The Shareholder Commons

March, 2021

• The Shareholder Commons - March Newsletter (w/ corrected webinar sign up link) Sent Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our March newsletter. In this issue, we are going deep on "beta stewardship" - you'll find our primer on the subject at the end of this newsletter, if you are unfamiliar with the concept. We are proud to highlight a major success in our campaign at Yum! Brands, and to introduce our newest digest, delivered weekly, for shareholders who are interested in staying on top of important […]
• The Shareholder Commons - March Newsletter Sent Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our March newsletter. In this issue, we are going deep on "beta stewardship" - you'll find our primer on the subject at the end of this newsletter, if you are unfamiliar with the concept. We are proud to highlight a major success in our campaign at Yum! Brands, and to introduce our newest digest, delivered weekly, for shareholders who are interested in staying on top of important […]

February, 2021

• The Shareholder Commons - January / February Newsletter Sent Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021. It has been a busy year already for The Shareholder Commons, as we hosted a virtual Symposium on Beta Activism and Universal Ownership theory last month, with over 80 participants from across the asset ownership, management, and academic spectrum. For a full recap of the event including recordings and resources, please click here. Since our last […]

December, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - December Newsletter Sent Friday, December 4, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our December newsletter. In this month's edition, we celebrate how our recent comment letter to the DOL helped to move the needle on their latest rule. We also catch you up on some shareholder proposal developments and our proxy voting strategy, which is quickly ramping up ahead of the 2021 season. Lastly, we highlight the cutting edge work of Dr. Ellen Quigley, a Universal […]

November, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - November Newsletter Sent Monday, November 2, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our November newsletter. In this month's edition, we're excited to introduce a new team member and highlight the shareholder proposal initiative that she is spearheading to elevate our theory of change via the proxy process. We also touch on the impact of current events (election, anyone?) in addressing systemic issues, and opine on the problems with private equity in the latest […]

October, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - October Newsletter Sent Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our October newsletter - there is much to report from a very full + productive September! Rick spoke on a number of panels last month, a few of which were recorded and are viewable by the public, including GRASFI 2020 and Humanity Rising (Rick on at 1:01:45). This month he will be presenting at an ESELA online event as well as the ICCR fall conference, so please tune in if you […]
• The Shareholder Commons - October Newsletter Sent Monday, October 5, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our October newsletter - there is much to report from a very full + productive September! Rick spoke on a number of panels last month, a few of which were recorded and are viewable by the public, including GRASFI 2020 and Humanity Rising (Rick on at 1:01:45). This month he will be presenting at an ESELA online event as well as the ICCR fall conference, so please tune in if you […]

September, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - September Newsletter Sent Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our September newsletter! Hard to believe that summer has come and gone. It was a busy one here at TSC, as we prepared the soil for a fruitful fall. We're excited to hone our strategic initiatives this month and look forward to accelerating our work to focus shareholders on the preservation and regeneration of economic, social and environmental systems in order to protect their […]

August, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - August Newsletter Sent Thursday, August 6, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our August newsletter! So much to report—the Department of Labor is fighting ESG investing, while corporate political spending and tax avoidance continue to undermine our collective interests. At The Shareholder Commons, we are continuing to pursue systemic solutions to these issues, such as guardrails and policy changes. Read on to learn more. Did someone forward this […]

July, 2020

• The Shareholder Commons - July/August Newsletter Sent Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Working Together to Protect Our Common Resources Welcome to our July/August newsletter! So much to report—the Department of Labor is fighting ESG investing, while corporate political spending and tax avoidance continue to undermine our collective interests. At The Shareholder Commons, we are continuing to pursue systemic solutions to these issues, such as guardrails and policy changes. Read on to learn more. Did someone forward […]