The Power of Disclosure CHAPTER 11 Divestment as the Ultimate Escalation of Engagement ; CHAPTER 12 How Do I Know What I Own? ; CHAPTER 13 How to Get Your Company to Offer Funds Aligned with Your Values ; CHAPTER 14 A New Generation of Corporate Leaders.

CHAPTER 15 Time to Take Back Your Power RESOURCE A: Acknowledgments and Biographies of Interviewed Leaders; RESOURCE B: Links; RESOURCE C: Alliance Building for a Shareholder Movement; RESOURCE D: Glossary and Acronyms; About As You Sow® ; About the Author ; Endnotes ; Index ; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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