When you become a Domini Funds shareholder, your voice is
heard. On your behalf, Domini engages in direct dialogue with corporations in
our portfolios and files shareholder resolutions on a broad range of social,
environmental, and corporate governance issues. Shareholder activism — the
practice of active ownership — lies at the heart of what we believe socially
responsible investing is all about.
In 2009, Domini marked the 15th anniversary of our first
shareholder resolution — and therefore the 15th anniversary of our shareholder
activism program. (See our Social
Impact Update for the second quarter of 2009.) Since 1994, we have filed a
total of 200 resolutions with 83 companies and engaged in numerous long-term
dialogues with corporate management on a range of social, environmental, and
governance issues.
The following chart contains a list of all shareholder
resolutions filed by Domini Social Investments from 1994 to the present. We
frequently collaborate on these filings with other investment firms, as well as
public and private pension funds and foundations. In the chart below, we list
under “lead filer” the filings in which Domini played the main role. Under
“co-filer,” we list proposals for which another investor took the lead.
Company
|
Issue
|
Vote
|
|
2009
|
|
Lead
filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Political
contributions
|
31.8%
|
|
Bank of America
|
Predatory credit
card practices
|
33.4%
|
|
Goldman Sachs
|
Political contributions
|
22.2%
|
|
International
Paper
|
Sustainable
forestry
|
6.1%
|
|
Nucor
|
Modern slavery
report
|
26.9%
|
|
RR Donnelley
|
Sustainable
forestry
|
8.7%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
American Express
|
Predatory credit
card practices
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Avon Products
|
Product safety:
nanomaterials
|
10.7%
|
|
Cisco Systems
|
Internet
censorship
|
Pending
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Human rights
policy
|
NA
|
|
Cummins
|
Union relations
|
15.2%
|
|
Southwest
Airlines
|
Sustainability
reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
TimeWarner
|
Separation of
chair and CEO
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2008
|
|
Lead
filer:
|
|
American Express
|
Political
contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
AT&T
|
Political
contributions
|
32%
|
|
Becton Dickinson
|
Product safety:
brominated flame retardants
|
36.1%
|
|
Best Buy
|
Climate change: sustainable
forestry
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cummins
|
Union relations
|
16.4%
|
|
Home Depot
|
Climate change:
sustainable forestry
|
Withdrawn
|
|
International
Paper
|
Climate change:
sustainable forestry
|
5.3%
|
|
J.C. Penney
|
Product safety:
PVC
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Lowe’s
|
Sustainability
reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Nucor
|
Slavery
|
Withdrawn
|
|
RR Donnelley
|
Climate change:
sustainable forestry
|
5.9%
|
|
Xerox
|
Global labor
standards
|
7.1%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Avon Products
|
Product safety:
nanomaterials
|
25%
|
|
Cisco
|
Internet
censorship
|
32%
|
|
Colgate-Palmolive
|
Product safety:
nanomaterials
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Human rights
|
10.2%
|
|
JetBlue
|
Sustainability
reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
MeadWestvaco
|
Climate change:
sustainable forestry
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Pulte
|
Climate change
|
22.9%
|
|
Southwest
Airlines
|
Sustainability
reporting
|
21%
|
|
TimeWarner
|
Separation of
chair and CEO
|
43%
|
|
2007
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Political
contributions
|
13.3%
|
|
BellSouth
|
Political
contributions
|
Company acquired
by AT&T
|
|
CVS
|
Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
|
EOG Resources
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Kimberly-Clark
|
Forestry practices
|
8.1%
|
|
Lowe’s
|
Forestry practices
|
5.7%
|
|
Procter & Gamble
|
Sustainable forestry
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Verizon
|
Political contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Wendy’s
|
Sustainability reporting
|
33.1%
|
|
Xerox
|
Global labor standards
|
9.1%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Anadarko
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cisco Systems
|
Internet censorship and surveillance
|
36%
|
|
Coca-Cola
|
Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Human rights policy
|
12.4%
|
|
FirstGroup (U.K.)
