The Power of Shareholder Activism Michelle Chan, Vickie Kreha, Conrad Mackerron

 
Find out what shareholder activism is and how it works, and the ever increasing power of shareholder advocates who press corporations for meaningful social and environmental policy changes. You’ll learn how shareholder activism has changed in the last decades through specific examples related to labor rights, water issues, disposal of electronics and extractive industries like mining. Discover how you can be a shareholder activist! Chan has 14 years of experience in sustainable finance and coordinates the Friends of the Earth’s Green Investments project, which brings environmental advocacy to Wall Street. Kreha runs Green America’s Responsible Shopper, a program and website detailing the corporate responsibility track records of the nation’s largest companies. Winner of the SRI Service Award 2007, MacKerron serves as the director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Program at the As You Sow (AYS) Foundation, which uses shareholder action and other strategies to change corporate behavior and create a more socially and environmentally just society.