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Zusatztext 57525083 Informationen zum Autor Andrew Behar Klappentext "A valuable call to action for small shareholders to change the ways big corporations do business." -Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor Want to make misbehaving corporations mend their ways? You can! If you own their stock, corporations have to listen to you. Shareholder advocate Andrew Behar explains how to exercise your proxy voting rights to weigh in on corporate policies-you only need a single share of stock to do it. If you've got just $2,000 in stock, Behar shows how you can go further and file a resolution to directly address the board of directors. And even if your investments are in a workplace-sponsored 401(k) or a mutual fund, you can work with your fund manager to purge corporations from your portfolio that don't align with your values. 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. Zusammenfassung “A valuable call to action for small shareholders to change the ways big corporations do business.” — Robert Reich! former US Secretary of Labor Want to make misbehaving corporations mend their ways? You can! If you own their stock! corporations have to listen to you. Shareholder advocate Andrew Behar explains how to exercise your proxy voting rights to weigh in on corporate policies—you only need a single share of stock to do it. If you’ve got just $2!000 in stock! Behar shows how you can go further and file a resolution to directly address the board of directors. And even if your investments are in a workplace-sponsored 401(k) or a mutual fund! you can work with your fund manager to purge corporations from your portfolio that don’t align with your values. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD by Thomas Van Dyck 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...