|
Global labor standards
|
10%
|
|
Hewlett-Packard
|
Political contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Home Depot
|
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) disclosure
|
26%
|
|
Wells Fargo
|
Global warming
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2006
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
Apple
|
Global labor standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
AT&T
|
Political contributions
|
15.2%
|
|
Avon
|
Toxics policy report
|
4.8%
|
|
Becton Dickinson
|
Brominated flame retardants
|
8.7%
|
|
BellSouth
|
Political contributions
|
12.1%
|
|
Devon Energy
|
Climate change report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Emerson Electric
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Kimberly-Clark
|
Forestry report
|
8.2%
|
|
Limited Brands
|
Forestry report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Lowe’s
|
Forestry report
|
7%
|
|
Monster Worldwide
|
Board diversity
|
9.7%
|
|
Verizon
|
Political contributions
|
33.4%
|
|
Wendy’s
|
Sustainability reporting
|
38.2%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Anadarko
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Chubb
|
Sustainability report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cisco Systems
|
Internet censorship
|
29%
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Human rights policy
|
SEC omitted
|
|
Home Depot
|
EEO Disclosure
|
36%
|
|
Illinois Tool Works
|
Sustainability reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2005
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
Apple
|
Vendor standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
AT&T
|
Executive pension benefits
|
29.4%
|
|
Avon
|
Product safety
|
4.8%
|
|
BellSouth
|
Political contributions
|
12.2%
|
|
Emerson Electric
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
34.7%
|
|
PepsiAmericas
|
Recycling
|
4%
|
|
SBC Communications
|
Political contributions
|
12.5%
|
|
Verizon
|
Political contributions
|
14.9%
|
|
Wendy’s
|
Sustainability reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Amgen
|
EEO disclosure
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Anadarko
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Apache
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Cisco Systems
|
Human rights policy
|
13%
|
|
Costco
|
Land procurement
|
4.8%
|
|
Dana
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Home Depot
|
EEO disclosure
|
30%
|
|
Merck
|
Political contributions
|
8.8%
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2004
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Executive compensation
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Avon Products
|
Parabens phaseout
|
8.7%
|
|
Costco Wholesale
|
Antibribery policy
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Devon
|
Climate change
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Lowe’s
|
GRI report
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Masco
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
|
NiSource
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
|
OGE Energy
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Oxford Health Plans
|
Tobacco divestment
|
Withdrawn
|
|
PepsiAmericas
|
Recycling
|
5.4%
|
|
Target
|
Sustainability reporting
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Time Warner
|
Political contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Tribune
|
Political contributions
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Amgen
|
EEO disclosure
|
14%
|
|
Anadarko
|
Climate change
|
28%
|
|
Apache
|
Climate change
|
37%
|
|
Chubb
|
Climate change
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Sustainability reporting
|
29%
|
|
Cisco
|
Pay disparity
|
11%
|
|
Intel
|
Water use
|
Withdrawn
|
|
J.P. Morgan Chase
|
Environmental issues
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Merck
|
Political contributions
|
10.4%
|
|
2003
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Employee pension plan conversion
|
8.6%
|
|
Avon Products
|
Parabens phaseout
|
6.2%
|
|
Oxford Health Plans
|
Tobacco divestment
|
10.4%
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Procter & Gamble
|
Coffee crisis report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Cintas
|
Vendor standards
|
8.4%
|
|
Cisco
|
Pay disparity
|
9.1%
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Sustainability report
|
44%
|
|
Coca-Cola
|
Recycling
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Emerson
|
Sexual orientation policy
|
10%
|
|
Illinois Tool Works
|
EEO disclosure
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Marsh & McLennan
|
Embedded climate risk
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Microsoft
|
GRI report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Sears
|
Vendor standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Federal Express
|
Sexual orientation policy
|
Withdrawn
|
|
2002
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Employee pension plan conversion
|
10%
|
|
Gap
|
Vendor standards report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
H.B. Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Coca-Cola
|
Report on beverage container recycling goals
