Press Release Archives — Arjuna Capital

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December 2, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: ARJUNA CAPITAL: ADOBE IS FIRST U.S. TECH COMPANY TO DISCLOSE MEDIAN GENDER PAY GAP DATA

Company is 4th Fortune 500 Company to Take Additional Step of Disclosing Fuller Gender and Race-Related Pay Gap Data in Response to Arjuna Capital Shareholder Advocacy BOSTON, MA – December 2, 2020 – The investment ...

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October 21, 2020 by Bloomberg

PRESS RELEASE: ARJUNA CAPITAL: SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS ARE “FLYING BLIND” WITHOUT INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER WITH CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERIENCE

New Round of Resolutions Filed at Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet/YouTube; White House/FCC Rule 230 Threats & 2020 Ad Boycott Against Facebook Seen As Proof of Need for Action to Mitigate ...

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October 12, 2020 by Natasha Lamb

PAPER: AS “GENDER LENS INVESTING” MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY, FOCUS IS ON WIDENING RANGE OF ISSUES THAT YIELD STRONG RETURNS FOR INVESTORS

Once Viewed in Terms of Number of Women in Leadership Roles, Focus Now Looking at Pay Equity, Anti-Harassment Policies, Benefits, Supply Chain, Access to Mentorship, and Other Issues. BOSTON, MA – ...

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September 23, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: ARJUNA CAPITAL: ILL-TIMED SEC PROXY RESOLUTION CHANGES ARE “A SUCKER PUNCH TO BLACK AMERICANS & OTHERS SEEKING A VOICE AT THE CORPORATE TABLE”

Natasha Lamb explains that shareholder advocates will be less able to address pay equity and other “key issues of concern to Black and other marginalized Americans.” Boston, MA – September 23, 2020 – In ...

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June 3, 2020 by Natasha Lamb for Arjuna Capital

PRESS RELEASE: COMCAST/NBCUNIVERSAL MANAGEMENT SAYS “NO PLACE” FOR ABUSE OF “HUMAN DIGNITY,” BUT THEN VOTES TO BLOCK SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION TO PROTECT WOMEN IN ITS WORKPLACE

While Shareholders Await Final Vote Tally, Hypocrisy of Comcast/NBCUniversal Brian Roberts Is Noted in Statement Delivered Minutes Before Management-Dominated Vote Against Independent Investigation of Sexual Harassment at Media Giant. ...

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June 2, 2020 by Natasha Lamb for Arjuna Capital

PRESS RELEASE: PRESSURE BUILDS ON COMCAST/NBCUNIVERSAL AFTER IT FAILS TO KILL JUNE 3RD SHAREHOLDER VOTE ON WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT

After Losing Fight At SEC, Comcast/NBCUniversal Ousted Andy Lack and Sidelined Noah Oppenheim, But Still Needs to Take Formal Action to Get to Bottom of Corporate Culture That Also ...

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May 11, 2020 by Farnum Brown

Market Outlook: 2Q20

One thing we’re sure of: the stock markets will heal before the economy.They always do. Because they’re pricing what the economy will looklike six months down the ...

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April 15, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: SHAREHOLDERS TELL GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER: CONFRONTING YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS FAILURES INCLUDES FIXING YOUR BOARDS

NEW YORK CITY & BOSTON – April 15, 2020 — Citing a host of concerns about social media platforms and their global impact on civil and human rights, shareholders have filed proxy proposals at ...

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March 31, 2020

NEWS RELEASE: HALF OF TOP 50 U.S. COMPANIES GET “F” GRADE ON GENDER PAY EQUITY

Only 3 Firms – Starbucks, Mastercard, and Citigroup – Earn “A” Rating; Those With Failing Marks Include Goldman Sachs, Oracle, McDonalds, and Walmart; Pressure Is On During 2020 Proxy Season For More Companies to ...

Press & News

March 4, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: TWO DOWN, 11 TO GO: “MEDIAN GENDER PAY GAP” SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS GAINING GROUND DURING THE 2020 PROXY SEASON

Listen to the Wednesday, March 4th telepressor recording here. Arjuna Capital: Mastercard and Starbucks Are 2nd and 3rd U.S. Companies to Release More Detailed Gender/Racial Equity Data; 17 Companies ...

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