Alphabet Archives — Arjuna Capital

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June 6, 2018 by Arjuna Capital

Alphabet meeting: Investors confront Google, YouTube, on volatile risks from online content, fake news

Arjuna Capital proposal at Google calls for detailed report assessing risks to finances, operations, and reputation posed by content governance controversies, including fake news, election interference, hate speech, and violence. &...

Press Release

May 29, 2018 by Arjuna Capital

Press Release: As Facebook, Google, Twitter gird for annual meetings, investors seek a reckoning from “Big Three” on online content rules

Sexual harassment, racism, hate speech, fake news, election interference are all key concerns; Arjuna Capital, New York State Comptroller, and IL State Treasurer note real risks for investors in absence ...

In The News

April 27, 2018 by Ethan Baron for The Mercury News

Mercury News: Google parent Alphabet board: “Vote no on gender-pay report”

Alphabet investor Arjuna Capital’s stockholder proposal will go before shareholders during the Mountain View tech giant’s annual meeting June 6. Read more at The Mercury News.

In The News

March 15, 2018 by Jessica Guynn for USA Today

USA Today: Google says it pays women equally. An activist shareholder isn’t convinced.

Natasha Lamb, managing partner and lead filer of gender pay resolutions at Arjuna Capital, said she would not withdraw the shareholder proposal, which requests parent Alphabet report on the risks ...

In The News

March 15, 2018 by Ellen Huet, Laura Colby for Bloomberg

Bloomberg: Google’s equal-pay claim for women comes with an asterisk

“We find ourselves uncomfortable with its lack of breadth,” said Arjuna Managing Partner Natasha Lamb, adding that she was “concerned that 11 percent of Google employees are left out of the ...

Press Release

March 15, 2018 by Arjuna Capital

Arjuna Capital: Google moves forward on closing gender pay gap, but wage data still incomplete

Three-year Shareholder Engagement with Google Not Over Yet; New Salary Data Shows “Serious Commitment to Disclosure” After 2017 Federal Allegation Of “Extreme” Gender Disparity BOSTON (March 15, 2018) – One of the world’...

In The News

November 1, 2017 by Krist Novoselić for Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone: Krist Novoselić on how to stop fake news without Congress

Arjuna Capital is proud to work with Electoral-reform activist/former Nirvana bassist/shareholder Novoselić on how to clean up Fake News. Read the entire article from Rolling Stone.

In The News

November 1, 2017 by Kathryn Watson for CBS News

CBS News: Social media sites testify before lawmakers in Russia probe

One proposal filed by Arjuna Capital to Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Twitter, and Facebook calls on the companies to issue reports on “major global content management controversies…” ...

In The News

October 31, 2017 by Emily Chasan for Bloomberg

Bloomberg: Shareholders press Twitter, Facebook and Google on fake news

“As investors, we cannot allow Facebook, Google, and Twitter to become dumpster fires of disinformation and hate,” Arjuna managing partner Natasha Lamb said in a statement Monday. “Users will abandon ...

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October 30, 2017 by Arjuna Capital

Election Interference/Fake News: Tech giants heading to Capitol Hill hearings face tougher questions from shareholders

Twitter, Facebook and Google Engaged by Arjuna Capital, Illinois State Treasurer with Shareholder Proposals Calling for Detailed Review of Oversight, Risk Assessment of Dubious Content. BOSTON (October 30, 2017) – All eyes will ...

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