Shareholder Activism

Shareholder actions are a vital tool in raising awareness about the need for corporations to take into account the needs of shareholders beyond those in the board room. The goal of shareholder resolutions is to force shareholders to think beyond the interests of those around the table and consider the company's larger role as a corporate citizen. Since 1998, Responsible Wealth members have filed over 60 shareholder resolutions on issues ranging from extreme CEO pay to predatory lending.

How does it work?
To file or co-file a shareholder resolution, a stockholder must have owned a minimum of $2,000 worth of the company's stock continuously for at least one year. In addition to filing resolutions, Responsible Wealth members also co-file resolutions that are filed by others and assign their proxies to allow others to represent them at annual meetings.

Shareholder Resolutions Archive

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Projects

Estate and Federal Taxes

Campaigns that strive to expand public conversations and influence policy makers on key federal tax policy and economic issues.

Responsible Wealth

A network of over 700 individuals who are among the wealthiest five percent of Americans who advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability.

Popular Economics Education

A series of participatory workshops that transform economic statistics into engaging learning experiences to move people to action.

Racial Wealth Divide

Provides resources that deepen understanding about boundaries to economic parity among communities of color.

Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative

A network of 28 state-level advocacy groups that promote fair and adequate taxation at the state and federal levels through grassroots organizing.