|
4.2%
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Sustainability report
|
21.9%
|
|
Emerson Electric
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
10.2%
|
|
Household Int’l
|
Link executive pay to predatory lending performance
|
27.0%
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
Global corporate standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Recycling policy
|
9.4%
|
|
Sears, Roebuck
|
Vendor standards
|
9.4%
|
|
2001
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
AT&T
|
Employee pension plan conversion
|
11.3%
|
|
Caraustar
|
Disclosure of environmental liabilities
|
Withdrawn
|
|
H.B. Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
6.2%
|
|
Mattel
|
Executive severance pay review
|
Withdrawn
|
|
McDonald’s
|
Tie executive compensation to social performance
|
8.7%
|
|
Mead
|
Disclosure of environmental liabilities
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Nordstrom
|
Vendor standards
|
6.2%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Coca-Cola
|
Comprehensive recycling policy
|
5.2 %
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Global corporate standards
|
9.4%
|
|
Dana
|
CERES endorsement
|
9.7%
|
|
Emerson Electric
|
Sexual orientation nondiscrimination
|
12.8%
|
|
Enron
|
Biodiversity/indigenous rights
|
7.9%
|
|
Hershey’s
|
Report on phaseout of genetically engineered foods
|
2.3%
|
|
Home Depot
|
EEO disclosure
|
Withdrawn
|
|
PepsiCo
|
Comprehensive recycling policy
|
8.3%
|
|
Sears, Roebuck
|
Vendor standards
|
8.1%
|
|
2000
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
H.B. Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
7.7%
|
|
McDonald’s
|
Contract supplier standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Merrill Lynch
|
Three Gorges Dam/underwriting criteria
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Nordstrom
|
Contract supplier standards
|
9.0%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Global corporate standards
|
6.5%
|
|
Dana
|
Endorses CERES principles
|
8.7%
|
|
Home Depot
|
EEO disclosure
|
9.7%
|
|
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
|
Pay equity study
|
6.5%
|
|
Sears, Roebuck
|
Vendor standards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Wal-Mart Stores
|
Contract supplier standards
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
1999
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
H.B. Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
13.3%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
American Int’l Group
|
Inclusive board
|
6.6%
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Global corporate standards
|
7.7%
|
|
Dana
|
Endorse CERES principles
|
11.4%
|
|
Walt Disney
|
Contract supplier standards
|
8.2%
|
|
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
|
Pay equity study
|
16.6%
|
|
Home Depot
|
EEO disclosure
|
11.4%
|
|
Sears, Roebuck
|
Contract supplier standards
|
8.4%
|
|
1998
|
|
Lead Filer:
|
|
H.B. Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
9.0%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
American Int’l Group
|
Inclusive board
|
14.4%
|
|
Atlantic Richfield
|
Guidelines for country selection
|
3.6%
|
|
Circuit City
|
Improve board diversity
|
9.2%
|
|
Walt Disney
|
Link executive compensation to social and environmental performance
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Home Depot
|
Affirmative action
|
14.5 %
|
|
Sears, Roebuck
|
Report on overseas purchasing policies
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
1997
|
|
Lead filer:
|
|
H.B Fuller
|
Sales of adhesives to tobacco industry
|
10.2%
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Alcoa
|
Review maquiladora operations
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Atlantic Richfield
|
Cost of Burma boycott
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Dillard Dept. Stores
|
Glass ceiling report
|
12.2%
|
|
Walt Disney
|
Link executive compensation to social and environmental performance
|
10.4%
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
Review maquiladora operations
|
6.0%
|
|
SBC Communications
|
Phase out paper from rainforests
|
Withdrawn
|
|
1996
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Atlantic Richfield
|
Code of conduct/non-U.S. operations
|
7.3%
|
|
Dillard Dept. Stores
|
Glass ceiling report
|
13.9%
|
|
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
|
Review maquiladora operations
|
4.4%
|
|
Intel
|
Environmental hazards
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
Review maquiladora operations
|
SEC Omitted
|
|
Wal-Mart Stores
|
Glass ceiling report
|
Withdrawn
|
|
1995
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Atlantic Richfield
|
CERES report
|
8.9%
|
|
Cooper Industries
|
Endorse CERES principles
|
7.6%
|
|
Dillard Dept. Stores
|
Equal employment report
|
13.2%
|
|
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
|
Endorse CERES principles
|
9.4%
|
|
Equitable Resources
|
CERES report
|
11.2%
|
|
Intel
|
Community/environmental hazards
|
4.9%
|
|
Wal-Mart Stores
|
EEO disclosure
|
5.5%
|
|
1994
|
|
Co-filer:
|
|
Wal-Mart Stores
|
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) disclosure
|
7.3%
|
